Business View Magazine l October 2022

187 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 10 Windward are active in the Honolulu community, Jerry says. “Part of our operation is giving back to our community, and we do so alongside our partners and suppliers. We feel it’s our obligation as a business to not only provide a service to our community that contributes to the local economy, but to directly support those in need.” In line with this commitment, Windward is currently working on a new non-profit project: Giving Hope Hawaii. Giving Hope Hawaii will be located at Windward’s annex facility on Kahuhipa Street as a non-profit food pantry with delivery services for Honolulu’s elderly community members and those living with disabilities. “We are hoping to open Giving Hope Hawaii later this year so we can start delivering food boxes to those that need them most,” Jerry explains. “Throughout the years, supporting people in our community who have special needs has been a real passion of mine. My son, Peter, had special needs. Since his passing in 2012, I have regularly attended access education and supported learning classes to drop off day-to-day supplies in his memory. I also choose an organisation once or twice a year that Windward can give back to, whether by way of donations, sponsorship, etc. At the moment, we are working with the Children’s Miracle Network. We are setting aside $50 from every single car that we sell to donate at the end of the month. Windward has also done this for the Make a Wish Foundation, the Wounded Warrior Project, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.” Windward is committed to continuous growth, Jerry explains, and faces every challenges head- on. “Every day in this business, you’re faced with some type of challenge. Most recently we saw the COVID pandemic turn the industry on its head. But for us, it just makes us better. Yes, you might struggle through a problem, but then you learn and grow from it. I think that’s the difference between businesses that work and businesses that don’t- using those challenges as opportunities to evolve. What we have learned from them is part of what makes Windward so unique. Since our approach is solutions-focused, we can use problems to work out truly effective WINDWARD AUTO GROUP