Hawaiian Electric Industries News Archives

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Pacific Business News - by Celia Lamb A California company said a ruling by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission Friday will help make on-site power generation systems more attractive to consumers.

“Your diploma represents the knowledge of how to create value. And it is a priceless gift that can keep on giving for the rest of your lives”

The President and CEO of Hawaiian Electric Industries today called on graduates at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo to treat their degrees like an investment by contributing to their body of knowledge and ... via KPUA-AM Hilo

“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

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

“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

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

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

“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)

“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

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

“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

“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

“Zippy's is the first place I go when I get off the plane, for a plate lunch of fried chicken and chili, with a scoop of macaroni salad”

George Helm Jr. is widely regarded as one of Hawai'i's best musicians, even though his debut album was released only after his death. via Honolulu

A Native Hawaiian group that advocates sovereignty locked the gates of a historic palace in downtown Honolulu, saying it would carry out the business of what it considers the legitimate government of the ... via The New Zealand Herald

“In perpetuating the tradition, part of it was going backwards in time. But tradition is a living thing and I'm adding to that community project by creating my own version of it”

With his aptly named new album "Different Game," Hawaiian singer-songwriter-musician Makana takes slack key guitar into a new realm. via San Mateo Daily News

“Just thirty days ago we were faced with losing two airlines in one week, and had essentially severed our connection to the Hawaiian Islands”

You can once again catch a flight from Oakland International Airport to Honolulu, after Hawaiian Airlines established service at the East Bay airport, a month after two other airlines went "belly-up". In late ... via KCBS

“The Hawaiian Kingdom Government is here and it doesn't plan to leave. This is a continuity of the Hawaiian Kingdom of 1892 to today.”

The 'Iolani Palace, located in the Hawaiian capital of Honolulu. Image: Jiang . According to reports, a group of Hawaiian natives, referring to themselves as the "Hawaiian Kingdom Government" under leader ... via Wilson's Almanac

“It's predictable that my albums will be completely different”

To Hawaiian musician and slack key guitar maestro Makana there are many ways to honor tradition. via Daily Breeze

Cowabunga Man! If you recognize that phrase you know that we're talking about "The Simpsons." The longest running American sit-com is now Universal Orlando's newest thrill ride . via MyFOX Atlanta