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Paradise worth the price - Sun, 07 Mar 2010 PST (The Spokesman-Review)
Nab a room in a four-star hotel in Waikiki for well under $200 a night for six nights and get the seventh night free. Book a five-night air/hotel package through Pleasant Holidays to the islands in May or next fall, and the travel company will throw in a rental car.
Large Hawaiian retailer buys into Smartcool savings (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Smartcool Systems Inc. is pleased to announce the recent completion of a five store installation in Hawaii with the US-based chain, ABC Stores Group. The positive results recorded from this project have not only been deemed impressive from an energy savings aspect, but also from an economical standpoint, resulting in a call for a survey of an additional 20 sites across the Hawaiian Islands.
Officials assess tsunami response (The Maui News)
The next time a tsunami is headed toward Maui, emergency responders hope to provide "staging areas" for evacuees, find better ways to communicate with the public and even provide pet carriers to homeless people reluctant to leave their animals in danger.
Gasparilla Island, Sanibel make top 10 list (Gasparilla Gazette)
Gasparilla Island and Captiva-Sanibel both are in the Barron's Top 10 best places for second homes, according to a story written by Steven Sears. While Gasparilla was ranked two places lower the Sanibel/Captiva it had one huge advantage. Gasparilla Island property values have dropped only 18 percent during the Great Recession compared with 40 percent for its neighbors.
Hawaii hotels: Fuller on Oahu and Maui (KHNL News 8 Honolulu)
Hawaii hotel occupancy is above 80% on Oahu and Maui, but Kauai and the Big Island are 20 points lower...
Business Briefs (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Hawaii Newspaper - Hawaii coverage and reports on news, sports, business, entertainment, and events
Island hotel occupancy rates jump, 4th time in 5 months (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaii's hotels are seeing more evidence that a long drought in bookings may be over, with the average occupancy rate rising in January for the fourth time in five months. But the amount hotels are able to charge per room continued to slide, falling in January for the 17th straight month, according to a report from Hospitality Advisers LLC, an industry consulting firm.
Interval Leisure Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MIAMI----Interval Leisure Group today announced results for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2009.
Growing the Cultural Connections Program (Indian Country Today)
HONOLULU – The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement's Cultural Connections Program has grown in popularity as more and more visitors become engaged in learning about Hawaii's culture, history, language and practices.
Trade Winds (Honolulu Advertiser)
The University of Hawaii Foundation has elected Elizabeth Hokada, director, Financial Assets Division at Kamehameha Schools, and Arthur Ushijima, president and CEO of The Queen's Medical Center and Queen's Health Systems, to its board of trustees.
