Business Briefs for Monday, July 23, 2012 Hawaiian Airlines lowers ticket prices HONOLULU—Hawaiian Airlines implemented Tuesday a new fare structure for neighbor island travel that lowers ticket prices across all of its fare classes from 4 to 25 percent, a
Business Briefs for Monday, July 23, 2012
Hawaiian Airlines lowers ticket prices
HONOLULU—Hawaiian Airlines implemented Tuesday a new fare structure for neighbor island travel that lowers ticket prices across all of its fare classes from 4 to 25 percent, a company press release states.
The new rates are available for booking on HawaiianAir.com.
Under the new fare structure, the lowest fare for a one-way nonstop interisland flight (including taxes and mandatory federal fees) is $65 for travel from Honolulu to Kahului and Lihu‘e.
The new structure’s three lowest fares from Honolulu to Kahului, Lihu‘e, Hilo and Kona are all lower than the previously published lowest web fare.
In addition, the airline’s parent company, Hawaiian Holdings, has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire turbo-prop aircraft with the aim of establishing a subsidiary carrier to serve routes not currently in Hawaiian’s neighbor island system.
First Hawaiian posts earnings increase
HONOLULU — First Hawaiian Bank reported first half net income of $113.2 million, up 5.6 percent over the first half of 2011, a company press release states.
Second quarter net income of $56.4 million was up 3.6 percent over the comparable quarter of 2011. Total deposits grew 7.8 percent to a record of $12.6 billion.
“First Hawaiian finished the first half of 2012 with solid earnings, good deposit growth and strong asset quality. Gains in the tourism and retail sectors are leading our state’s economic recovery. While the recovery has been slow, our construction industry is showing signs of improvement which will play an important role in reducing Hawaii’s unemployment rate,” First Hawaiian Bank president and CEO Bob Harrison said in the release.
Hawaiian Air partners with JTB on Sendai-Honolulu charters
HONOLULU – Hawaiian Airlines started flying the first of four nonstop charter flights on Saturday between Sendai, Japan and Honolulu in collaboration with Japan Travel Bureau (JTB), a company press release states.
Located 180 miles north of Tokyo on the Pacific Coast of Honshu Island, Sendai is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city of the Tohoku Region, with approximately one million residents.
The Sendai region was at the center of destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.
The response to Hawaiian’s charter service has been strong from Sendai. Saturday’s flight is booked to 95 percent, the release states.
The other three charter flights will be on Thursday, July 26, Tuesday, July 31, and Sunday, August 5 at 8:00 p.m., cross the international dateline, and arrive at Honolulu International Airport the same day at 8:35 a.m.
The return charter flights will depart Honolulu on Wednesday, July 25, Monday, July 30, Saturday, August 4, and Thursday, August 9 at 3:10 p.m., cross the international dateline, and arrive in Sendai at 6:00 p.m. the following day.
Along with the Sendai charter flights, Hawaiian offers daily nonstop service to Honolulu from three gateway cities, Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s calling on businesses
LIHU‘E —The Kaua‘i 2012 Walk to End Alzheimer’s event will take place at Kuku‘i Grove Shopping Center on Saturday, Oct. 6. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the walk begins at 8 a.m. There will be entertainment, pupus, music, lucky number and drawings.
Businesses may participate by organizing teams of walkers, raising funds, and sponsoring various aspects of the event. Kaua‘i sponsors have included Regency at Puakea, Kaua‘i Adult Day Health, HMSA, Wilcox Memorial Hospital, Queens Medical Center, and Hawai‘i State Federal Credit Union.
The Walk To End Alzheimer’s is the largest awareness-building program hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association, Aloha Chapter.
Last year 162 walkers participated in the Kaua‘i event, raising more than $13,000 to support the Aloha Chapter’s core services of caregiver education, professional training, general awareness building and supportive caregiver counseling. The goal for 2012 is to recruit more than 200 walkers and raise at least $22,500.
To start a team, call Patricia Gonsalves of the Team Recruitment Committee at 241-4488. For more information to be a walker, sponsor a walker, start your own team, or volunteer visit www.alz.org/walk. Registration packets are available at the Kaua‘i Alzheimer’s Office on Kress Street by calling Humberto Blanco at 245-3200.
Real property taxes are due soon
LIHU‘E – County officials would like to remind Kaua‘i property owners that the first installment of real property taxes for the 2012-2013 tax year is due on Aug. 20.
Payments can be made online at kauai.gov/paypropertytax, by mail, in person, or at a drop box located outside the Kapule Building at the Lihu‘e Civic Center.
Property owners who pay their real property taxes directly and have not yet received their property tax bills should immediately inquire at the Real Property Tax Collection office at the Lihu‘e Civic Center, Kapule Building or call 241-4272.
Failure to pay real property taxes by the due date will result in a 10-percent penalty, as well as 12-percent interest per year.
