Fellows mentioned in this story: Micah Kāne

From Hawai‘i Business Magazine:

Sharpening fishing spear prongs, organizing nets and cleaning the family boat as a child taught Micah Kāne an important value that he strives to embody as a leader: being relevant.

Kāne spent almost every weekend on that fishing boat – the only kid among six grown men. He saw how they handled bad weather, getting seasick and life-threatening situations.

“You learn real quick about how to handle crisis, about how to handle people,” he says.

Kāne says his most formative period as an adult was working on former Gov. Linda Lingle’s campaigns, where he learned how to become a better communicator and writer and to interact with the media.

“I think the first half of my career was just chasing leaders, just wanting to be around a leader succeeding, because that always made me feel good,” he says. “Like, that’s helping people. And then like, it felt like overnight, it transitioned to helping younger leaders.”

Listen at HawaiiBusiness.com.