Hawaii News
SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO) announces that the award-winning eneloop bike, the SANYO pedal-assist synergetic hybrid bicycle, is available in Hawaii to provide an alternative method of transportation for tourists and locals.
The eneloop bike won the Best of Innovations Award at CES 2010. Collaborating with Assist the World of Green, LLC., SANYO’s eneloop bike will be available in bike rental shops.
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A new group buying service based in Hawaii promises “a new daily deal site that surpasses all others by maximizing the power of social networking and reward systems.”
VoteOnDeals.com, launching this week, is the brainchild of Andrew Sato and Jason Ching. Sato is a former top sales executive at a local radio station group and a graduate of Pearl City High School. He approached Ching, a longtime friend and entrepreneur and a graduate of Kaiser High School.
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Today, Nissan North America Inc. brought sustainable mobility to Hawaii with the arrival of the state’s first all-electric Nissan LEAF. Bill Markevitch took delivery of his Nissan LEAF SL today at New City Nissan of Honolulu.
This groundbreaking moment follows deliveries in the launch states of California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Tennessee and Texas.
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HR BioPetroleum, Inc. (HRBP), a Hawaii-based and -founded renewable biofuels company, today announced that it will acquire Shell’s shareholding in Cellana, a joint venture between Shell and HRBP. On January 31, 2011, HRBP will become the sole owner of Cellana, including its six-acre demonstration facility in Kona.
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Mayor Alan Arakawa and Relativity Media CEO and founder Ryan Kavanaugh have had numerous meetings while Mayor Arakawa was still serving as Mayor-elect last year. Arakawa brought up the possibility of having a major motion picture studio here and Kavanaugh said he “couldn’t be happier” to work with the Arakawa administration in making Maui County “a major production hub.”
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Honolulu, Kahului, and Lahaina are among the 140 new markets in which Verizon Wireless plans to roll out its 4G LTE network, company officials announced today. The upgraded network offers speeds up to 10 times faster than its current 3G network, with average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second.
Verizon Wireless announced that it installed 4G LTE wireless data service at the Honolulu International Airport late last year.
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Kaiser Permanente Hawaii announced the expansion of its physician staff and midwifery services on the Big Island with the addition
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The Kauai real estate market continues to struggle with a foreclosure rate well above the national average and the median rate for the state of Hawaii. Although the rate of home sales on the Garden Isle increased somewhat in the most recent tracking period, the median price for both single family homes and condominiums on Kauai fell by double digits.
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“Hawaii Five-0″ and “LOST†star Daniel Dae Kim and renown Honolulu restaurateur D.K. Kodama have sold their interest in the Kahala franchise of The Counter.
In what is described as a “buyback,†the sale by Kim and Kodama gives The Counter majority ownership of the restaurant, located at Kahala Mall.
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Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. announced today that it has been awarded a $45 million, one-year contract to supply gasoline and diesel to select military bases on Oahu.
Under the contract with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, also known as Exchange, Aloha Petroleum will supply six Exchange locations on the island.
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MEDICOM Technologies, Inc., a purveyor of technically advanced medical identification solutions, has introduced a multimedia-enabled interactive Medical I.D. Wristband. The device readily presents an individual’s complete medical history to emergency treatment personnel in critical situations.
The first-of-its-kind, patent-pending MEDICOM Medical I.D. Wristband could be an industry game changer.
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ShakaNet, the largest provider of wireless Internet services in Hawaii, today announced that it is partnering with FreeFi Networks Inc. to provide free wireless Internet access to passengers throughout the concourses, lounges and concession areas of Honolulu International Airport (HNL).
“This is the first deployment of free wireless services at Honolulu International Airport, the largest airport in the state of Hawaii,†said Nam Vu, Chief Technology Officer for ShakaNet.
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Experts generally agree that the national and Maui real estate markets are finally showing a period of recovery and growth, although there is also a consensus that those recoveries are both precarious and uncertain.
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The number of completed foreclosures in the state of Hawaii decreased substantially in the third quarter of 2010. This is one of several indications that the economy of Hawaii, in particular the Hawaii real estate market, has started to recover more strongly.
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Aqua Hotels & Resorts, a full-service Hawaii hotel management company, announced the addition of the 312-room Queen Kapiolani Hotel to its Waikiki portfolio.
“Aqua’s Hawaii-based roots and leadership role in marketing unique hotels to visitors is an excellent fit for what we have been seeking to re-establish the Queen Kapiolani,” said Wayne Williams of YHB Hospitality Group.
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oyal Hawaiian Center is open on Thanksgiving Day! Take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal, or begin your holiday shopping early, before Black Friday even begins! Several participating merchants will also feature deals/specials, which will be posted online at RoyalHawaiianCenter.com.
As a special Mahalo to our Black Friday patrons, stop by Lei Ohu Guest Services during November 25-28 and pick up a complimentary eco-friendly jute bag with purchase of $200 or more combined receipts from Royal Hawaiian Center.
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Alaska Airlines launches new seasonal service today between Kona on the Big Island and Portland, Ore. The new flights are in addition to the airline’s existing service from Portland to Kahului, Maui, and Honolulu.
Each week, Alaska Air will depart Portland for Kona at 5:40 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Those same days, a flight from Kona to Portland will depart the Big Island at 9:25 a.m.
Read moreOahu real estate continues to show positive signs in the first quarter of 2010. The number of sales for single-family
Read moreHawaiian Airlines pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), declared today that they believe their contract negotiations
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Read moreeBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam today announced the formation of the Ulupono Initiative, a social investment firm
Read moreBishop Museum announced today it will reduce the Museum’s public hours and reduce its personnel expenses in light of the
Read moreThe Hawaii Venture Capital Association (HVCA) last week announced the winners of its Technology Entrepreneur of the Year awards. The
Read moreNoni Biotech International (dba Noni Maui®) this week announced the opening of a 3,600-square-foot headquarters and biotech laboratory in Haiku,
Read moreThe U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will present a free seminar, “Rules, Regulations and Realities of Government Contracting,” to define
Read moreHonolulu realtors sold about 100 fewer homes and 250 fewer condos in August 2006 compared to the same month a
Read moreHawaii coffee revenues are estimated to hit a record-high $37.3 million this season, thanks largely to Big Island growers and
Read moreIf your ear is hungry for Hawaiian music and other local artists, you might want to check out a new
Read moreHonolulu is seeing the nation’s highest rate of inflation, according to the latest Consumer Price Index figures from the U.S.
Read moreStartup interisland airline go! — a subsidiary of Phoenix-based Mesa Airlines — has extended its $29 one-way fare through the end of
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