Pacific Business News articles from August 1992

Pacific Business News archives from August 1992

Peat Marwick drops Pacific International. (KPMG Peat Marwick; Pacific International Services Corp.)
August 31, 1992... KPMG Peat Marwick executives found themselves compelled to resign Aug. 7 as principal accountant for Pacific International Services Corp., the local Dollar Rent A Car franchisee. At about the same time, Pacific International chairman Paul...

Molokai fishpond eyed for business potential. (Molokai, Hawaii)
August 31, 1992... The technology of yesterday and today would converge in a historic Molokai fishpond if resident Lance "Kip" Dunbar has his way. Dunbar, a Kaunakakai businessman, has proposed a $50,000 restoration of Ipukaiole Fishpond to facilitate...

Toyota offers aid to U.S. exporters.
August 31, 1992... The business development division of a well-known Japan-based automaker is searching for American products, including Hawaii products, to export to its home country. "Consumer demand for new products, especially imported goods, continues to...

Costco set to open in Hawaii Kai. (Costco Wholesale Corp; Hawaii Kai Towne Center)
August 31, 1992... Costco Wholesale Corp., which will co-anchor the yet-to-be-completed Hawaii Kai Towne Center, begins welcoming customers Thursday, Sept. 3. The 108,000-square-foot Hawaii Kai Costco cost $4 million to construct. It and City Mill Home...

A cut above the competition. (U.S. Pacific Builders) (Company Profile)
August 31, 1992... U.S. Pacific Builders Inc. strives to live up to its motto of "building excellence." The three-year-old Honolulu construction firm has built such projects as the Big Island's Vista Waikoloa, Kyo-ya Restaurant in Waikiki, The Royal Hawaiian...

Orchards Hawaii sponsors hydroplane. (Orchards Hawaii Inc)
August 31, 1992... Pog has hitched a ride on a hydroplane for its continuing journey from Maui to the Mainland. As part of the promotional effort involved with launching the passion-orange-guava drink on the Mainland, Orchards Hawaii Inc. of Kahului is...

'Tea Dance' poster promotes Waikiki. (Waikiki, Hawaii) (Advertising and Marketing)
August 31, 1992... Few businesses ever develop the finesse to combine fine art and advertising to market products or services, it seems. The Waikiki/Oahu Visitors Association, however, has bucked the trend by producing a lithograph of the "Waikiki Tea Dance"...

Corporate sponsorships sell well. (Eagle Distributors Inc) (Advertising and Marketing)
August 31, 1992... In the world of publicity, promotional programs that expose a company name to both large-crowd venues and small neighborhood events play important corporate marketing roles. "Sponsorships have an awful lot of value," said Andy Baker,...

Pacific focus: using computers to empower clients. (Advertising and Marketing)
August 31, 1992... The newest in digital production equipment enhances creativity while saving time and money, which allows at least one local film and video production company to better serve clients. Kakaako-based Pacific Focus Inc. uses the state-of-the-art...

Export marketing: challenge for small businesses. (Advertising and Marketing)
August 31, 1992... International operations demand strategies sensitive to cultural differences Marketing export products, especially for smaller companies, can be a challenging and perhaps even tricky undertaking. While some companies may feel the chief...

Trade press advertising on upswing. (Advertising and Marketing)
August 31, 1992... NEW YORK -- Reversing a three-year downward spiral of advertising pages in the business-to-business press, 1992 first-quarter pages dropped slightly by 1.9 percent, while revenues increased 5.1 percent over the same period in 1991, according to...

HCC courses offer a taste of the real world of advertising. (Honolulu Community College) (Advertising and Marketing)
August 31, 1992... Nearly a decade ago, Lee Schaller decided to help expand and improve the educational options for Hawaii's advertising and marketing students. Students, she found, were getting sufficient book knowledge but they lacked hands-on experience....

'Junk mail' really works. (Advertising and Marketing)
August 31, 1992... You've probably had this experience: You check your mailbox, and what do you find? This month's telephone bill and six pieces of "junk mail." Since the junk mail is slightly more welcome than the phone bill, you read the six unsolicited...

PR firms capitalize on 'crisis communications.' (Advertising and Marketing)
August 31, 1992... While some client companies are cutting back on their public relations dollars during the economic slowdown, others are becoming more aggressive. "Our clients view it as an opportunity," said Rick Zwern, chairman and chief executive officer...

Paul Brown: selling hair care with an island flair. (Advertising and Marketing)
August 31, 1992... In the advertising and marketing industry, name recognition is everything, and Honolulu-based hair stylist Paul Brown knows that very well. He is working to achieve the level of recognition held by the late Paul Mitchell, a hair stylist and...

Maui center plans $50 mil expansion. (expansion of the Kaahumanu Center in Maui)
August 24, 1992... A building spree is about to start at Kaahumanu Center, nearly doubling the size of Maui's biggest mall to 520,000 square feet of leasable space. U.S. Pacific Builders Inc. of Honolulu and Keller Construction Co. Ltd. of Los Angeles recently...

Kahala Hilton squeezed. (Kahala Hilton Hotel's price increase covering land rent expenses)
August 24, 1992... The Kahala Hilton Hotel finds itself having to pay landowner Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate more than $15,000 a year more per room in the midst of a severe visitor industry slump. The 369-room East Honolulu hotel will need to produce an...

Island Snow eyes mainland. (Kodama Inc.'s relocation plans)
August 24, 1992... An extended weather forecast calls for Island Snow, the shave ice and apparel franchise started 11 years ago in Waikiki's International Marketplace, to fall on the Mainland next year. Company founder and president James J. Kodama has met with...

Aiea plaza set to open. (Aiea Shopping Plaza in Hawaii)
August 24, 1992... Customers will be welcomed in the first phase of the $7.6 million Aiea Shopping Plaza when it opens in two months, attracted largely to its recently opened anchor tenant, a new regional post office. Aiea Partners, led by Michael Myers, is...

Chidiac collection on the block. (private collection of Charles Chidiac auctioned)
August 24, 1992... The exotic private collection of Charles Chidiac, the developer whose plans for an $840 million Big Island resort screeched to a halt last month, will be sold at auction Sept. 12. Among the items to be sold are a 1974 Rolls Royce, Roman...

Brewer taps Andrasick. (James S. Andrasick, president-elect and chief operating officer of C. Brewer and Company Ltd.)
August 24, 1992... James S. Andrasick last week was elected president and chief operating officer of C. Brewer & Co. Ltd. Andrasick succeeds J.W.A. "Doc" Buyers, who will continue to be involved with the strategic aspects of C. Brewer as chairman and chief...

Banyan Graphics: an inkling for success. (Banyan Graphics Inc.) (Company Profile)
August 24, 1992... G. Steven Elliott, president of Banyan Graphics Inc., is singing the joys of the success of his printing brokerage firm. The Honolulu-based company takes orders for commercial printing, business forms, posters, fliers and brochures, and then...

Waikiki Joy marks fourth year. (Waikiki Joy Hotel)
August 24, 1992... The 200,000th guest of the Waikiki Joy Hotel checked-in in early August and was showered with gifts as part of the property's four-year anniversary. "This is great. It's our first visit to Hawaii, and we can already tell you that we'll be...

Kohala Ranch plans final development. (Kohala Ranch Realty Co.)
August 24, 1992... Kohala Ranch is planning an upscale residential lot, commercial and golf course development project on 1,291 acres on the Big Island. As proposed, the Village at Kohala Ranch would have 962 upscale single-family and 528 multifamily...

Island Snow debuts on Big Isle. (Honolulu, Hawaii opening of Kodama Inc. franchise)
August 24, 1992... Kona store is 10th in Isles; Market City slated next The Big Island got its first taste of Island Snow last weekend, but it was not atop Mauna Kea. A new Island Snow franchise store opened Aug. 22 in an 800-square-foot space in Kona Square...

First Hawaiian Tower will be bank HQ. (First Hawaiian Inc.'s headquarters)
August 24, 1992... Historic main branch to be razed to make way for $175-million First Hawaiian Center First Hawaiian Inc. has completed plans to demolish its historic Downtown Honolulu main branch office and headquarters building and move up Bishop Street to...

'Raven' takes off, finds audience. (television series)
August 24, 1992... In the business of television, landing a steady supporting role on a hit series does not guarantee long-term employment, according to Andy Bumatai. On Hawaii-based "Raven," the popular local actor and comedian plays the bartender at Big...

Recession challenges small business. (survey conducted for the National Small Business United and the Arthur Andersen business services firm)
August 24, 1992... More than half of small-and middle-market businesses nationwide expect sales to increase through 1992 even though they cite the recession as the greatest challenge to their growth or survival, according to a recent survey conducted for...

Hydrofest picks International Catering. (Outrigger Hotels Top Gun Hydrofest; International Catering Concepts)
August 24, 1992... International Catering Concepts has been awarded the exclusive catering contract for the Outrigger Hotels Top Gun Hydrofest. The company's task will be to feed the employees, family members and others associated with each of the event's...

Maui Software sells package on Mainland. (real estate form software package; Honolulu, Hawaii)
August 24, 1992... Maui Software, one of the first tenants of the Maui Research & Development Center, is selling its real estate form software package for Macintosh users on the Mainland. MacFormation XL, which has been available in Hawaii for filing real...

HD&C wins airport contract. (Dillingham Construction Pacific Ltd. Hawaiian Dredging and Construction Co.)
August 24, 1992... Hawaiian Dredging & Construction Co. has been awarded a $563,000 contract to build a new employee parking lot at Honolulu International Airport. The state Department of Transportation project includes paving, striping, constructing bus...

Hewlett-Packard to move to Kaimuki's Waialae Bldg. (Hewlett-Packard Co.; building)
August 24, 1992... Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Oahu branch will head east this fall after operating for more than five years in Downtown Honolulu. The diversified computer firm will vacate its space on the 24th floor of the Pacific Tower, at 1001 Bishop St., by late...

Matson calls Maritime Act 'poor policy.' (Matson Navigation Company Inc.; Maritime Reform Act of 1992)
August 24, 1992... WASHINGTON -- Matson Navigation Co. opposes the proposed Maritime Reform Act of 1992 in its present form because it would foster unfair competition in the shipping industry, said company president C. Bradley Mulholland. The goal of the...

Shopping center starts stagnate. (International Council of Shopping Centers)
August 24, 1992... NEW YORK -- The unwillingness of banks to lend money for commercial real estate construction caused by a 45.2 percent decline in construction starts on new shopping centers in 1991, according to a report from the International Council of...

Cultural center names phase II contractor. (Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii)
August 24, 1992... Albert C. Kobayashi Inc. has been selected as the general contractor for the $10.4 million second phase of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. It will feature a multistory, 154,000-square-foot structure housing a display gallery, martial...

Matson's newest ship makes maiden call in Isles this week. (Matson Navigation Company Inc.; Hawaii)
August 24, 1992... The newest and most costly addition to Matson Navigation Co.'s containership fleet is due to make its first of 26 yearly cargo calls to Hawaii this week. The 714-foot R.J. Pfeiffer, named after the chairman of Alexander & Baldwin Inc.,...

Airport construction 'in the pink.' (Honolulu International Airport)
August 24, 1992... People driving past the Honolulu International Airport may think they are looking at the new InterIsland Terminal Complex through rose-colored glasses. The facility, which is under construction, has a pink tinge to it. But the state...

FAA plans airport station. (Federal Aviation Administration's relocation plans for its general aviation station)
August 24, 1992... The Federal Aviation Administration next year plans to relocate its general aviation operations station from Diamond Head after its new high-tech facility is built at Honolulu International Airport. The station provides information such as...

Continental opens lounge. (Continental Airlines Inc.'s The President's Club, a lounge at the Honolulu International Airport)
August 24, 1992... Continental Airlines' new lounge at Honolulu International Airport is now open. The Presidents Club, a 5,000-square-foot lounge on the passenger level adjacent to Gate 13, opened in mid-August. The area features business amenities...

Tropical merger prompts move, Isle downsizing. (Tropical-USA Rent a Car's merger with USA Rent a Car)
August 24, 1992... Tropical-USA Rent A Car, formerly Tropical Rent A Car Systems Inc., is downsizing its Hawaii operations in conjunction with its recent merger with USA Rent A Car. The company will move its accounting and most of its reservation services to...

Grace, Royal win contracts. (Grace Pacific Corp.; Royal Contracting Co.; contracts awarded by the Hawaii Department of Transportation)
August 24, 1992... Two contracts totaling $1.44 million were awarded recently by the state Department of Transportation. Grace Pacific Corp. received a $1 million contract to resurface the Waiau interchange of H-1 Freeway, the on- and off-ramps and Moanalua...

Honolulu Ford honored. (Ford Motor Co.'s Distinguished Achievement Award for Quality)
August 24, 1992... Ford Motor Co. in June awarded Honolulu Ford with a regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Quality for 1991. The automaker also singled out three Honolulu Ford associates for individual honors. The Ford Distinguished Achievement Award...

BBB publishes 'Music in the Marketplace.' (Better Business Bureau of Hawaii Inc.; guidelines on public broadcasting of copyrighted music)
August 24, 1992... The Better Business Bureau of Hawaii Inc. now has available a pamphlet that will help businesses to cut through the confusion about playing copyrighted music in their establishments. The three major performing rights organizations -- American...

Realtors battle rent control. (Honolulu Board of Realtors)
August 17, 1992... The Honolulu Board of Realtors is launching a campaign to kill a rent control charter amendment proposed by City Councilman Gary Gill. Board president Norman M. Noguchi said two issues are at stake: the constitutional right to private...

Amfac plans Maui housing. (Amfac/JMB Hawaii Inc.)
August 17, 1992... Amfac/JMB Hawaii Inc. is drawing up plans to develop a 1,600-unit, low-cost housing project on Maui by using a state law to bypass some of the lengthy approval process. This month the company will file with the state Housing Finance &...

Red tide hits Bayview. (bankruptcy hits Bayview Ridge Housing in Honolulu, Hawaii)
August 17, 1992... The Japanese firm that took over the $7 million Bayview Ridge housing project three years ago has filed for bankruptcy protection. Houei Hawaii Inc., which purchased the Kaneohe development in 1989, last week listed debts of $7.7 million and...

Brewer eyes frozen juice. (C. Brewer Hawaiian Juices Inc.)
August 17, 1992... C. Brewer Hawaiian Juices Inc. will try to squeeze out a share of the frozen juice market with a new line of guava-based juices. It plans to introduce its line of frozen concentrate, tentatively named Hawaiian Pride, Oct. 15, said vice...

Crazy Shirts targets Fla. (Crazy Shirts Inc. expands to Florida)
August 17, 1992... The Kliban Cat will move in with Mickey Mouse thanks to an arrangement by their respective owners, Crazy Shirts Inc. and the Walt Disney Co. Crazy Shirts will open its first Florida outlet in a location owned and operated by Disney. The...

Cable clients jammed. (Room Service Hawaii sues Oceanic Cablevision Inc.)
August 17, 1992... Oceanic Cablevision Inc. has been sued over a soured TV marketing deal aimed at reaching captive viewers in thousands of local hotel rooms. At the heart of the controversy is the fact that most hotel chains can block access to cable...

Furniture fires finer interiors. (Liz Howard Designs, Honolulu-based interior design firm)
August 17, 1992... Furniture, a fundamental component of interior design, served as a catalyst for the successful career of Liz Howard, founder and owner of Honolulu-based Liz Howard Designs. Howard was born into an on-the-go military family in Anacortes, Wash....

Pilots boost Isle film revenues. (Television filming in Hawaii)
August 17, 1992... Expenditures by the film industry in Hawaii leveled off in the second quarter of 1992 after a period of explosive growth, according to estimates by the Hawaii Film Office. Most recent expenditures are estimated to have reached $6 million to...

ABC parent opens 50th store. (MNS Ltd.'s ABC Discount Store in Hawaii)(includes related article)
August 17, 1992... By outward appearances, Hawaii's newest ABC Discount Store appears nearly identical to any other outlet in the chain. However, the store, which was opened last month at Kalakaua and Kapahulu avenues, represents a milestone for ABC's parent...

Time-share buyers sued. (time-share owners in the Hawaiian Princess Condominium at Makaha Beach, Oahu)
August 17, 1992... Time-share owners in the Hawaiian Princess condominium at Makaha Beach are allegedly in default and the project owner is suing them for cancellation of the agreements of sale. Pacific Building Corp. has left some of the 33 defaults...

Kona Hospital eyes Phase II expansion. (Hawaii Island's state hospital)
August 17, 1992... The $5.1 million Phase I expansion at the state's Kona Hospital is nearing completion and Phase II is on the drawing board. The three-story addition currently under way will be completed in September, said Ron Kurasaki, capital improvement...

Parade of Homes draws 38 entries. (Building Industry Association of Hawaii and Hawaii Association of Realtors' September 1992 open house)
August 17, 1992... The annual Parade of Homes will enter its 36th year when it gets under way Sept. 12 and continues for three consecutive weekends through Sept. 27. Last year, approximately 120,000 people attended open houses, and more than $85 million in...

Maui seeks second port.
August 17, 1992... Maui's reliance on delivery of most of its goods through a single port -- Kahului Harbor -- will be studied and future plans may include a second harbor. Maui is the only major Island that does not have a second commercial harbor, said David...

Female trio targets upscale car market. (female managers of European Motor Sales in Honolulu)
August 17, 1992... The traditional image of luxury car dealerships, usually characterized by high-visibility showrooms and smooth-talking salesmen, took a slight turn recently in Honolulu. European Motor Sales, a small Kakaako retail operation that sells new...

Upscale developers go under. (real estate downturn)
August 10, 1992... The slump in high-end real estate is leading some high-rolling developers to file bankruptcy petitions. U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee Gayle Lau said builders and sellers of homes priced at the high end of the market are being tripped by the...

Major conventions spurn Isles. (National Association of Realtors and A.B.A. exclude Hawaii from destination list)
August 10, 1992... At least two major organizations have erased Hawaii from their lists of convention destinations because of inadequate meeting space. The 750,000-member National Association of Realtors, which in November will host 20,000 to 25,000 members in...

Flaws delay ship debut. (Matson Navigation Company Inc.'s R.J. Pfeiffer)
August 10, 1992... Matson Navigation Co. has postponed for at least two weeks the Hawaii maiden voyage of its brand new $154 million containership. Unspecified problems discovered by the shipbuilder Nassco Shipyard and Matson engineers during operational sea...

Kauai chopper firms buck inland heliport.
August 10, 1992... The Hawaii Helicopter Operators Association, which represents nine of Kauai's 12 helicopter tour operators, has joined the chorus of opposition to the proposed inland helicopter facility on Kauai. The group initially supported the inland site...

Native Alaskans marketing West Oahu industrial park. (Kenai Industrial Park)
August 10, 1992... Alaskan natives are coming in from the cold of the 49th state to develop a $10 million industrial park in the 50th state. CIRI Land Development Co., an Anchorage-based firm, has started marketing the 33-lot Kenai Industrial Park on 48 acres...

Island Escapes: working the 'impulse market.' (Greg Walker)
August 10, 1992... Island Escapes Ltd. reaches out to Hawaii travelers who have a taste for spontaneity. The company serves Hawaii's "impulse market," primarily local residents who want to get away to the Neighbor Islands. Island Escapes reservationists put...

Elvis fans flock to Kauai.
August 10, 1992... The Coco Palms Resort on Kauai this month is enjoying a seasonal and highly specialized travel market niche -- visitors paying homage to Elvis Presley on the 15th anniversary of his death. A group of 30 fans from Holland on "The Grand Jubilee...

Feds back Isle cancer drug. (federal grants to Hawaii Biotechnology Group Inc.'s cancer drug research)
August 10, 1992... Hawaii Biotechnology Group Inc.'s research of a cancer drug derived from a locally produced coral compound has been boosted with $600,000 in federal grants. The National Cancer Institute last week awarded the three Small Business Innovation...

Attorneys target deadbeat clients. (spate of fee dispute cases)
August 10, 1992... Difficult economic times are expected to spawn a spate of tail-wagging-dog lawsuits -- lawyers suing clients they consider deadbeats. Already, the court report published weekly in Pacific Business News has reflected the upswing in attorneys...

Legal malpractice: lawyers as defendants.
August 10, 1992... Legal malpractice has been recognized for hundreds of years but it is only recently that people have been taking action, said David Schutter, partner with the Honolulu law firm of Schutter & Glickstein. Ten years ago, he got two legal...

Palani Ranch scraps yearling beef program. (Palani Ranch Company Inc.)
August 10, 1992... Palani Ranch Co. Inc. has completed plans to close its Kona Brand Yearling Beef program and withdraw its specialty meat product from the market this fall. That means the locally produced specialty meat product will be missing from Hawaii...

Hotel revamps entrance. (Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel)
August 10, 1992... Subscribing to the theory that first impressions in the visitor industry are lasting ones, the Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel is renovating its porte-cochere. The work, which started last month, is being done in phases so it does not affect daily...

Hickam homes may ease rent squeeze. (Hickam Air Force Base)
August 10, 1992... Construction of the second and largest phase of a $27 million military housing project at Hickam Air Force Base is preparing for takeoff. Bids for the 100-unit development were due Aug. 6 and construction is scheduled to begin this fall,...

St. Francis West starts fifth-floor finish work. (St. Francis Medical Center)
August 10, 1992... Interior work that began last week will make St. Francis Medical Center-West a complete unit from top to bottom. The Ewa health-care facility opened more than two years ago. The final construction phase will finish the fifth-floor interior,...

Peoplemover dressed, with nowhere to go yet. (Honolulu International Airport's automated peoplemover)
August 10, 1992... Honolulu International Airport's automated peoplemover has been bestowed with an official color scheme, name and logo even though construction of the $300 million system will not begin until next year. The blue-and-white peoplemover system...

Dornier debuts on Valley Isle. (Aloha Island Air Inc.'s new aircraft; Hana, Maui)
August 10, 1992... The airport at Hana, Maui, famous for its white picket fence, was the maiden flight destination for Aloha IslandAir's newest aircraft. It was greeted with a reception in Hana following its inaugural flight late last month. Management and...

Anthurium production declines, retail sales on rise.
August 10, 1992... Farm revenues for the production of Hawaii anthuriums have steadily decreased in the last few years, while retail revenues for the popular flowering plants have been on the upswing. Statewide anthurium farm revenues have been $8 million for...

Hawtel to refinance. (GTE Hawaiian Telephone Company Inc.)
August 3, 1992... Seeks $165 million GTE Hawaiian Telephone Co. Inc. is reaching out to raise $165 million in needed capital and take advantage of low interest rates. The phone company is planning to cut its debt service while simultaneously increasing its...

Soil suit hits Shell Oil.
August 3, 1992... Soil contaminated by leaky underground storage tanks at a former Kaimuki service station site stands in the way of redevelopment plans. Landowners Larry Masaru Isono and Fumie Nakamura Isono sued last week, alleging Shell Oil Co. failed to...

Blackfield payment ordered. (Blackfield Hawaii Corp.)
August 3, 1992... Blackfield Hawaii Corp. -- once one of the state's largest developers -- has been ordered to pay $1.1 million to two investors over an allegedly fraudulent sale of a subsidiary. According to the judgment entered last week, high-level...

Hard Rock restructures. (Hard Rock Cafe International Inc.)
August 3, 1992... A shakeup has hit the two Hard Rock Cafe outlets in Hawaii, part of a corporate reorganization led by Peter Morton, who founded the restaurant chain in 1971. In all, 11 Hard Rock outlets will be affected by the move, which will consolidate...

Theater chain targets Kihei, Windward Mall.
August 3, 1992... Consolidated Amusement Co. Ltd., the state's largest theater chain, this month will start building a $3 million four-screen complex on Maui. Summertime start-up has been set to allow opening in time for release of holiday movies. The...

Hui eyes Kauai tract.
August 3, 1992... Projected commercial growth on Kauai's North Shore has prompted a hui of investors to develop plans for 33 light-industrial lots on a 15-acre parcel in the area. The $12 million North Shore Industrial/Commercial Park will serve the growing...

The Garden House: cultivating business in a growth industry. (Company Profile)
August 3, 1992... The Oda family, owners of The Garden House Ltd., for 45 years have been pioneers in Hawaii's home gardening industry, selling seeds, supplies and equipment. Customers take damaged or diseased cuttings in for diagnosis and leave enlightened,...

Hawaii high-tech thrives. (high technology industry) (Industry Overview)
August 3, 1992... Planning and construction of additional infrastructure to house Hawaii's expanding inventory of high-technology companies is moving forward despite recently announced cutbacks in state spending. More than $46 million in state projects are...

Market drives design of Nauru's next tower. (Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust)
August 3, 1992... Architectural design and attention to local lifestyles will be taken to new heights at the second Hawaii high-rise being built by Nauru Phosphate Royalties Development (Honolulu) Inc. "We see it as an improvement on the first tower with more...

Sugar planters fear trade pacts' impact. (North American Free Trade Agreement; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
August 3, 1992... Hawaii's sugar industry could be soured by two pending international trade agreements that could be a boon to other industries. The North American Free Trade Agreement could permit Mexico to export more sugar to the United States and depress...