Free landscaping course set for July Airline workers eligible for benefits U.S. East cruisers spent most money Training offered to avoid harassment Cruise ship Infinity calls on Nawiliwili E-filing soars in Hawai’i, nation Free landscaping course set for July A
- Free landscaping course set for July
- Airline workers eligible for benefits
- U.S. East cruisers spent most money
- Training offered to avoid harassment
- Cruise ship Infinity calls on Nawiliwili
- E-filing soars in Hawai’i, nation
Free landscaping course set for July
A free, three-month, entry-level landscape maintenance program will be held at the Kaua’i Agricultural Research Center in Wailua, beginning in July. It is sponsored by the University of Hawai’i Cooperative Extension Service and Workforce Development. Please call Jane, 274-3471, for registration and more information.
Airline workers eligible for benefits
A spokesman for the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said there are around 8,000 Hawai’i workers in airline and related industries who may be eligible for an additional 39 weeks of unemployment benefits through federally funded Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation. Letters were sent out to the 8,000 individuals who have already exhausted their standard 26 weeks of benefits and may have lost their airline or airline-related jobs due to the war on terrorism.
U.S. East cruisers spent most money
Visitors from east of the Rocky Mountains made up a majority of cruise-ship visitors to Nawiliwili Harbor and the state in the first quarter of this year, according to statistics released recently by a spokesman for the state Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.
U.S. East visitors made up 58.2 percent of all out-of-state visitors who took Hawai’i cruises during the first three months of this year, and spent the most, $99 per person per day each day ashore, compared to $90 for all visitors.
Training offered to avoid harassment
Harassment claims continue to occupy an increasing amount of management resources, and the Kaua’i Chamber of Commerce is hosting training to help managers and human-resources professionals avoid costly litigation. The training is set for Thursday, May 22, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, at the Aloha Beach Resort’s Ali’i Room in Wailua.
The registration deadline is Tuesday, May 20, and the charge is $25 for Chamber members, $30 for guests. Charges include continental breakfast. Attorneys specializing in civil litigation and labor and employment law will lead the seminar. For more information, please call 245-7363, fax 245-8815, or register online at http://www.kauaichamber.org/reservations?view-res&52.
Cruise ship Infinity calls on Nawiliwili
The 965-foot-long cruise ship MV Infinity is scheduled to call on Nawiliwili Harbor this Friday, May 16, to arrive at 7 a.m. and leave at 6 p.m. the same day. The Legend of the Seas, at 867 feet long, calls Sunday, May 18, scheduled to arrive at 7 a.m. and leave at 3 p.m. the same day.
Volunteers are always welcome to help greet all arriving cruise ships, including the 965-foot-long Norwegian Star, which calls each Saturday at 7 a.m., and leaves at 4 p.m. the same day. Please call 245-2340 for volunteer information.
E-filing soars in Hawai’i, nation
U.S. Internal Revenue Service representatives through the beginning of this month had received approximately 527,000 federal returns from Hawai’i taxpayers, of which 186,700 were filed electronically. That is an increase of 14 percent in e-filings compared to last year’s results, according to an IRS spokeswoman.
Nationally, e-filing topped 51 million returns for the first time, while the number of those e-filing from home computers surged to nearly 11.7 million, up nearly 27 percent compared to last year. The average federal refund was $1,973.
