Pacific Business News articles from April 1991

Pacific Business News archives from April 1991

Service station closures likely statewide. (effects of pollution liability insurance law)
April 29, 1991... Service station closures likely statewide Three-quarters of the Mom and Pop service stations across Hawaii are expected to close by the end of September. Businessmen involved in cleaning up in-ground petroleum tank sites said a significant...

Project financing fizzles. (proposed industrial complex on Sand Island Access Road)
April 29, 1991... Project financing fizzles A tight lending market has collapsed plans for a 300,000-square-foot industrial complex on 5.43 acres on Sand Island Access Road. "Given the stagnant conditions of the equity markets we have not been...

HEI sheds investments. (Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. to shut down HEI Investments Corp.)(includes related article on upgrading plans)
April 29, 1991... HEI sheds investments Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc., parent company of Hawaiian Electric Company Inc., is sitting on investments in a Georgia power plant and Mainland real property leases worth $49 million. Its seven-year-old...

Honfed case dismissed. (class action law suit against William E. Simon and Honfed Bank)
April 29, 1991... Honfed case dismissed Federal Judge Alan C. Kay last week dismissed, without prejudice, motions in the $3.5 billion class action law suit against former U.S. Treasury Secretary William E. Simon and Honfed Bank. Because it was dismissed...

Murdock wants partner. (David Murdock of Castle & Cooke Inc.; joint venture investment partners for hotel projects)
April 29, 1991... Murdock wants partner Castle & Cooke Inc. is "more than willing" to entertain offers from joint venture investment partners for its hotel projects on Lanai, according to chairman David Murdock. Such an investment would be welcome in...

Castle & Cooke Inc. (Earnings Report)
April 29, 1991... Murdock wants partner Castle & Cooke Inc. is "more than willing" to entertain offers from joint venture investment partners for its hotel projects on Lanai, according to chairman David Murdock. Such an investment would be welcome in...

Cellular firm plans Pearl store. (Honolulu Cellular; Pearl City)
April 29, 1991... Cellular firm plans Pearl store Honolulu Cellular plans to open its newest and largest retail shop Wednesday, May 1 in Pearl City. The 2,500-square foot store, at 98-1238 Kaahumanu St., will feature a variety of cellular telephones,...

Developer told to honor Paradise Cove deal. (West Beach Estates' intent to buy Paradise Cove Luau from Cove Enterprises)
April 29, 1991... Developer told to honor Paradise Cove deal West Beach Estates, the partnership led by local developer Herbert Horita that is developing Ko Olina Resort, was told by a state judge to honor its agreement to buy Paradise Cove Luau for $30...

Maui law firm opens. (law partnership formed by John Parton and Carolyn Burton)
April 29, 1991... Maui law firm opens John Parton and Carolyn Burton have formed a law partnership and opened offices at 2065 Main St., Wailuku, Maui. Parton was formerly resident partner for Young, Wooldridge Self Farr & Griffin, a California firm with...

Hughes closes office. (Hughes Aircraft Co.)
April 29, 1991... Hughes closes office Hughes Aircraft Co. has closed its one-man Hawaii marketing office, and transferred that employee to its office in Washington, D.C. The Hickam Air Force Base office is unaffected. The 2222 Kalakaua Ave. office...

Hilton names Bradley to lease apartments. (Bradley Properties Ltd. is exclusive leasing agent for Hilton Lagoon Apartments)
April 29, 1991... Hilton names Bradley to lease apartments Hilton Lagoon Apartments, 235 luxury units on the grounds of the Hilton Hawaiian Village, has named Bradley Properties Ltd. as the exclusive leasing agent. Hilton had previously done its own...

State looks to private sector for Keehi marina development. (plans for private development on the Pier 60 Marina site at Keehi Lagoon, Honolulu, Oahu)
April 29, 1991... State looks to private sector for Keehi marina development For the first time, the State of Hawaii is requesting private sector proposals for the development of a major marina. "All signs are go," according to Calvin Tsuda, deputy...

JAL subsidiary to serve Isles. (Japan Air Charter Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Japan Air Lines, opens direct charter flights from Japan)
April 29, 1991... JAL subsidiary to serve Isles Japan Air Charter Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan Air Lines, plans to offer direct charter flights to Honolulu from Japan's smaller regional airports beginning this summer, said JAL spokesman...

Cruise line industry rides out recession.
April 29, 1991... Cruise line industry rides out recession The schedule of ships visiting Hawaii remains unchanged in 1991, and early indications suggest that the volume of business will be about the same in 1992 as in 1991. The Pacific Princess, made...

Air traffic plummets. (air travel survey for first quarter of 1991 against 1990)
April 29, 1991... Air traffic plummets Most air carriers reported dismal results for 1990 and whopping losses for the first quarter. Airline passenger traffic around the United States fell 7.8 percent in the first quarter of this year, compared to...

Blackout claim deadline nears. (claims against Hawaiian Electric Co. for losses during the April 9 blackout)
April 29, 1991... Blackout claim deadline nears The deadline for filing claims against Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc. for losses during the April 9 blackout is Thursday, May 9. People may file claims or get information by calling the HECO Claims Department...

Software firm acquires rival. (Pacific Software Inc. takes over Genesys Pacific)
April 29, 1991... Software firm acquires rival Pacific Software Inc., Hawaii's largest supplier of computer systems for physician's offices, has taken over Genesys Pacific, a medical software business and one of its primary competitors. "This...

Visitor stats still sliding. (visitor industry statistics for March 1991)
April 29, 1991... Visitor stats still sliding The Hawaii visitor industry may not be rebounding as fast as March figures appeared to indicate Joe Collins, vice president of Market Research at Hawaii Visitors Bureau said March 1991 was being compared to...

Hawaii banks big with American Banker. (trade newspaper's rating of Bancorp Hawaii Inc. and First Hawaiian Inc.)
April 29, 1991... Hawaii banks big with American Banker Hawaii's two largest financial institutions were among the performance leaders nationwide, according to data compiled by American Banker, a national trade daily. Among banks with assets of $10...

Gene Ferretti.
April 29, 1991... Gene Ferretti has been promoted from executive vice president to president of American Hawaii Cruises, operator of the S.S. Independence and the S.S. Constitution, the only major U.S.-flagged oceangoing cruise ships now in operation. Peter...

Thomas R. McCroskey.
April 29, 1991... Thomas R. McCroskey is now president of Panorama Air. He had been a computer analyst with the company and set up its computer system before succeeding his father, Ralph McCroskey, who died in February. Also, Ken Fletcher, a 15-year veteran...

Kawaihae warehouse plans Sept. occupancy. (warehouse construction project of Kawaihae Partners)
April 29, 1991... Kawaihae warehouse plans Sept. occupancy Bradley Properties Ltd. has been named leasing and management agent for a new, 30,000-square-foot warehouse in the Port of Kawaihae Industrial Area on the Big Island. The developer is Kawaihae...

State rulings thwart fuel tank remedies. (ban on above-ground petroleum storage tanks continues)
April 29, 1991... State rulings thwart fuel tank remedies Hawaii is banning a widely accepted solution to the problem created by the federal law requiring owners of underground petroleum storage tanks to have pollution liability insurance by Oct. 26. ...

State will add gates to Honolulu Airport. (Honolulu International Airport)
April 29, 1991... State will add gates to Honolulu Airport The state plans to spend $40 million to build four new gates at Honolulu International Airport. The state has called for bids to include construction of jetways and terminal space. Owen...

Big Isle water wells planned. (government appropriations to improve water supply)
April 29, 1991... Big Isle water wells planned Governor John Waihee has released $120,000 for the planning and design of two water wells on the Big Island. The amounts are: $85,000 for the final design and planning of a well in Kalaoa, and $35,000 for...

VeriFone income jumps. (earnings for the first quarter of 1991 as compared to 1990)
April 29, 1991... VeriFone income jumps Net income at VeriFone Inc. jumped to $2.7 million in the first quarter, up 21 percent over the same period of 1990. On a per-share basis, earnings grew 1 percent, to 12 cents. The company said slower per-share...

Amfac Construction regroups. (Amfac Construction Materials consolidates sales and inventory offices at Campbell Industrial Park)
April 29, 1991... Amfac Construction regroups Amfac Construction Materials, a division of Amfac Distribution Hawaii Inc., consolidated all its Oahu sales and inventory last month at its 10-acre site in Campbell Industrial Park. Construction materials --...

Bancorp on Big Board. (stock in Bancorp Hawaii Inc. now being traded on the New York Stock Exchange)
April 29, 1991... Bancorp on Big Board Stock in Bancorp Hawaii Inc., parent company of Bank of Hawaii, made its Big Board debut when it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Previously, Bancorp stock was traded over-the-counter on the NASDAQ...

Hui to buy Investors Finance. (Richard Henderson of Realty Finance Inc.)
April 29, 1991... Hui to buy Investors Finance Realty Finance Inc., a Hilo-based company headed by former state Sen. Richard Henderson, plans to buy Investors Finance Inc. for $1.9 million. The company said it would pay shareholders in the financial...

Hawaiian Western Steel shuts down. (closes plant at Campbell Industrial Park)
April 29, 1991... Hawaiian Western Steel shuts down Hawaiian Western Steel, faced with investigations into its handling of hazardous waste and furnace emissions, has shut down the state's only steel plant. The Campbell Industrial Park plant, which employed...

Carving a niche in the marketplace. (LIttle Hawaiian Craft Shop succeeds in the handicraft market business) (company profile)
April 29, 1991... Little Hawaiian Craft Shop Carving a niche in the marketplace Sallie Jacobsen has a different business philosophy than others. The nature of the handicraft business means dealing with people who create crafts as a hobby during their...

Osteon seeks hands-on exec. (search for a chief operating officer)
April 29, 1991... Osteon seeks hands-on exec A Hawaii manufacturer of medical diagnostic equipment is searching for a chief operating officer to supervise the production of specialized X-ray machines. Osteon Inc. recently ran an advertisement in the...

Group One adds one. (Pacific Construction Company Ltd. joins Group One Transit, a team of companies bidding to build and operate Honolulu's transit system)
April 29, 1991... Group One adds one Pacific Construction Company Ltd. is the newest member of Group One Transit, a team of companies that will submit a bid to build and operate Honolulu's fixed-guideway transit system. "Pacific Construction has a solid...

RIII funds desert inn. (Resort Income Investors Inc.; Ramada Inn at Scottsdale, Arizona)
April 29, 1991... RIII funds desert inn Resort Income Investors Inc. last week agreed to fund an $8 million second mortgage for an existing 202-room hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz. RIII is the real estate investment trust formed by developer Christopher B....

Bancorp Hawaii Inc. (Dividend Report)
April 29, 1991... Bancorp Hawaii Inc. Bancorp Hawaii Inc., holding company for Bank of Hawaii, quarterly dividend of 45 cents per share payable June 14 to shareholders of record May 22.

Prudential backs Brewer. (financial backing received by C. Brewer & Co. Ltd. from Prudential Capital Corp.)
April 29, 1991... Prudential backs Brewer C. Brewer & Co. Ltd. completed a major refinancing of the company last week, with a $60 million long-term loan. The loan was made by Prudential Capital Corp., a subsidiary of the Prudential Insurance Company of...

State promotes sporting events as new source of diversified income. (Focus on: Sports, Leisure & Travel)
April 29, 1991... State promotes sporting events as new source of diversified income With declining tourism figures and large agriculture businesses fighting a slow death, state officials are looking to develop new sources of income for Hawaii. One...

Development stalls on 220 prime sites. (effects of ground contamination problems on real estate development; includes related article on oil leak locations)
April 22, 1991... Developers here are being told by the state to keep hands off more than 220 mainly prime sites statewide. Leaking in-ground petroleum tanks have been found at all the sites which subjects them to stringent state regulations. A Leak Log...

Nauru unveils Phase II plan. (Nauru Phosphate Royalties Development Inc.'s plans for a residential tower)
April 22, 1991... Nauru Phosphate Royalties Development (Honolulu) Inc. has finalized plans for its second, 44-story residential tower at 404 Piikoi St., that is Phase II of its 17.5-acre master plan for the area across from Ala Moana Center. The tower...

Brain drain hits Isle film industry. (lack of experienced film technicians)
April 22, 1991... The moribund film industry in Hawaii is causing a brain drain of experienced film technicians and may force one of the state's largest film equipment suppliers out of business. Stanton Johnston, president of Movie Production Services...

Slaughterhouse layoffs set. (Hawaii Meat Co. Ltd.)
April 22, 1991... Hawaii Meat Co. Ltd. will lay off its 77 slaughterhouse workers by mid-June. The company must close its 82-year-old slaughterhouse at 811 Middle St. to make way for a city bus maintenance yard. It filed a Plant Closing Notice with the...

Discovery jets repossessed. (British Aerospace Inc.'s repossession of Discovery Airways' jets)
April 22, 1991... British Aerospace Inc. repossessed Discovery Airways' five BAe-146 jets April 18 and plans to fly them back to the Mainland. Discovery's chief financial backer, Japan's K.P. Harvest Co., has reportedly filed for bankruptcy. Discovery is...

Richard Fujii.
April 22, 1991... Richard Fujii has been named president of HMD Corp., a moisture detection service company specializing in termite infestation control. He had been vice president for administration with Hawaii Roofing, and succeeded Guy Akasaki, who left to...

Alpha USA promotes Ohno. (Hiro Ohno)
April 22, 1991... Alpha U.S.A. has promoted Hiro Ohno to president of its Hawaii operations. Previously, Ohno served as the company's executive vice president. Alpha U.S.A. is a Hawaii-based company of the Sekihyo Group of Japan, and owns 6,350 acres in...

Net income jumps at HEI. (Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.)
April 22, 1991... Net income at Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. increased to $12.7 million in the first quarter of 1991, up 12.4 percent from the same period of 1990. Earnings per share were 58 cents in the three months ending March 31, 1991, up 9.4...

Hawaiian Electric Industries.
April 22, 1991... Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. quarterly dividend of 55 cents per share payable June 10 to shareholders of record May 10.

Wall St. Financial off NASDAQ. (Wall Street Financial Corp. withdraws from National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation listing)
April 22, 1991... Wall Street Financial Corp. last week withdrew from listing on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) listing. When the firm was first nationally listed in October 1989, president Gerhard Walch said...

Bancorp Hawaii earnings rise.
April 22, 1991... Net income at Bancorp Hawaii Inc., holding company for Bank of Hawaii, increased to $26.3 million in the first quarter of 1991, up 16.8 percent from the same period of 1990. On a per-share basis, fully diluted earnings were $1.42 in the...

CPB Inc. income increases.
April 22, 1991... Net income at CPB Inc., holding company for Central Pacific Bank, increased to $3.1 million in the first quarter of 1990, up 15.6 percent from the same period of 1990. That amounted to 62 cents per share in the first quarter ending March...

Hawaii S&Ls lead Mainland. (savings and loan associations outperform Mainland counterparts)
April 22, 1991... Hawaii savings and loan associations outperformed their Mainland counterparts in 1990. The average return on assets at Hawaii's thrifts in 1990 was 1.12 percent, the highest of any state in the nation, according to ata released by Alex...

First Hawaiian income up. (First Hawaiian Inc.)
April 22, 1991... Net income at First Hawaiian Inc., holding company for First Hawaiian Bank, jumped to $19.4 million in the first quarter of 1991, up 22.6 percent from the same period of 1990. That amounted to earnings of 61 cents per share in the quarter...

GTE income plummets.
April 22, 1991... Net income at GTE Corp., parent company of GTE Hawaiian Telephone Co., fell 51 percent to $200 million in the first quarter of this year. On a per-share basis, first quarter earnings fell to 22 cents. The first-quarter results include...

Pacific Construction to build First Hawaiian banking center. (Pacific Construction Co. Ltd.)
April 22, 1991... Pacific Construction Co. Ltd. won the contract to build First Hawaiian Bank's $50 million processing, printing and warehousing building. Walter A. Dods Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of First Hawaiian, said only final details...

Dionne Warwick teams with Isle firm. (Dionne Warwick Design Group; Design Land Concepts)
April 22, 1991... Design Land Concepts, a Kakaako design firm, has announced its partnership with Dionne Warwick Design Group, a Los Angeles-based interior design firm headed by singer Dionne Warwick. In Hawaii to announce the partnership, Warwick said it...

Wesco acquires T.G.I.Friday's. (Wesco Restaurant Group of Hawaii Inc.; T.G.I. Friday's Inc.)
April 22, 1991... Wesco Restaurant Group of Hawaii Inc. has acquired the Honolulu T.G.I. Friday's restaurant and entered into a franchise agreement with T.G.I. Friday's Inc. of Dallas for the development rights for additional restaurants in Hawaii. No...

City Bank moves branch.
April 22, 1991... City Bank has relocated its Wahiawa Branch to the new Wahiawa Town Center at 935 California Ave. The new location, which opens for business today, is about three-tenths of a mile from the old location on Kilani Avenue. The public is...

Dole to import labor. (Dole Packaged Foods Co.)
April 22, 1991... Castle & Cooke Inc., parent company of Dole Packaged Foods Co., again plans to bring between 60 and 80 seasonal workers to Lanai to help out with the summer pineapple harvest. Dole will phase out its Lanai pineapple operations by 1993...

United plans upgrade of Pan Am airport building. (United Airlines Inc.; Pan American World Airways)
April 22, 1991... United Airlines plans to spend $10 million to renovate the Pan American World Airways building near Honolulu International Airport. Jim Sheehan, United's general manager in Hawaii, said the airline plans to use the building, on the Ewa...

More cargo capability eyed for Lihue Airport. (plans to build another cargo building)
April 22, 1991... The state plans to build a second cargo building at Lihue Airport to accommodate growing cargo traffic. Ernie Kurosawa, chief engineer for the project, said the state has received more requests for cargo space than it can accommodate at...

Tunnel towing contracts let. (Island Wide Towing Service ; Davis & Sons Towing)
April 22, 1991... Contracts for $30,000 each were awarded to two towing companies to keep the Pali and Likelike highway moving during morning rush hours. The service is provided Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The new...

AT&T breaks language barrier. (providing over-the-phone interpretation assistance to hotels for non-English speaking guests)
April 22, 1991... AT&T has introduced a program that enables hotels to provide a new level of service to non-English speaking guests when they check in to a hotel. The Language Hospitality Plan makes interpreters available 24 hours a day for guests who...

Dunhill expands Kona operation. (Dunhill Temporary Systems)
April 22, 1991... Dunhill Temporary Systems of Hawaii has expanded its Kona operation. This month the company moved into a new and larger office in the Atrium Court office building, Suite 208, at 75-167 Kalani St., just behind McDonald's in Kailua Village.

Disney to open in Pearlridge. (Disney Consumer Products opens another store in Hawaii)
April 22, 1991... In mid-May, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and all the other Walt Disney characters will take up permanent residence in Pearlridge Center Phase I, between Jeans West and CODA. The store will be Disney's second location in Hawaii....

Health Tibbitts wins cleanup contract for Heeia Harbor. (Healy Tibbitts Builders Inc.)
April 22, 1991... Healy Tibbitts Builders Inc. of Oahu has been awarded a $50,000 contract to remove debris at Heeia Kea Boat Harbor on Oahu's north shore by the state Department of Transportation. Healy Tibbitts will be removing bottles, aluminum cans and...

Queens's laundry state-of-the-art. (hospital laundry services of Queen's Healthcare Linen Service)
April 22, 1991... The Queen's Healthcare Linen Service will unveil its new, state-of-the-art operation at an open house Thursday, April 25, at Halawa Business Park. The operation was formerly located at The Queen's Medical Center. In addition, the...

PUC investigates HECO's blackout. (Hawaii Public Utilities Commission; Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc.)
April 22, 1991... The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has begun an investigation of Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc. because of Oahu's Islandwide power outage on April 9. HECO said its own investigation indicated the probable cause of the power failure may...

A&B earnings slump. (Alexander & Baldwin Inc.)
April 22, 1991... Net income at Alexander & Baldwin Inc. plunged to $13.6 million in the first quarter of 1991, down 71.2 percent from the same peri d of 1990. On a per-share basis, earnings fell to 29 cents a share in the three months ending March 31,...

Nansay tackles Big Isle housing. (housing projects of Nansay Hawaii Inc.)
April 15, 1991... Nansay tackles Big Isle housing Nansay Hawaii Inc. has launched five projects to build 7,000 housing units on the Big Island, according to chief operating officer Thomas H. Yamamoto. Its Kohanaiki, Kona, resort project brings the...

Amfac cash short. (financial difficulties of Amfac/JMB Hawaii Inc.)
April 15, 1991... Amfac cash short Heavily indebted Amfac/JMB Hawaii Inc. plans to make a $130 million loan payment with proceeds from land sales. It may also have to seek additional financing to make the payment on its revolving loan which is due in...

Auction biz booms. (increased bankruptcy auction sales)
April 15, 1991... Auction biz booms Bankruptcy liquidation auctions are rising rapidly in Hawaii, thanks to a weakening economy. The number of bankruptcy auctions has increased by about 30 percent in the first quarter of 1991 compared with the same...

Amfac/JMB Hawaii Inc. (Earnings Report)
April 15, 1991... Amfac/JMB Hawaii Inc. Net losses at Amfac/JMB Hawaii Inc. dropped from $59.5 million in 1989 to $28 million last year. Total revenues increased in 1990 to $125.2 million, up from $123 million in 1989. Operating revenues grew 7.2...

Parker Ranch plans housing development.
April 15, 1991... Parker Ranch plans housing development Parker Ranch is planning the first major development of its lands - a 1,000 unit housing development on 600 acres around Waimea and a 50-acre light-industrial area near Waimea-Kohala Airport. The...

Burt H. Yoneshige.
April 15, 1991... Burt H. Yoneshige Burt H. Yoneshige has joined Akamine Oyadomari & Kosaki in a new partnership position. He had been chief financial officer of Bradley Holdings Ltd.

Partners get into the swim of Isle business. (Monte Morris and Michael Wright are into the business of selling and installing swimming pools) (company profile)
April 15, 1991... Partners get into the swim of Isle business Anyone with enough confidence in their product or service, and the desire to start their own business, should do it. That's the opinion of Michael Wright and Monte Morris, who did exactly...

Airport businesses pinched. (effects of tight airport security on concessionaires)
April 15, 1991... Airport businesses pinched Airport businesses have lost millions since security was beefed up at Honolulu International Airport in January, and Gov. John Waihee says it's time they got some relief. Waihee wrote U.S. Secretary of...

Nansay files protective suit. (Nansay Hawaii Inc.; sewer hookup rights)
April 15, 1991... Nansay files protective suit Nansay Hawaii Inc. sued Hawaii Kai Development Co. and East Honolulu Community Services Inc. on April 1 to protect its sewer hookup rights at a new Hawaii Kai development. According to a Nansay spokeswoman,...

Young Laundry blames war for layoffs. (Young Laundry & Dry Cleaning; effects of Persian Gulf war on local businesses)
April 15, 1991... Young Laundry blames war for layoffs Young Laundry & Dry Cleaning, the state's largest laundry, was forced to lay off 51 workers during the Persian Gulf war, according to a recent filing at the state Department of Labor and Industrial...

Isle bank loans outpace nation. (total Hawaii bank loans higher compared with national average)
April 15, 1991... Isle bank loans outpace nation Total loans from banks in Hawaii increased faster in 1990 than in any other state in the union. Total loans from Hawaii banks increased to $12 billion in 1990, up 19.7 percent from the year before,...

Half a century of hard work pays off. (tracing the growth of K.C. Drive Inn) (company profile)
April 15, 1991... Half a century of hard work pays off When Jiro and Agnes Tsugiyo Asato took over K.C. Drive Inn at the corner of Ala Wai Boulevard and Kalakaua Avenue, the drive-in was surrounded by kiawe trees and you could see Diamond Head from the...

Kamalani names Color Design. (residential development of TJK Waikoloa Partners; Color Design Art)
April 15, 1991... Kamalani names Color Design Color Design Art of California will design 12 model homes in Kamalani, a new $200 million luxury residential development in Waikoloa Beach Resort. Color Design was chosen by TJK Waikoloa Partners, owner of...

Thomas Cook bullish on Isles. (Thomas Cook Group Ltd.'s belief that Hawaii is top tourist spot)
April 15, 1991... Thomas Cook bullish on Isles Thomas Cook is very bullish on Hawaii, according to Peter J. Middleton, group chief executive of the London-based The Thomas Cook Group Ltd. The firm, an international association of travel companies, has...

Superwhale returns to Kaanapali. (Superwhale Children's Boutiques; Kaanapali Resort, Whalers Village, Maui)
April 15, 1991... Superwhale returns to Kaanapali Superwhale Children's Boutiques has opened its fourth store in Hawaii, at Whalers Village in the Kaanapali Resort. The store, its third on Maui, returns to Whalers Village after an absence of three...

GTE Hawaiian Telephone Co. (Earnings Report)
April 15, 1991... GTE Hawaiian Telephone Co. Net income at GTE Hawaiian Telephone Co. increased to $52 million in up 7.5 percent from 1989. It was only the third-highest annual performance for the firm. Revenues reached an all-time annual high of...

Tour firms form partnership. (Greeters of Hawaii and Suntreks Hawaii form Honolulu Hosts)
April 15, 1991... Tour firms form partnership Greeters of Hawaii and Suntreks Hawaii, two visitor industry-related firms, are partners in a new company called Honolulu Hosts. It was formed to specialize in corporate meetings, incentive group programs,...