‘Five-0′ beats rival despite drop in viewers
"Hawaii Five-0" slipped slightly in the weekly ratings war Monday but it was still popular enough to trump its main rival, ABC’s "Castle," according to Nielsen ratings released Wednesday by CBS.
In an episode that offered fans a revelation about the identity of the mysterious Shelburne, "Five-0" drew 10.73 million viewers to its rival’s 9.41 million viewers. The crime show’s last original episode, which aired Jan. 2, drew 11.9 million viewers.
On NBC, "Rock Center with Brian Williams" attracted 5.57 million viewers.
Among adults ages 18 to 49, "Five-0" drew 2.8 percent of the total viewing audience and 8 percent of those watching TV at the time.
CBS will air reruns of the show for the next two weeks.
‘Power dip’ triggers failure at Tesoro plant
Tesoro Corp. said its Kapolei refinery was operating normally after a power drop that caused the plant to report an equipment failure.
"Operations are currently running as normal," Tina Barbee, a Tesoro spokeswoman at the company’s headquarters in San Antonio, said Wednesday in an email. "This did not have any impact upon Tesoro’s ability to fulfill its regional product supply commitments."
The 94,000-barrel-a-day Kapolei refinery reported an equipment failure at 12:05 p.m. Tuesday following a "power dip," according to a filing with the National Response Center. Sulfur dioxide was released from a flare, the filing showed.
U.S. companies must notify the response center if they release hazardous substances in excess of reportable quantities according to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, commonly known as Superfund.
Tesoro said last week it is seeking a buyer for the refinery and selling 32 retail stations in Hawaii.
Firm to start or stop phone book delivery
Hawaii consumers and business owners can control the delivery of Yellow Pages directories by going to www.YellowPagesOptOut.com. The website allows residents to choose which phone directories they want to receive or stop delivery altogether.
Requests should be submitted at least 12 weeks before directory delivery to ensure adequate time for processing. Requests to limit or stop delivery of Hawaiian Telcom directories or Yellowbook Paradise Pages, currently being distributed, will not be processed until the next delivery cycle.
People also can opt out of directory delivery by phone by calling the Berry Co. at 836-9550 through Jan. 31 and Yellowbook at 1-800-929-3556.
In addition, the Berry Co., which publishes the Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages, will begin its annual recycling program Friday.
Information on drop-off locations can be found at www.thinkyellowgogreen.com.
Group to raise access to fresh local food
Seeking to get fresh local food to communities that lack convenient access to such products, Kanu Hawaii has received a $15,000 grant from Kaiser Permanente to research so-called "food deserts" in Hawaii.
Many such areas have many fast-food restaurants and convenience stores, but relatively few supermarkets, farmers’ markets or other stores that offer fresh foods.
Beginning next month, Kanu will begin the project with an initial focus on Central and Leeward Oahu and on Hawaii island, areas that Kaiser has identified as having populations with a high incidence of obesity, hypertension, heart disease and diabetes.
Kanu plans to work with convenience stores in identified areas, or with mobile markets to bring in fresh local produce,especially for low-income residents receiving government food subsidies.
Goldman beats forecast, but net falls 58%
NEW YORK » Goldman Sachs’ net income fell 58 percent in the last three months of last year because of lower investment banking fees in a quarter marked by choppy financial markets.
The investment bank said Wednesday it made $1 billion, or $1.84 per share, from October through December. The results beat the estimate of $1.28 per share from analysts surveyed by FactSet, a provider of financial data.
Goldman’s revenue in the quarter fell 30 percent to $6 billion. For the year, Goldman made $4.4 billion, 47 percent less than in 2010, on revenue of $28.8 billion, down 26 percent from the previous year.
ON THE MOVE
Mutual of Omaha Bank has appointed Laura Merrifield regional account executive for its Community Association Banking operation in Hawaii. Merrifield has more than 10 years of local real estate experience.
Graham Builders has promoted Ryan Graham to vice president of operations. He joined the company in 2003 and was an estimator as well as a project manager.
Gilbert & Associates has promoted Todd A. Vines to director of public relations and social media from senior public relations and account manager.
The Battleship Missouri Memorial has announced Bonnie B. Hilory as the memorial’s vice president of development. She has more than 30 years of executive experience, and was executive director of Hawaii Pacific University.
The Queen’s Medical Center has named Dr. Whitney M.L. Limm vice president, clinical integration. He is an organ transplant and general surgeon and has served as medical director of surgical services at Queen’s since 2002.
