Language Services Hawaii

What Language Services Hawaii does

Language Services Hawaii, LLC is a privately held, locally owned professional services firm headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, founded in 2010. The company delivers oral interpretation (consecutive and simultaneous) and written translation services to government agencies, healthcare providers, legal institutions, non-profits, and corporate clients. Its distinguishing operational focus is on Asian and Pacific Island languages — including Hawaiian, Marshallese, Chuukese, Pohnpeian, Samoan, Tongan, Ilokano, Tagalog, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and others — addressing linguistic needs that mainland U.S. providers typically under-serve. The firm differentiates on quality of talent, claiming to be the only Hawaii-based company with Nationally Certified Medical Interpreters and Certified Court interpreters on its roster, drawn in part from the University of Hawaii's Center for Interpretation & Translation Studies.

The company's product surface consists of five lines: (1) Interpreting Services covering conference, legal, medical, and social-service settings; (2) Translation Services offered as per-word, quote-based written and audio translation across industries; (3) Training and Workshops delivered on-site to client staff on language access and interpreter ethics; (4) Conference Equipment Rental of simultaneous interpretation hardware (transmitters, receivers, booths); and (5) Video Remote and Telephonic Interpreting for remote delivery. Technology is largely conventional — no proprietary AI, machine-translation, or platform layer is disclosed — with remote delivery handled through standard video and phone channels. Quality control is governed by an in-house Code of Ethics covering accuracy, confidentiality, impartiality, proper role boundaries, and professionalism.

Commercially, Language Services Hawaii operates a sales-led B2B model under non-exclusive contracts with healthcare systems (Queen's, Straub, Kapiolani, Pali Momi, Kaiser Permanente), state agencies (Hawaii Department of Health, Department of Human Services, Judiciary, Office of Elections, Civil Rights Commission), federal events (APEC 2011), and enterprise clients (IBM, Bentley Motors). Pricing is quote-based: hourly billing with minimums for interpretation, per-word pricing for translation, and per-engagement pricing for training. Invoices are issued against completed timesheets and accepted via checks, credit cards, purchase orders, and P-cards. The firm does not publish pricing and has no disclosed revenue, no external funding, and no parent company.

Name

Language Services Hawaii

Legal name

Language Services Hawaii, LLC

Website

https://languageserviceshawaii.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Language Services Hawaii, founded in 2010 in Honolulu, provides oral interpretation and written translation services specializing in Asian and Pacific Island languages for Hawaii government agencies, healthcare systems, courts, non-profits, and conference clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Interpretation Services: Hourly-based interpretation services for consecutive and simultaneous interpreting. Billing is based on time with minimum booking requirements (1 hour minimum standard, 2 hours minimum for locations beyond 10-mile radius and simultaneous interpreting). Clients are invoiced upon receipt of completed timesheet.
2. Translation Services: Per-word translation services with quotes issued based on number of words, formatting requirements, and language complexity. All translations include a window for requested changes.
3. Equipment Rental: Rental of conference simultaneous interpretation equipment including transmitters, receivers, and booths.
4. Training and Workshops: On-site training services for clients on topics including language access, working with interpreters, interpreter ethics, and translation techniques.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Language Services Hawaii is a Hawaii-based LLC providing oral interpretation (consecutive and simultaneous) and written translation services primarily in Asian and Pacific Island languages. It supplies qualified, vetted interpreters and translators to government agencies, healthcare facilities, legal institutions, non-profits, and conference organizers. The company also offers on-site training/workshops and rents conference simultaneous interpretation equipment (transmitters, receivers, booths).

Product overview

Language Services Hawaii is a locally owned language services company providing oral interpretation and written translation services since 2010. The company operates as a unified service offering with three core services: Interpreting Services (consecutive and simultaneous interpreting for conferences, legal, medical, and social services settings), Translation Services (written and audio translation across multiple industries), and Training & Workshops (educational programs on language access and interpreter ethics). Additional offerings include Conference Equipment Rental (simultaneous interpretation hardware) and Video Remote & Telephonic Interpreting for remote access. The company specializes in Asian and Pacific Island languages to serve Hawaii's diverse population.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interpreting Services Consecutive and simultaneous interpreting services delivered for conferences, business meetings, legal and medical settings, hospital visits, social services, and court proceedings, including phone and video interpreting. Customers are organizations in healthcare, legal, government, non-profit, and enterprise.
• Translation Services Written and audio translation services across tourism, business, personal and community services, finance, insurance, real estate, and government (including military services such as Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine translations). Pricing is quote-based, per word, with adjustments for formatting and language complexity, and includes a window for requested changes.
• Training and Workshops Educational workshops delivered on-site at client locations covering language access, working with Limited English speakers, interpreter ethics, court interpreting, and translation techniques. Audience includes bilingual staff, frontline workers, social workers, and attorneys.
• Conference Equipment Rental Rental of professional conference simultaneous interpretation equipment including transmitters, receivers, and booths for events requiring simultaneous interpretation.
• Video Remote and Telephonic Interpreting Remote interpretation delivered via video and telephone channels for clients needing language assistance without in-person interpreter presence.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving Hawaii's unique language needs with Asian and Pacific island languages since 2010

Named customers23 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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