Laid-back Manoa firm mixes high-tech, high finance

From: Honolulu Star - Bulletin | Date: May 25, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

DON'T let the rubber slippers and shorts fool you.

These people are professionals, experts in corporate finance, engineering or a host of other specialized topics. They have advanced degrees from top universities and deal in the rarefied, high-finance world of risk management.

Their software products help companies make investment and lending decisions with millions of dollars at stake.

But you would never know it from their work attire.

Step into their plain-looking office at the Manoa Innovation Center and you'd think they were heading to the beach.

Slippers and shorts seem to be the ...

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