Pacific Business News articles from June 1991

Pacific Business News archives from June 1991

Developers unveil downtown project. (Beam Venture to develop Harbor Court in Honolulu, Hawaii)
June 24, 1991... Developers unveil Downtown project The Queen Kaahumanu Municipal Parking Garage officially closed today to make way for Harbor Court, a $100 million mixed-use project being privately developed for the City & County of Honolulu. The...

Retail group offers debit card system. (Hawaii Merchants Association)
June 24, 1991... Retail group offers debit card system The Hawaii Merchants Association is offering members a package of electronic services so that retailers can process sales with debit cards. The association is offering the services to supermarket...

Energy firm plans public sale of stock. (AES Corp.)
June 24, 1991... Energy firm plans public sale of stock AES Corp., parent company of AES Barbers Point, plans to raise $84.6 million through the public sale of new and outstanding stock, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

Maui movie theater begins computerized ticket sales. (Holiday Theater at the The Wharf Cinema Center)
June 24, 1991... Maui movie theater begins computerized ticket sales Hawaii's first computerized automatic ticket sales (CATS) system was recently installed at the entrance to The Wharf Cinema Center. The Lahaina, Maui, complex houses a theater, shops and...

War hurts isle economy. (effects of Persian Gulf War of 1991 on Hawaii's economy)
June 24, 1991... War hurts Isle economy The war in the Persian Gulf and its impact on consumer confidence slowed Hawaii's economic growth during the first quarter of 1991 enough to negatively affect economic performance for the entire year. The total...

Pint Size Corp. picks Halawa for new home. (Halawa Industrial Park)
June 24, 1991... Pint Size Corp. picks Halawa for new home The Pint Size Corp., franchise owner of Haagen-Daz frozen desserts for Hawaii, is building a new 17,000-square-foot facility in Halawa Industrial Park. Construction cost is expected to top $3...

Li, Ariyoshi form consulting group. (Victor Hao Li and George Ariyoshi; Asia Pacific Consulting Group)
June 24, 1991... Li, Ariyoshi form consulting group Former Gov. George Ariyoshi and former East-West Center president Victor Hao Li are joining forces in a new business venture at Watanabe Ing & Kawashima, a Honolulu-based law firm. With Jeffrey N....

Mauna Loa to issue more units. (Mauna Loa Macadamia Partners L.P. partnership units)
June 24, 1991... Mauna Loa to issue more units Investors will get a second chance to buy Mauna Loa Macadamia Partners L.P. partnership units under an offering being proposed by two large unit-holders. Two buyers will put 900,000 Class A Depositary Units...

Gas tax hike bill signed. (Governor John Waihee signs new law on gasoline tax increase)
June 24, 1991... Gas tax hike bill signed Gov. John Waihee signed into law legislation to boost the state gasoline tax form 11 cents a gallon to 16 cents a gallon, effective July 1. It will be the second time this year drivers have seen the gas tax go up...

Kukui demand outgrows supply. (Hawaiian Kukui Nut Company's kukui oil)
June 24, 1991... Kukui demand outgrows supply The Hawaiian Kukui Nut Company, a small firm tucked away in Waialua, has a name that is everyday currency in the world of cosmetic giants like Shisedo, Lancome, Estee Lauder and Paul Mitchell. Indiana-born...

Honfed funds affordable housing. (Honfed Bank's housing program for low- and moderate-income families in Maui)
June 24, 1991... Honfed funds affordable housing Honfed Bank has initiated a new program to provide affordable housing for low-and moderate-income Maui families. Bruce Bourgault, Honfed vice president for residential lending said "as the largest...

Design firm wins contract. (Newport Importz)
June 24, 1991... Design firm wins contract Newport Importz, an interior design firm, was awarded a second contract for Palms at Wailea, Phase II, a 120-unit condominium complex on Maui. The firm will be responsible for the furnishing package, carpets,...

Tadahiko Ono.
June 24, 1991... Tadahiko Ono Tadahiko Ono as president of the Pacific region, a new position. Previously he was the commander and district engineer for the Los Angeles district of the Army Corps of Engineers in which he managed the design of the Santa Ana...

Tom Beaupre.
June 24, 1991... Tom Beaupre Tom Beaupre was appointed president and general manager at Mokuloa Consultants, Inc., a dealer for relocatable office trailers and modular buildings. He succeeded George Nottingham, who now is the company's chairman of the...

Medical firm relocates to tech center. (Kinetix Instruments Inc.; Kaimuki Technology Enterprise Center)
June 24, 1991... Medical firm relocates to tech center Assisted by a $350,003 Hawaii Capital Loan from the Dept. of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBED), Kinetix Instruments, Inc. is relocating from San Jose, Calif. to Hawaii in July. The...

Andian trade on upswing. (TheoDavies Marine Agency Inc.'s contract with Chilean Line Inc. N.A. for the importation of goods from South America)
June 24, 1991... Andian trade on upswing TheoDavies Marine Agency Inc. has reached agreement with Chilean Line Inc. N.A., agents for Campanie Sud Americana de Vapores for the importation of goods from the Andian nations of South America. "They will be...

DOT lets Kewalo contract. (Hawaii Department of Transportation awards contract to Iwamoto Construction Inc. to repair the pier at Kewalo Basin)
June 24, 1991... DOT lets Kewalo contract The state Department of Transportation has awarded Iwamoto Construction Inc. a $36,000 contract to repair the concrete herringbone pier at Kewalo Basin. Work includes removing the deteriorated timber fender...

Budget, hotels cooperate. (Park Plaza Waikiki Hotel and Ironwood Resorts hire Budget Rent-A-Car-Hawaii)
June 24, 1991... Budget, hotels cooperate The Park Plaza Waikiki Hotel has named Budget Rent-A-Car-Hawaii its exclusive car rental agency, according to Ann B. Soma, director of sales and marketing for the hotel. The multiyear agreement went into effect...

Conley Dew, Ltd. (Relocation)
June 24, 1991... Conley Dew, Ltd. Conley Dew, Ltd. has relocated its Windward office to downtown Kailua. The new office is in the Windward Town and Country Plaza, 200 Hamakua Drive, Suite 5. The office was formerly in the Kailua Town Center. The real...

Spotting trouble before it happens. (Lifeguards Hawaii State) (company profile)
June 24, 1991... Spotting trouble before it happens John Quincy Adams, a fifth generation kamaaina, has made a business of working at some of Hawaii's most beautiful and sometimes dangerous spots - its beaches. Adams has worked as a professional...

Colony Hotels restructures management. (Colony Hotels & Resorts)
June 24, 1991... Colony Hotels restructures management Colony Hotels & Resorts last week launched a corporate restructuring of both its Honolulu and Minneapolis offices. Colony president and chief executive officer John Russell said the move was made to...

McCormack to begin construction on second phase of Palms at Wailea. (Mike McCormack of McCormack Properties Ltd.; Palms condominiums at Wailea Resort community)
June 24, 1991... McCormack to begin construction on second phase of Palms at Wailea Mike McCormack's Palms at Wailea is starting Phase II construction on 120 condominiums as the 150 units from Phase I are coming on-line. The Palms, within the Wailea...

Thrift sets up loss reserve. (International Savings & Loan Association Ltd.)
June 24, 1991... Thrift sets up loss reserve International Savings & Loan Association Ltd., the thrift subsidiary of International Holding Capital Corp., has completed plans to set up a loss reserve of just over $3 million. The purpose of the fund is...

CPB Inc. (Dividend Report)
June 24, 1991... CPB Inc. CPB Inc. holding company for Central Pacific Bank, second quarter dividend of 18 cents per share payable July 19 to shareholders of record June 28. CPB, INC. (CPBI, OTC, 25 3/4, 12 month range: 27 1/2 to 15). CPB, Inc. is the...

Pioneer Fed BanCorp Inc. (Earnings Report)
June 24, 1991... Pioneer Fed BanCorp Inc. Net income at Pioneer Fed BanCorp Inc., holding company for Pioneer Federal Savings Bank, increased to $1.4 million in the three months ending May 31, 1991, up 35 percent from the same period of 1990. Earnings...

Molokai Ranch OKs buyout. (Molokai Ranch Ltd.)
June 24, 1991... Molokai Ranch OKs buyout Molokai Ranch Ltd. has approved a proposal to buy out the 3.2 percent not already owned by IEP/Hawaii Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Industrial Equity (Pacific) Ltd. The sale of Molokai Ranch,...

Trust firms get green light. (Governor John Waihee signs law enabling trust companies to market insurance and securities)
June 24, 1991... Trust firms get green light A measure making it possible for independent trust companies to market insurance and securities was signed into law last week by Gov. John Waihee. To do so, however, the trust companies will have to work...

Downtown buildings offer hi-tech offices. (Pan Pacific Plaza, Alii Place, and Honfed)(Focus on: The Workplace)
June 24, 1991... Downtown buildings offer hi-tech offices More than the skyline of Downtown Honolulu is going to change in the next 18 months with the completion of three major office towers now under construction. Together, the three will add almost 1...

Office furniture geared for employee efficiency. (Focus on: The Workplace)
June 24, 1991... Office furniture geared for employee efficiency Changes in the office furniture industry are geared toward employee productivity and better space management, said Putter Meinken, president of Source One, a local business furniture company....

Invest in technology today ... tomorrow may be too late. (using computers in business)(Focus on: The Workplace)
June 24, 1991... Invest in technology today... tomorrow may be too late For some businesses, keeping up with the technological changes in the workplace in not a matter of choice - it is survival. Joe Vierra, chief operating officer of Belt Collins &...

SDQP wins Meadow Gold productivity award. (Meadow Gold Dairies Inc. Hawaii's Safety, Quality and Productivity plan)(Focus on: The Workplace)
June 24, 1991... SDQP wins Meadow Gold productivity award Workers at Meadow Gold Dairies Inc. (Hawaii) are recognized as experts in their field, and that makes for a safer, more productive work-place. Meadow Gold president Bruce Williamson said the...

Commercial furniture company opens in Kihei. (The Island Collection; Kihei Commercial Center)(Focus on: The Workplace)
June 24, 1991... Commercial furniture company opens in Kihei Marsha Bolster, an interior designer on Maui for 15 years, has started The Island Collection, a full service furniture store that also offers several design services. The new Kihei store has...

Space planners can make office interiors attractively productive. (Leo A. Daly provides productivity analysis and space-planning services)(Focus on: The Workplace)
June 24, 1991... Space Planners can make office interiors attractively productive Businesses moving into new spaces have the opportunity of designing a working environment that will promote productivity as well as project a memorable and impressive company...

Telework: moving the workers away from city congestion. (Hawaii Telework Center eases traffic congestion by providing work area with high-tech communications systems to cut down on the number of commuters)(Focus on: The Workplace)
June 24, 1991... Telework: Moving the workers away from city congestion A battle against traffic congestion began when the Hawaii Telework Center, a partnership between the state and private sector, opened in 1989. The first of its kind in the nation,...

Plan your office move in advance. (moving services by Crown Pacific Hawaii and Pacific Transfer & Warehouse Inc.)
June 24, 1991... Plan your office move in advance Planning is the key to a successful company move, said Crown Pacific Hawaii general manager Ray daSilva. Office machines need to be serviced, equipment may have to be disassembled, and business files must...

Survey examines local office market. (Coopers & Lybrand's Honolulu Office Market Report)(Focus on: The Workplace)
June 24, 1991... Survey examines local office market Coopers & Lybrand, a certified public accounting firm, last month released its first Honolulu Office Market report for the fourth quarter of 1990. The survey focused on five primary areas in...

County-by-county reporting creates business nightmare. (Hawaii's excise tax reporting proves to be a fiasco)
June 17, 1991... County-by-county reporting creates business nightmare Hawaii's new general excise tax reporting requirements have proved to be a fiasco, especially for small business, according to state director of taxation Richard Kahle. Starting...

Hutch Air's right to fly is up in the air. (air cargo taxi service requests temporary exemption from foreign ownership regulation)
June 17, 1991... Foreign ownership is question Hutch Air's right to fly is up in the air About 40 Hawaii businesses and organizations have sent letters to the U.S. Department of Transportation stating that Hutch Air should be allowed to operate its...

Chili's to open on Maui. (Chili's Grill & Bar to open in Lahaina center)
June 17, 1991... Chili's to open on Maui Entertainment One Inc., the company that brought Studebaker's to Hawaii, is introducing a new restaurant on Maui. Chili's Grill & Bar is set to open in the Lahaina Center the last week in August. Entertainment...

Soil cleanup makes way for $100 million condo. (Kakaako environmental cleanup to give way to a 267-unit condominium)
June 17, 1991... Soil cleanup makes way for $100 million condo The environmental cleanup project is well under way on South Street for the 267-unit $100 million Queen Emmalani condominium construction. Unitek Environmental Consultants Inc. was hired by...

Bankoh surging into electronic banking. (Bank of Hawaii)
June 17, 1991... Bankoh surging into electronic banking Bank of Hawaii is making big changes in the way it does business, and the biggest change is a rapid move into electronic banking, according to vice chairman for retail banking Tom Kappock. "Our...

Chili's cautiously expands in Pacific. (Brinker International, a restaurant conglomerate, opens Chili's Grill and Bar in Maui on August)
June 17, 1991... Chili's cautiously expands in Pacific Brinker International, a growing restaurant conglomerate, going international, is breaking into the Pacific market with the August opening of Chili's Grill & Bar on Maui. In addition to Hawaii, the...

Turning the file clerk's job into big business. (Hawaii Business Archives) (company profile)
June 17, 1991... Hawaii Business Archives Turning the file clerk's job into big business When the phone rings, Hawaii Business Archives Inc. jumps into action. The 5-year-old corporation stores and delivers documents and records for 125...

Firm's name remains same. (Hawaiian Island Properties Ltd.)
June 17, 1991... Firm's name remains same Hawaiian Island Properties Ltd. remains under that corporate name after a plan to name the corporation Antonsen Garrett & Associates was discarded. Hawaiian Island Properties principal broker Charles A. Garrett...

Safeway will deliver. (Safeway Express, grocery home delivery service)
June 17, 1991... Safeway will deliver Safeway Express, a grocery home delivery service, is being inaugurated today by Safeway Inc. in its Hawaii stores. The service will be available through Safeway's 13 stores on Oahu, two on Maui and one on Kauai....

New information bank offers stats on stocks. (GTE Directories' On Call interactive stock report)
June 17, 1991... GTE is On Call New information bank offers stats on stocks Free, up-to-date stock information is now available on most publicly traded companies through GTE Directories' On Call interactive stock report. Information is...

Kauai Village center headed for full house. (shopping center in Kapaa, Hawaii continues to fill up with tenants)
June 17, 1991... Kauai Village center headed for full house Kauai Village shopping center in Kapaa continued to fill up with the opening of another restaurant and a footwear store in May. Peter Alevizos, president of Kauai Village Associates,...

Myers buys 11-acre block. (Jack Myers, president of The Myers Corp. acquires Harbor View Plaza)
June 17, 1991... Myers buys 11-acre block Jack Myers, president of The Myers Corp., last month reached agreement to buy the leasehold condominium interests in Harbor View Plaza. The acquisition of Harbor View Plaza is a key element in the overall...

Backstage opens on Maui. (Backstage Productions Inc.)
June 17, 1991... Backstage opens on Maui Backstage Productions Inc. recently opened a Maui office. The Los Angeles promotional production company has been working in Hawaii for five years. Backstage Productions will share 2,000 square feet at 930...

Building to begin on Nehoa Park Estates. (new condominium project of Honolulu developer Colin de Silva)
June 17, 1991... Building to begin on Nehoa Park Estates Construction is set to start in July at Nehoa Park Estates, a 14-unit fee simple project, in the Punchbowl area. It is Honolulu developer Colin de Silva's most recent offering in the high-end...

Paulin company forms new group. (Michael V. Paulin, president of Paulin Pacific Group Ltd., forms Marc Resorts Group)
June 17, 1991... Marc Resorts Group Paulin company forms new group Michael V. Paulin, president of Paulin Pacific Group Ltd., a Honolulu-based hotel management company, recently formed Marc Resorts Group. The new firm's focus will be the...

Major Molokai projects to begin.
June 17, 1991... Major Molokai projects to begin "You want to know how bad these roads are? A few years back I got a fiberglass van and the body was all cracked within six weeks." So said Richard Marks, owner of Damien Tours at Kalaupapa, Molokai,...

Luxury Motors. (Relocation)
June 17, 1991... Luxury Motors, Hawaii's exclusive agency for Alfa Romeo and pre-owned high line automobiles, has moved to 1017 Kapiolani Blvd. The new Luxury Motors site has twice the amount space of its previous location on Beretania Street. The...

Laird McNeil Wilson wins new account.
June 17, 1991... Laird McNeil Wilson wins new account The Honolulu office of Marsh & McLennan has retained Laird McNeil Wilson Advertising, Inc. to handle its advertising program. With more than 24,000 employees in 80 countries, Marsh & McLennan is the...

Local high tech market still growing. (four more high tech companies establish operations in Hawaii; Leisure Activity Systems Inc., TechKnowlogy Inc., TriCon Technology Corporation and Trimble Navigation, Ltd.)
June 17, 1991... Local high tech market still growing Four more high tech companies have established operations in Hawaii recently. Leisure Activity Systems, Inc., TechKnowlogy, Inc., TriCon Technology Corporation and Trimble Navigation, Ltd. are in...

Matson expands Neighbor Island service. (Matson Navigation Company)
June 17, 1991... Matson expands Neighbor Island service Matson Navigation Company has expanded its Hawaii schedules to customers on two Neighbor Islands. Specifically, it now makes two calls each week at Nawiliwili on Kauai and Kawaihae on the Big...

Airport slated for new fire station. (Honolulu International Airport)
June 17, 1991... Airport slated for new fire station Construction of a new aircraft rescue fire fighting station will start next month at Honolulu International Airport. The station is being built on the Ewa side, near Hickam Air Force Base, said...

FAA rule affects passenger facilities charges. (Federal Aviation Administration authorizes airports to impose passenger facility charges to finance airport-related projects)
June 17, 1991... FAA rule affects passenger facilities charges LOS ANGELES--The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing regulations under which U.S. airports can be authorized to impose passenger facility charges (PFCs) to finance airport-related...

Queen's launches in-house agency. (The Queen's Medical Center creates own in-house full service advertising agency)
June 17, 1991... Queen's launches in-house agency A full-service advertising agency is unexpected in a hospital, but that is essentially what Roy G. Cameron has created at The Queen's Medical Center. The Queen's media/marketing department writes,...

Oceanside golf course planned for Big Island.
June 17, 1991... Oceanside golf course planned for Big Island Sokan Hawaii Inc. will work with Royal Coast Waipio Corporation in acquiring 3,800 acres on the Big Island from Hamakua Sugar Company. A family-owned Japanese business dedicated to the golf...

Mauna Kea Properties hit with suit.
June 17, 1991... Mauna Kea Properties hit with suit The Queen Emma foundation sued luxury resort developer Mauna Kea Properties Inc. to break a 27-year-old development agreement. The foundation, which operates The Queen's Medical Center on Oahu, seeks to...

Delaware firm buys Hawaii insurance firm. (Investors Equity Life Insurance Co. of Hawaii bought by Investors Equity Life Holding Co. )
June 17, 1991... Delaware firm buys Hawaii insurance firm Investors Equity Life Insurance Co. of Hawaii was sold to a Wilmington, Del.-based Investors Equity Life Holding Co. for an undisclosed price. Salt Lake City-based Security National Financial Corp....

Real estate merger completed. (Locations Inc. and Coldwell Banker Commercial Group Inc.)
June 17, 1991... Real estate merger completed The commercial real estate operation of Locations Inc. and Coldwell Banker Commercial Group Inc. completed their merger, creating the largest commercial real estate services company in Hawaii, CB Commercial...

Debit card alarms retailers. (Visa U.S.A. Inc.'s Access Card)
June 10, 1991... Debit card alarms retailers Merchants and customers statewide are alarmed by the latest so-called convenience offered by Visa U.S.A. Inc. Specifically, Donna Hunt, vice president for electronic financial services, said Bank of Hawaii...

Scarab tackles Honolulu waste. (Scarab Manufacturing & Leasing Inc. to compost U.S. Navy's waste)(includes related article on Scarab's brief corporate profile)
June 10, 1991... Scarab tackles Honolulu waste A Mainland company has a proposal pending to privately compost more than 20 percent of Oahu's refuse on federal land. Scarab Manufacturing & Leasing Inc. submitted a proposal to the U.S. Navy that would...

Leak solution pumped. (usage of above-ground petroleum storage tanks)(includes related article on law in brief)
June 10, 1991... Leak solution pumped Three local businesses are selling vaulted, above-ground petroleum storage tanks in Hawaii, a solution of choice in many Mainland states to the in-ground tank problem. Spokesmen for Hawaii firms selling the tanks...

State weighs harbor fee hike. (Hawaii)
June 10, 1991... State weighs harbor fee hike The state is considering raising user fees at its commercial harbors and small-boat marinas to finance harbor improvement projects. A state Department of Transportation report predicts the state will need to...

Hawaii firms make S&P's new index. (Standard & Poor's new stock index of 400 small and medium-sized companies)
June 10, 1991... Hawaii firms make S&P's new index Five Hawaii firms are part of Standard & Poor's new stock index of 400 small and medium-sized companies. The index, known as S&P MidCap, includes Castle & Cooke Inc., Bancorp Hawaii Inc., Alexander &...

Big Island Council cuts 911 funding.
June 10, 1991... Big Island Council cuts 911 funding The Big Island's County Council passed a $130 million operating budget for Hawaii County on June 5. The Council's most significant change to the budget was reducing an appropriation for an enhanced "911"...

Aoki heads First Interstate. (Harriet Aoki named president of First Interstate of Hawaii)
June 10, 1991... Aoki heads First Interstate First Hawaiian, Inc. named Harriet Aoki as president of its new subsidiary after closing the purchase of First Interstate of Hawaii. First Interstate is the holding company for First Interstate Bank of...

W.K. Tallett.
June 10, 1991... C. Brewer and Company, Ltd. recently promoted D.S. "Jack" Dymond to controller. Most recently Dymond was chief financial officer for Mauna Loa Resources Inc., a C. Brewer subsidiary and the managing partner for Mauna Loa Macadamia Partners,...

'The employees make the business.' (Packaging Services Corp.) (company profile)
June 10, 1991... Packaging Services Corp. |The employees make the business' O.P. "Obie" Olson learned about the corrugated box industry the old fashioned way -- experience. Before starting Packaging Services Corp. 18 years ago (with former...

SGS Group opens first Hawaii office.
June 10, 1991... SGS Group opens first Hawaii office The SGS Group, based in Geneva, opened its first office in Hawaii last week, its 1,000th office worldwide. Michael Moraza, president of SGS Hawaii Inc., the local subsidiary, said the firm will...

L&L Drive-Inn chain expands.
June 10, 1991... L&L Drive-Inn chain expands Kwock Yum Kam, owner of Oahu's eight L&L Drive-Inns, has opened several of the local plate lunch eateries within blocks of each other, and they still continue to make money. Kam attributes a good part of...

Public can now access state info by computer. (inauguration of Hawaii FYI electronic services gateway or access network)
June 10, 1991... Public can now access state info by computer The state last week inaugurated Hawaii FYI, a new electronic services gateway, or access, network. This computerized system allows people to use terminals or microcomputers and modems to...

First Hawaiian leads lenders.
June 10, 1991... First Hawaiian leads lenders First Hawaiian Bank led all local financial institutions in mortgage loans made in the first four months of 1991, according to data prepared by Title Guaranty of Hawaii Inc. First Hawaiian made $260.3...

U.S. Sprint adds business service.
June 10, 1991... U.S. Sprint adds business service U.S. Sprint has a new service targeted at businesses with monthly long-distance telephone bills in the $100 to $15,000 range. Dial 1 Wats Advantage combines intrastate, interstate and international calls...

America West offers translation services. (telephone-based language assistance for Japanese customers)
June 10, 1991... America West offers translation services America West Airlines has signed a one-year agreement with the Japanese Assistance Network to provide telephone-based language assistance for its Japanese customers. The move is part of its...

Upscale restaurant featured in Stouffer Wailea renovation. (Gion, Raffles restaurants; Stouffer Wailea Beach Resort)
June 10, 1991... Upscale restaurants featured in Stouffer Wailea renovation A new, upscale Japanese restaurant is the high ticket item in Phase III of four contiguous phases of renovation at the Stouffer Wailea Beach Resort on Maui. Shinwa Golf Group...

Japan consul urges Isles to preserve aloha spirit. (Masaji Takahashi)
June 10, 1991... Japan consul general urges Isles to preserve aloha spirit Japan's consul general in Hawaii is suggesting that dialogues be established to reduce friction between Japanese tourists, the state and its residents. Masaji Takahashi, consul...

AT&T offers discounts. (American Telephone and Telegraph Co.)
June 10, 1991... AT&T offers discounts AT&T will offer discounted rates on telephone calls from Hawaii to the Philippines on June 12 and 13 in honor of Philippines Independence Day. Rates will be $1.75 for the first minute and 90 cents for each additional...

Island Snow plows through retail risks. (retail store)
June 10, 1991... Island Snow plows through retail risks Island Snow Hawaii gambled three times in the past year and appears to have won each time. The stores, known for their shave ice, retail sportswear, and accessories, began diversifying their...

Big Isle bookings heavy with eclipse-watchers. (airlines and hotels in Big Island booked in time for the eclipse)
June 10, 1991... Big Isle bookings heavy with eclipse-watchers Eclipse watchers may be able to find a hotel room on the Big Island, but securing a flight and rental car may be much harder. Many hotels were close to selling out at the end of last week....

Flight attendants OK contract. (Aloha Airlines; labor contract)
June 10, 1991... Flight attendants OK contract Flight attendants at Aloha Airlines ratified a new contract that provides for a 4 percent wage increase retroactive to February. The airline's 200 flight attendants negotiated 5 percent raises in 1992 and...