Business View Magazine l January 2023

178 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 Pro Service Hawaii is one particularly important relationship, she says, “We’ve been with them for some time now, and they are great to work with. When we were closed during Covid, we were just sickened we couldn’t keep everybody employed. Pro Service helped us get through the long shutdown period and advised us continually on the Covid programs and administration. She adds the company also relies heavily on companies in the mainland for merchandise such as Fiesta Toy and BMI merchandise. Equally as important are those in Hawaii who provide food services, such as Hanson, Y Hata, and Coca-Cola along with freight companies like Pacific Transportation. “You need all of these companies to keep you up and running. We need each other and that’s really the whole thing.” On the subject of COVID, Fernandez admits there have been challenges, especially in dealing with the workforce shortages that resulted from the