Wed, 22 May 2013 02:58:36 +0000

Former Kaneohe resident Jason Pascua, who is charged with using his business, J2 Marketing Solutions, to mastermind a Ponzi scheme that defrauded people out of $1.4 million, is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Downtown Honolulu Thursday afternoon. FBI officials said in a statement that Pascua is scheduled to be arraigned and enter a guilty plea on one count of wire fraud, which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Criminal charges against Pascua, 39, were filed in March, for… More

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:47:15 +0000

Alicia Moy has been named the new president and CEO of Hawaii Gas, effective immediately. Jeffrey Kissel, the previous head of the company, is stepping down to focus more time on his work on economic initiatives to lower the cost of doing business in Hawaii, the company said Tuesday. In her new role, Moy and her leadership team at Hawaii Gas will be focusing on several key initiatives during the next several months. “Among the high-priority matters our team will be addressing is the continued… More

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:38:00 +0000

The Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network has paired up with VS2 LLC to host a job fair for subcontracting services needed by the U.S. Army, scheduled for June 10 at the Manoa Innovation Center. VS2 LLC, a federal government prime contractor for the U.S. Army, is sending representatives to brief Hawaii’s small businesses on upcoming opportunities. Oahu SBDC Director Joe Burns said about 20 companies have already signed up for the free event. “It’s a fairly large contract with the… More

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:28:26 +0000

The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine has donated thousands of dollars worth of science equipment this year to 13 public high schools on four of Hawaii’s islands. Three years ago, the medical school’s professional development program paired its Center for Cardiovascular Research faculty with local high school science teachers. The point of the program is to show local teachers the latest technologies, equipping them with cutting-edge knowledge that they can take back to… More

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:30:49 +0000

The state of Hawaii is taking public comments on the archaeological survey work for Honolulu’s elevated-rail project until May 30. The survey reports for the four phases of the rail project are available on the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s website, and comments can be directed to the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. HART is awaiting SHPD’s approval of the survey before it can proceed with construction. Work on the $5.16… More

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:16:14 +0000

National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday that there is talk about moving the Pro Bowl from Hawaii back to the Mainland after the 2014 game is played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. In a video posted on NFL.com, Goodell also said that the NFL is also toying with the idea of tweaking the game, which pits the top players from the American Football Conference against the best players in the National Football Conference except for the players on the two Superbowl teams. The changes… More

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:56:24 +0000

Alexander & Baldwin’s stock gained 1 percent Tuesday to lead Hawaii stocks in gains and follow the broader markets to close higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 52.30 points, or 0.34 percent, to close at 15,387.58. The Nasdaq gained 5.69 points, or 0.16 percent, to close at 3,502.12. Gainers: Alexander & Baldwin Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) closed at $36.13, up 39 cents, or 1.09 percent; Bank of Hawaii Corp. (NYSE: BOH) closed at $50.75, up 17 cents, or 0.34 percent; Central Pacific Financial… More

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:05:43 +0000

The James Campbell Co. is looking to sell 516 acres of mostly undeveloped land in West Oahu known as Kapolei West, a potential mixed-use residential and commercial master-planned community that would connect the City of Kapolei with Ko Olina Resort. East-West Financial Services Ltd. is marketing the property, which could fetch tens of millions of dollars. The Washington D.C.-based private investment banking firm declined comment on the possible sale. Kapolei Property Development, a real estate… More

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:44:59 +0000

The Howard Hughes Corp. plans to add more than 900 residential units in two market-rate condominium towers and one mostly affordable residential tower as part of the first phase of its Ward Village master plan in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood. David Striph, senior vice president of Hawaii for Dallas-based Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) said Tuesday that the developer is in the process of renovating the iconic IBM Building into a new information center and sales gallery as part of its first… More

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:23:22 +0000

Oceanic Time Warner Cable will move its customer care center that's located in the Sears store at Ala Moana Center to the Ward Gateway Center. KITV reports the Oceanic center at Sears will close on June 1 and reopen on the second floor of the building, above Starbuck's and Wahoo's Fish Tacos, at Ward Gateway Center. Sears (NYSE: SHLD) is closing the Ala Moana store on June 2. Mall owner General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP) said last week that it will demolish the aging Sears structure and replace… More