Two brothers take a Chance on the next generation at this Hawaii retailerFlint Carpenter
Big Island Jewelers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
66, first generation
Gale Carpenter
Big Island Jewelers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
58, first generation
Chance Carpenter
Big Island Jewelers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
27, second generation
When Gale Carpenter, owner of Hawaii’s Big Island Jewelers, asked his son, Chance, if he would be interested in joining the family business last year, the 27-year-old’s response was swift and decisive: “I’m all in.” Gale laughs, remembering the exchange. “I said, ‘What? You’re all in? Well, by God, let’s do this!’ I was totally surprised.” Chance, after all, already had a thriving career running a boutique advertising agency and publishing Trim, a global surf-culture magazine. But the lure of “being a part of something that’s lastin
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