Pacific Business News articles from November 1991

Pacific Business News archives from November 1991

Horita regroups. (Herbert K. Horita restructures Horita Holdings Inc.)
November 25, 1991... Local developer Herbert K. Horita, president of Horita Holdings Inc., with 167 employees, has restructured his major corporate operations. Included in the process were the formation of Horita Development Inc. and Horita Commercial Inc., as...

Hotel construction resumes. (Four Seasons Hotel, Kaupulehu, Hawaii Island)
November 25, 1991... Construction of the Four Seasons at Kaupulehu on the Big Island should start again soon but the development may go ahead without one of the general contractors. Industry sources say Taisei Hawaii Corp. will leave the job to concentrate on...

FAA forces new security. (Federal Aviation Administration new airport security regulations)
November 25, 1991... The installation of new airport security systems to keep trespassers off the runways will begin at three state airports by March. The video monitoring and access control systems have been designed to keep unauthorized personnel off airport...

State moves into final Kakaako engineering. (Hawaii Community Development Authority's Kakaako infrastructure improvements)
November 25, 1991... Design plans for the final increment of infrastructure improvements for Kakaako have been started by the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA). The state agency plans to ask the 1993 Legislature for funding for road and other...

Disaster insurance group faces problems. (Hawaii Property Insurance Association finds trouble in searching insurance company to work in high-risk lava areas' property insurance coverage) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... The Hawaii Property Insurance Association, which was formed by the state Senate to provide insurance to residents who have property in high-risk lava areas, is having trouble finding an insurance company to work on its behalf, according to...

Council resolution opposes United. (Hawaii County Council opposes United Airlines entry) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... Despite rewording a resolution to praise United Airlines, the Hawaii County Council is still asking the airline not to enter the interIsland market. The resolution, which was unanimously passed by the Council's Economic Development Committee a...

Geothermal EIS not expected for three years. (Environmental Impact Statement for the Hawaii Geothermal Project) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... The final draft of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Hawaii Geothermal Project will not be complete for at least two years. The review could take about three years because geothermal development is controversial and has a potential...

Hamakua bail-out moves closer. (Hamakua Sugar Co. Inc.) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... Hamakua Sugar Co. Inc. moved one step closer to being bailed out of its financial difficulties when the Hawaii County Council approved the conversion of 2.997 acres of plantation land between Kukuihaele and Waipio Valley for three golf courses,...

Realtors eye future environmental regs. (environmental regulations affect Hawaii's the real estate industry) (Industry Overview)
November 25, 1991... When 16,000 Realtors (about 300 from Hawaii) got together earlier this month in Las Vegas, a major topic was conjecture on what's ahead in a shaky economic environment. And while the range of opinion stretched from rosy optimism to...

Pipeline speeds tanker operations. (Hawaiian Independent Refinery's new petroleum pipeline operation)
November 25, 1991... Hawaiian Independent Refinery's new $10 million petroleum pipeline operation will substantially reduce delays of ships that on-load and off-load refined oil at Barbers Point Harbor. Before the lines became operational earlier this month,...

Mortgage Bankers install Tasker. (Mortgage Bankers Association of America; Herbert B. Tasker)
November 25, 1991... Herbert B. Tasker, president of All Pacific Mortgage Company of Hawaii, has been installed as president-elect of the national Mortgage Bankers Association of America. Tasker, who founded All Pacific Mortgage in July 1989, succeeds Angelo...

Council defers roadwork resolution. (Kauai County Council) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... The Kauai County Council has deferred action on a resolution proposing improvements of Kaumualii Highway estimated to cost $24.7 million. The resolution calls for widening the highway to four lanes from Maluhia Road (the Tunnel of Trees) to...

Hanalei Estuary management planned. (Kauai Planning Commission plans waterway management) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... A management plan for the Hanalei Estuary will be created under the auspices of the Kauai Planning Commission. The North Shore Charter Boat Association wants to use the water-way as a passenger staging area for 47 boats belonging to 20 tour...

HSPA re-elects Morgan. (Hamakua Sugar Co.; president and chief executive officer Francis S. Morgan) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... Francis S. Morgan, president and chief executive officer of Hamakua Sugar Co., was re-elected chairman of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association at its annual meeting at the Ala Moana Hotel. James S. Andrasick, executive vice president of...

FmHA loans $9.3 million in Isles. (Farmers Home Administration's single family housing loans to Hawaii residents) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... The Farmers Home Administration provided more than $9.3 million in single-family housing loans to 130 Hawaii residents during the 1990 fiscal year. The loans were made to assist families who need credit for housing, but could not get it from...

Hui starts new bank. (hui or local Hawaiian investors )
November 25, 1991... The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency last week accepted an application by a hui of mainly local investors to start up a new bank, the Bank of the Pacific. To make the new bank operational, it has reached an agreement with First...

Matson asks for winter rate hike. (Matson Navigation Co.) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... Matson Navigation Co. applied for Federal Maritime Commission permission to increase its Pacific Coast-Hawaii rates 2.9 percent Jan. 1. The rate increase will help offset rising operating costs and will support continued investment.

Century Park Plaza conversion planned. (hotel conversion to apartment) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... Plans were completed to convert Century Park Plaza, a 600-unit twin-tower complex in Pearl City, to condominiums in what could be the largest apartment-to-condo conversion in the state. Real estate agent Peter Savio will price the fee simple...

'Super computer' slated for Maui tech park. (super computer Image Information Center to be built at the Maui Research and Technology Park) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... A "super computer" Image Information Center will be established on Maui through a $19.5 million defense appropriation. The center will have the equivalent of 2,000 computers processing information simultaneously and will be associated with the...

Ponzi scheme convictions reversed. (securities fraud convictions retrial due to failure in disclosure of information) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... The Ponzi fraud convictions of three executives of the defunct Atlantic & Pacific Trading Co. were reversed by the Hawaii Supreme Court. It ordered a new trial because the prosecution failed to disclose materials to the defense, depriving...

HEI credit rating falls. (Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... Moody's Investment Service has downgraded the revenue bonds of Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. and its subsidiaries, which will mean additional borrowing costs and higher rates for customers. The credit ratings were downgraded for the second...

Nansay supporting Ocean Farms. (Ocean Farms of Hawaii's financing from Nansay Hawaii Inc.) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... Ocean Farms of Hawaii has received $800,000 in the past eight months from Nansay Hawaii Inc., enabling the Big Island aquaculture business to stay alive. Ocean Farms has $8 million of debt due and is cutting operations and increasing production...

One Kalakaua project downscales condo units. (Kalakaua Avenue and Beretania Street 14-story condominium project by The Development Group Inc.)
November 25, 1991... A private developer is proceeding with plans for a 14-story condominium project at Kalakaua Avenue and Beretania Street despite a city and state superblock plan that includes its property. The Development Group Inc.'s condominium project, One...

Loomis & Pollock signs Papillon. (advertising agency to handle tour operator Papillon Hawaiian Helicopters advertising needs) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... Loomis & Pollock Inc. has been selected to handle the advertising for Papillon Hawaiian Helicopters, the state's largest helicopter sightseeing company. Papillon maintains a fleet of 25 jet-powered AStar helicopters in Hawaii and offers...

Waikoloa center nears completion. (Waikoloa Beach Resort, Honolulu, Hawaii)
November 25, 1991... Construction is wrapping up on the 10-acre, $30 million Kings' Shops at Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island. The resort shopping center, set for grand opening in February, is being developed by KS Investment Co., with Waikoloa Development...

No pre-sales for Haseko's Courtyards at Punahou. (Haseko Hawaii Inc. postpones sales of condominiums) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... Haseko (Hawaii) Inc. has postponed sales of the 34 condominiums in the Courtyards at Punahou on Beretania Street from early 1992 to mid-1992. Sales were stopped so the developer could determine realistic construction costs before setting...

Ground cars shipped to India: Hawaii firm shreds automobiles for recycling as scrap metal. (Hawaii Metal Recycling Co.) (Company Profile)
November 25, 1991... Hawaii Metal Recycling Co. last week shipped 25,000 metric tons of scrap metal out of Barbers Point Harbor bound for India for recycling. A new, $3 million machine was used to shred roughly 24,500 vehicles to produce the load, reputed to be...

Pukalani bypass road started. (Kiewit Pacific Co. starts road work contract)
November 25, 1991... Kiewit Pacific Co. has started work on Phase I of the state Department of Transportation's Pukalani Bypass Road on Maui. The $4.8 million first phase consists of building a two-lane highway from Haliimaile Road to Makani Road. Work...

USAF awards Japan jobs to Hawaiian Tel. (GTE Hawaiian Tel gets United States Air Force cotnracts) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... GTE Hawaiian Tel was awarded $27.5 million in U.S. Air Force contracts for two projects in Japan. The first project, worth $24 million, is the second phase of a communications system upgrade for the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. The...

Terri Large Madden.
November 25, 1991... Terri Large Madden has been named president of Hale Koa Realty/Better Homes & Gardens, replacing her father, Darrell Large, who founded the company in 1977. Madden's husband, Dan Madden, has been appointed principal broker.

Lyenne Kimura.
November 25, 1991... Lyenne Kimura has joined Schuman Carriage Co. Ltd. as chief financial officer, a newly created position. She was previously an audit manager with the accounting firm as Coopers & Lybrand.

Companiano resigns. (insurance commissioner Robin Campaniano) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... State insurance commissioner Robin Campaniano last week resigned effective Dec. 15 and will return to private-sector work. Prior to his 1987 appointment, he was a member of the law firm of White & Tom. Campaniano is an officer with the...

Maui landfills to close before EPA regs take effect. (Environmental Protection Agency's regulations on landfills) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... Maui County could face costs of $14 million due to new Environmental Protection Agency regulations on landfills taking effect October 1993. But the county hopes to phase out at least three of its capacity landfills to save millions of dollars...

Maui Electric wants 17 percent rate increase. (Maui Electric Co. Ltd. files petition for price adjustment) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... Maui Electric Co. Ltd. recently filed with the Public Utilities Commission for a 17 percent rate increase, which could cost customers about $18.3 million over a year. The company said the increase is needed to pay for new plants and...

Court orders Luau buy. (West Beach Estates to buy Paradise Cove Luau from Roy Tokujo) (Brief Article)
November 25, 1991... West Beach Estates will take over ownership of Paradise Cove Luau under an agreement that settles a court dispute with its former owner, Roy Tokujo. Under the court-ordered settlement, West Beach Estates, developer of the adjacent Ko Olina...

WIA plans $2 mil park upgrades. (Waikiki Improvement Association; Waikiki Gateway Park, Kuhio Beach Park and Waikiki Triangle)
November 25, 1991... The Waikiki Improvement Association plans to enhance the greening of Hawaii's prime visitor center. The City & County of Honolulu's Parks and Recreation Department will open bids Dec. 13 for $2 million in improvements to three Waikiki parks,...

Hotels hope for bookings boost. (hotels expect increased occupancy after NBC's broadcast of the The Today Show featuring Hawaii) (Industry Overview)
November 25, 1991... Bookings at Hawaii hotels should skyrocket due to the last week's local taping of NBC's "Today," according to the morning show's producer. "There's a ripple effect whenever we come to a town," said Bob Wheelock, senior producer of "Today,"...

Costs halved for Isle broadcast. (NBC's cost to broadcast The Today Show from Hawaii)
November 25, 1991... Broadcasting the "Today" show from Hawaii last week cost NBC less than half of what it has paid for similar excursions. Traditionally, five shows produced on the road cost about $2 million to $2.5 million, but the Hawaii tapings ran just...

Business backs film festival. (business sponsorship of the Hawaii International Film Festival)
November 25, 1991... Island businesses are playing a larger role than ever in their support of the Hawaii International Film Festival. "Corporate donorship is up this year," said festival director Jeannette Paulson. "We're really emphasizing this year that we're...

Feds skittish about Hutch deal. (Department of Transportation has reservation in Hutchinson Auto & Air Transport Co. Inc.'s ownership by Japanes-owned firm)
November 25, 1991... Want air-tight control by prospective American buyers All systems are not yet go for Hutchinson Auto & Air Transport Co. Inc., even though a tentative agreement has been reached for the cargo taxi to be 75 percent American-owned. That is...

Paine Webber pushes global stocks. (Paine Webber Inc.'s subsidiary Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management)(overseas bonds and stocks have higher yields than United States money markets and certificates of deposit )
November 25, 1991... Investing overseas should be a primary consideration of individuals seeking an alternative to low-yielding U.S. money markets and certificates of deposit, said a leading global stock market analyst. Average money market and CD returns "do not...

HAL Inc. (holding company of Hawaiian Airlines's 1991 third quarter loses)(Earnings Report)
November 25, 1991... HAL Inc., holding company of Hawaiian Airlines, lost $9.1 million in the third quarter of 1991, compared with a net loss of $17.9 million in same period of 1990. The loss was the smallest the firm has had in seven quarters. For the first...

Defense cuts threaten Isles. (defense spending cuts affects Hawaii's defense industry) (Industry Overview)
November 25, 1991... Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, the second-largest employer in Hawaii, will cut back on its workforce during the next decade. Cuts in the national defense budget will force the reduction, but exactly how many of the 5,126 civilian and military...

Temps help fill gap. (Manpower Temporary Services and Adia Personnel Services fill labor needs) (Industry Overview)
November 25, 1991... Today, temporary workers are finding themselves taking on more and more challenging on-the-job tasks, even though they have been part of the American workforce since the late 1940s. "Today we play a very prominent role in the workforce,"...

Inflation outpaces wage increases. (Hawaii's wage rates)
November 25, 1991... Wages have been increasing in the past year for clerical, service and blue-collar workers in Hawaii, but they have been swamped by inflation. The Hawaii Employers Council recently completed its 45th annual Community Pay Rate Survey. It...

Hawaii's unions are alive and well. (labor unions)
November 25, 1991... The union movement is alive and well in Hawaii, according to Hawaii Employers Council president Al Fraga. And that is a reality employers should be aware of, he told the annual meeting of the council at the Sheraton Waikiki earlier this...

JEMS: hiring alternative. (Joint Employment Management System)(includes related article)
November 25, 1991... Many businesses are suffering needlessly as staff vacancies drive up overtime costs and, in some cases, drive away business while a pool of talented, competent and loyal employees remains underutilized. Family members of active-duty military...

Recruiters face a seller's market. (employment agencies have few unemployed to serve)
November 25, 1991... When it comes to recruiting and interviewing job applicants, Hawaii's limited labor supply makes this a "seller's market," said one human resources expert. The most prevalent problem among businesses in the state is personnel recruitment,...

City, state plan superblock. (Honolulu, Hawaii; real estate development)
November 18, 1991... The city and state are completing joint plans for a massive superblock development that is expected to include up to 2,100 residential units, 100,000 square feet of office space, and 145,000 square feet of retail space. The project site is...

New air cargo firm hits Isle market. (Hawaii Pacific Air)
November 18, 1991... Hawaii Pacific Air will start interIsland cargo service in the first week of December, offering low prices to attract customers away from established competitors. The new company will offer cargo rates about 20 percent lower than currently...

Cookie man lands Penney. (Wally Amos' Chip & Cookie; J.C. Penney)
November 18, 1991... Wally "Famous" Amos is getting back into business for real Nov. 23. He is opening a string of the world's first chocolate chip cookie boutiques at all J.C. Penney stores in Hawaii this Saturday. Amos' new business is called Chip & Cookie,...

Kihei gets Liberty House. (shopping center)
November 18, 1991... Liberty House will anchor the new, 60,000-square-foot Azeka Place II shopping center in Kihei, Maui. The new, 19,500-square-foot Liberty House will have a merchandise mix geared toward Maui residents, said vice president of sales Barbara...

Cruise firm targets kamaaina market. (Pacific Marine & Supply Co.)
November 18, 1991... The newest major player in Hawaii's commercial boating industry is working to penetrate a reluctant market segment -- local residents. "The economic factors dictate that we have to have higher utilization rates," said Steve Loui, president of...

Nansay project stalls in Hawaii Kai. (Nansay Hawaii Inc.'s condomunium)
November 18, 1991... Nansay Hawaii Inc.'s 600-unit condominium project in Hawaii Kai, The Peninsula, is stalled while the developer renegotiates terms with lenders, said Lori Lum, Nansay's vice president of marketing. Originally, construction was set to start in...

Isle realty bust worst in nation. (National Association of Realtors reports Hawaii housing slump) (Industry Overview)
November 18, 1991... Hawaii has been hit hard by the housing slump, already a reality for a year on the Mainland, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors. Only 7,500 existing homes sold in Hawaii in the third quarter of 1991, down 26.5...

Gordon M. Wyant. (Pacesetters)
November 18, 1991... Century 21 Beachcomber Realty Inc. recently named Gordon M. Wyant chairman and chief executive officer, a new position since the August acquisition of the firm by Wyant and Marshall B. Wolfe, who is now the firm's president. They replaced...

Isles eyed as fashion capital. (Honolulu)(includes related article)
November 18, 1991... Honolulu will someday be tagged as an upscale fashion capital with Ala Moana Center's Palm Boulevard becoming the city's version of Fifth Avenue, according to a clothing industry mogul. "Honolulu should have the same sophistication as Paris...

CB Bancshares Inc. (Earnings) (Brief Article)
November 18, 1991... CB Bancshares Inc., City Bank's holding company, had net earnings of $1.85 million for the third quarter of 1991, down 0.3 percent from the same period last year. The 87-cents-per-share net income is unchanged from the same period of 1990....

Cyanotech Corp. (Earnings) (Brief Article)
November 18, 1991... Kona-based Cyanotech Corp. lost $186,000 in the third quarter of 1991 compared with net income of $75,000 in same period last year. On a per-share basis, the loss equaled 4 cents compared with a 2-cent gain during the same period last year. The...

International Holding Capital Corp. (Earnings) (Brief Article)
November 18, 1991... Net income at International Holding Capital Corp., holding company for International Savings & Loan Association Ltd., jumped to $1.3 million in the quarter ending Sept. 30, 1991, a 350 percent increase from the same period last year. That...

Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Partners. (Earnings) (Brief Article)
November 18, 1991... Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Partners' net income plummeted to $2.3 million the third quarter of 1991, down 45.7 percent from the third quarter of 1990. On a per-share basis, earnings were down 83.3 percent to 2 cents. The third-quarter performance...

Resort Income Investors Inc. (Earnings ) (Brief Article)
November 18, 1991... Resort Income Investors Inc. had 1991 third-quarter earnings of $1 million, a 41 percent drop from the same period last year. Per-share earnings were 24 cents, also down 41 percent from 1990 third-quarter earnings. Chairman Christopher B....

Pioneer Federal branches out to Kalihi. (Pioneer Federal Savings Bank; Kalihi, Hawaii)
November 18, 1991... Pioneer Federal Savings Bank will open a new branch on Dec. 2, its first in 12 years, in Kalihi. "We've always wanted to expand on Oahu, and now is a prime opportunity," said Lily Yao, Pioneer president. "It's part of a long-term operating...

Colony to manage resort in Thailand. (Colony Hotels & Resorts; Kamala Bay Terrace Resort)
November 18, 1991... Colony Hotels & Resorts will assume the management of a new, $60 million resort next month on Phuket, an island off the southwest coast of Thailand. It will be the first resort Colony, which is based in Sherman Oaks, Calif., has managed in...

Thomas Cook promotes Isles in Europe. (Thomas Cook Financial Services Hawaii)
November 18, 1991... Hawaii should get a boost as a visitor destination from two new Thomas Cook Financial Services Hawaii educational programs. The international travel and financial service firm will host a one-week tour of the Islands for European travel...

Outrigger to distribute This Week Magazine. (Outrigger Hotels Hawaii)
November 18, 1991... This Week Magazines will be the only visitor publication distributed in the lobbies of the state's largest hotel chain beginning Jan. 1. Outrigger Hotels Hawaii and This Week Publications have reached a one-year agreement, said Ron Cruger,...

Honolulu firm acquires Lihue mortgage company. (Pacific Rim Mortgage Corp.; Island Mortgage Corp.) (Brief Article)
November 18, 1991... Lihue-based Pacific Rim Mortgage Corp. was acquired by Honolulu-based Island Mortgage Corp. on Nov. 1. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Tom Legacy, who founded Pacific Rim Mortgage, will be senior loan officer for Island Mortgage...

GTE wants cable TV rights. (GTE Corp.)
November 18, 1991... As a pioneer and a communications hub in fiber optics, Hawaii stands to reap a windfall from the lobbying campaign by the telephone industry for the right to carry cable television signals. At the 1991 annual United States Telephone...

Traffic signal contract let. (Wasa Electrical Services Inc.; Hawaii. Department of Transportation) (Brief Article)
November 18, 1991... Wasa Electrical Services Inc. has won a state Department of Transportation contract for $115,000 to install a traffic signal system in Paia, Maui. The new traffic signal system will be installed at the intersection of Hana Highway and...

HAL has high hopes for passes. (Hawaiian Airlines Inc.; airpasses)
November 18, 1991... Hawaiian Airlines expects its passenger traffic to increase by 5 percent to 10 percent with the start of two new passenger services. The Hawaii Air Weekend Pass and the Hawaii Airpass will give residents and tourists an incentive to travel to...

Matson buys new cranes. (Matson Navigation Co.; includes related article)
November 18, 1991... To accommodate post-Panamax container ships The first of three state-of-the-art gantry cranes that cost $21 million arrived at Honolulu Harbor last week. Matson Navigation Co. is replacing three of five smaller cranes to expand its...

Airport bidder sues DOT. (Stearns Airport Equipment Company Inc.; Hawaii Department of Transportation) (Brief Article)
November 18, 1991... A suit has been filed in First Circuit Court over a $40 million statewide airport contract. Stearns Airport Equipment Co. Inc. and W. Michael Mullahey have filed suit against Edward Y. Hirata, in his capacity as director of the state...

Construction starts at stalled Prince project. (Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel and residential resort)
November 11, 1991... Construction is about to get underway on the $329 million Hapuna Beach resort planned just south of the Mauna Kea resort. The contractor for the long-delayed 350-room Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel and residential resort will be selected this...

Costco eyes Maui. (Costco Wholesale Corp.) (Brief Article)
November 11, 1991... Costco Wholesale Corp., which will have three stores on Oahu by 1993, also plans to open an outlet on Maui. "We attract a lot of business from the Neighbor Islands," said Jim Sinegal, chief executive officer and president of Costco. He was...

Fort Street Mall revamp planned. (Brief Article)
November 11, 1991... Construction is set to start Nov. 15 on a $4 million city improvement project on Fort Street Mall. Pan-Pacific Construction Inc. will install new pavement, a stage near the King Street satellite City Hall annex, planters, bike racks and...

Whip firm goes east. (Island Freeze Franchise Systems Inc.'s franchise in Alabama) (Brief Article)
November 11, 1991... Island Freeze Franchise Systems Inc., which features DoleWhip frozen desserts, recently sold its first out-of-state franchise. Island Freeze opened last month in Huntington, Ala., said company president Ron Scelza. The franchisee, James E....

UFOs hit Kakaako businesses. (unsafe falling objects, noise and dust from construction and road projects; Kakaako area of Honolulu)
November 11, 1991... Unsafe falling objects, noise and dust from construction and road projects are hurting business in the Kakaako area of Honolulu. "Right now we're losing a lot of business because customers can't get to us conveniently and safely," said Lex...

Hall takes Risk. (Frank B. Hall and Company of Hawaii Inc.'s acquisition of Risk Consultants Inc.) (Brief Article)
November 11, 1991... Frank B. Hall & Company of Hawaii Inc. acquired the insurance consulting firm of Risk Consultants Inc. on Nov. 1. "This is an exciting acquisition for our Hall-Hawaii operation," said local president Carl P. Hennrich. "With this positive...

Mauna Loa sues Mrs. Fields. (Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp.; Mrs. Fields Inc.) (Brief Article)
November 11, 1991... Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. filed a $23 million suit against Mrs. Fields Inc. in Hawaii's First Circuit Court. The suit alleged Mrs. Fields breached a contract by refusing to purchase 628,963 pounds of wet nuts from the 1990-91 crop and 2.1...

State hikes harbor fees 55 percent. (Hawaii) (Brief Article)
November 11, 1991... Gov. John Waihee approved a fee schedule which will increase user fees at the state's eight commercial harbors by 19 percent on Dec. 1 and by 36 percent on July 1, 1992. The increases, the first since 1986, are necessary for improvement...

Hawaii attracting cargo airlines. (Brief Article)
November 11, 1991... The cargo airline Hawaii Pacific Air received aircraft certification from the Federal Aviation Administration and will begin operating between Honolulu, Kahului and Hilo airports within one month. Meanwhile one of the largest aviation firms in...

Dole buys California new headquarters property. (Dole Food Co.; Southern California's Westlake Village area) (Brief Article)
November 11, 1991... Dole Food Co. will build a new headquarters in Southern California's Westlake Village area. The new property, acquired from Unisys Corp., will allow the company to move several of its divisions resulting in cost savings and enhanced...

Persis sells Nashville firm. (Persis Corp.'s Southeast Magazines Inc.) (Brief Article)
November 11, 1991... Persis Corp. of Honolulu, owner of The Honolulu Advertiser, has sold Southeast Magazines Inc. of Nashville to T.J. "Jocko" Potts, an Alabama-based magazine publisher. Southeast Magazines publishes "Nashville Business and Lifestyles," and a...

Maui developer drops luxury housing. (VMS Realty Partners) (Brief Article)
November 11, 1991... Affordable, rather than luxury housing, is now scheduled to be developed above Wailea Resort on Maui. The change in plans is the result of a new developer, McCormack Properties, taking over the project from VMS Realty Partners. McCormack has...