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“We are seeing some mild softening in the economic climate here in Hawai'i”

Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc. posted a quarterly net loss of $40.1 million as the company continued to lose customers to wireless companies and other competitors. via The Honolulu Advertiser

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The president of Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. exercised options for 33,300 shares of common stock, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings Wednesday. via International Business Times

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“Lately she has been in feeble health though she takes an interest in the great events transpiring in the worried world of today.”

In 1888, King Kalakaua issued a royal charter, commissioning a magazine. Then titled Paradise of the Pacific , this publication became HONOLULU Magazine, making it the oldest magazine west of the Mississippi. via Honolulu

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Hawaiian Electric has given notice that it will seek a rate increase later this year. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

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Hawaiian Telcom announced today that Eric Yeaman has been named president and chief executive officer of the company, succeeding Stephen Cooper. via The Honolulu Advertiser

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“We were delighted with the award of damages and this settlement.”

Pacific Business News - by PBN Staff Hawaiian Airlines will get $52.5 million in a settlement reached this week with interisland competitor go! airlines. via Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

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“I think it's more than misleading”

State tourism officials said the figure was grossly inflated, arguing the more accurate estimate was about half that amount. via KPUA-AM Hilo

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Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. said several one-time factors helped the company's earnings rebound in the first quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. via The Honolulu Advertiser

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“I put everything in God's hands.”

By Anna Weaver Catholic News Service HONOLULU - Theological consultors to the Vatican Congregation for Saints' Causes have ruled that the cancer cure of a Hawaiian woman was due to Blessed Damien de Veuster's ... via Iobserve

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“This is taking my viable business right now and putting it right in the dumper. I don't know what I'm going to do”

Diamond Head crater and Waikiki high rises are barely visible due to high levels of volcanic fog shrouding Oahu, Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Honolulu. via The Florida Times-Union

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