It began by selling unlimited flights. Now Surf Air is betting that the way to improve small-plane travel runs through the software behind it.
In Honolulu, a free pitch can lead to a very serious conversation. Hawaiʻi Angels turns a monthly lunch into a bridge between early traction and investors willing to write their own checks.
Waikiki sells plenty of things you can leave behind. Since 1979, Skin Deep has worked in a more permanent medium - and watched the crowd around the tattoo chair change.