A biz editor looking forward to retirement

Steve Petranik, the editor of Hawaii Business magazine, writes about why he’s looking forward to retirement later this year.

Petranik writes, “I will be retiring in a few months as editor and executive publisher of Hawaii Business Magazine. Kent Coules has been promoted from co-publisher to publisher and will do an excellent job as HB’s leader. I have spent 16 years as editor of this magazine; on HB’s 70th anniversary, it’s time for new blood to launch us on the next 70 years.

“I have offered to stay part-time at the magazine if I am wanted, but after retiring from full-time work, I will be spending more time doing the things that I love: paddling, swimming, hiking, reading, writing, and volunteering. And I’ll be taking up some new things, too, like yoga, the ‘ūkulele, advanced home repairs, and more sophisticated cooking.

“And after decades of covering entrepreneurs, I actually want to become one, albeit part-time. The best part about writing is that I learn new things, so I will start my own one-man company and will write about almost anything. But I want to specialize in legacy stories—the story of you, your parents or grandparents, or your company.”

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