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Archive for April, 2004
Feds pull plug on Vegas charter flights
Apr 27th
TM Travel, also known as Jackie’s, is losing its charter flight service to Las Vegas next month after its public charter prospectus was not renewed by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The company’s air carrier, World Airways, Inc., announced the DOT’s action today, and said it was “due to non-compliance with federal regulations.” World Airways did not disclose which regulations were violated. Contrary to initial reports, Jackie’s is not the same company as Jackie’s Travel, which was acquired in 1997 by Mainland casino operator Boyd Gaming Co.. The new company’s charter flights began last September aboard Boeing MD-11 aircraft.
CPB, City Bank merger a go
Apr 23rd
One of Hawaii’s most contentious and public business battles in years is drawing to an end, with Central Pacific Bank announcing today that its aggressive campaign to acquire rival City Bank has finally succeeded. Central Pacific will acquire all of City Bank’s outstanding shares at $91.83 each, a 26 percent premium over the value at yesterday’s closing bell. The combined bank will have assets of $4 billion, solidifying CPB’s position as the fourth largest player in the state behind First Hawaiian Bank, Bank of Hawaii and American Savings Bank. DISCUSS
Kaho`olawe was once a volcano, too
Apr 15th
The island of Kaho`olawe, once called by some “the target isle,” has been in the news lately. After suffering years of degradation, first by feral goats, then by U.S. Naval gunnery practice, this uninhabited island has finally been returned to the Hawaiian people. Substantial unexploded ordnance dating back to the 1940s has been removed, an expensive and time-consuming process. Although much of Kaho`olawe remains contaminated by potentially dangerous warheads, scientists have already been getting a closer look at what the island is made of.
Australia OKs Hawaiian Air route
Apr 14th
The Australian government today approved Hawaiian Airlines‘ license to establish regular flights from Sydney to Honolulu. This clears the final government approval needed to launch the four-times-weekly service to Australia. Because the ocean crossing will also cross the International Date Line, travelers on Flight 22 arriving in Honolulu will arrive hours earlier on the same day they left Sydney. Passengers on Flight 21 to Sydney will lose more than a day, however. The airline says roundtrip airfares on the route begin at $756. Hawaiian Airlines will also offers connecting flights from the West Coast and the neighbor islands. The first Sydney-Honolulu flight is scheduled for May 18.
Olympic trials thwart theatre
Apr 14th
While the island athletic community is buzzing with excitement over historic Olympic triathalon trials scheduled for Sunday, the news was less than uplifting for the thespians at Diamond Head Theatre. The triathalon course runs right past the theatre and its parking lot, meaning it won’t be easy for ticketholders to get to its last, sold-out performance of “Swing!” Theater staff scrambled to get the word out, contracting a valet parking service and directing drivers to use the theatre’s back entrance on Alohea Avenue. Looking on the bright side, Managing Director Deena Dray said today, “Think how entertaining intermission will be, watching these Olympic-caliber athletes whiz by!”
Na Kanaka
Apr 14th
A regular HawaiiNews.com feature highlighting the appointments and achievements of Hawaii’s people. In this update: Gabe Naeole, Eddy Ng, Mike Perrino, Tiffany Chou, Theodore Dodson, Mika`ele Pavao, Kelsey Yamasaki, Hanna Nowicki, Lisa Keilani Akoi, and Ryan M. Matsumoto.
Florida surfer missing
Apr 7th
CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department’s Missing Person Detail request the public’s assistance in locating Courtney Marcher. Marcher, an avid surfer, was last seen on the morning of Sunday, April 4, 2004 surfing with friends at Velzyland on the North Shore. Friends told police she said she was going back to the shore, and has not been seen or heard from since. Anyone with information may call HPD’s Phil Camero directly at 529-3394.
How did Kilauea’s crater form?
Apr 1st
Where did all the magma go when Kilauea’s caldera formed? Perhaps as with a backyard sinkhole, you might ask where and how did the stuff disappear? Did an underground opening already exist (such as a lava tube), did something “dissolve” away (such as rotting vegetable matter), or did a kind of conveyer belt remove material and take it somewhere else (such as moving magma)?
How did Kilauea’s crater form?
Apr 1st
Where did all the magma go when Kilauea’s caldera formed? Perhaps as with a backyard sinkhole, you might ask where and how did the stuff disappear? Did an underground opening already exist (such as a lava tube), did something “dissolve” away (such as rotting vegetable matter), or did a kind of conveyer belt remove material and take it somewhere else (such as moving magma)?
How did Kilauea’s crater form?
Apr 1st
Where did all the magma go when Kilauea’s caldera formed? Perhaps as with a backyard sinkhole, you might ask where and how did the stuff disappear? Did an underground opening already exist (such as a lava tube), did something “dissolve” away (such as rotting vegetable matter), or did a kind of conveyer belt remove material and take it somewhere else (such as moving magma)?
