‘Hawaii Five-0′ viewers fall to 7.86 million
"Hawaii Five-0" finished second in its hour with one of the smallest audiences of the season, according to Nielsen ratings information released Tuesday by CBS.
"Five-0" drew 7.86 million viewers, the network said. ABC’s "Castle" won the hour with 11.16 million viewers. NBC’s "Revolution" was a distant third with 5.51 million viewers.
Among adults 18-49, a coveted audience, "Five-0" drew 1.8 percent of the total viewing audience and 5 percent of those watching TV at the time, CBS said. By comparison, "Castle" drew 2.1 percent of the total viewing audience and 6 percent of those watching TV at the time.
Next week’s episode will be the last one of the season. The show already has been renewed for a fourth season.
Hawaii firms seek Make-a-Wish donations
Ohana Beach Rental Hawaii, which markets vacation rentals, and Distinctive Homes Hawaii LLC, which sells real estate, have agreed to raise money for Make-a-Wish Hawaii to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
"All our rental contracts now include a line item that asks for a voluntary $10 donation," said Warren Daniel, founder of Ohana Beach Rentals and Distinctive Homes. "And to date we’ve had a tremendous response."
"We are very excited to begin this corporate relationship with Ohana Beach Rentals Hawaii and Distinctive Homes Hawaii," said Siana Hunt, president and CEO of Make-a-Wish Hawaii.
For more information, see www.hawaii.wish.org.
Ala Moana Center will sport solar system
The owner of Ala Moana Center plans to install a $3 million solar photovoltaic system at the mall, according to building permit data filed with the city.
The news comes as the state’s largest shopping center is preparing to launch a major renovation that will include the departure of Sears and the creation of nearly 700,000 square feet of new stores and restaurants.
General Growth Properties, which owns Ala Moana, submitted its building permit for the PV project in November. The city Department of Planning and Permitting issued the permit May 6.
Maui’s RKR Enterprises Inc., which does business as Electric Solutions Co., was listed as the contractor on the building permit. A spokesman for General Growth declined to provide further details.
Cellphone firms unite on driving and texting
NEW YORK » The country’s four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T’s "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.
AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile will be joined by 200 other organizations backing the multimillion-dollar ad campaign.
The campaign is unusual not just because it unites rivals, but also because it represents companies warning against the dangers that can come from use of their own products.
After initially fighting laws against cellphone use while driving, cellphone companies have begun to embrace the language of the federal government’s campaign against cellphone use by drivers.
RIM unveils cheaper BlackBerry to gain market share
ORLANDO, Fla. >> Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple’s iPhone and Android devices powered by Google’s software.
The lower-cost gadget, called the Q5, is the company’s third smartphone to run the new BlackBerry 10 system. It will have a physical keyboard, something that sets RIM’s devices apart from Apple’s iPhone and most Android phones.
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins said the “slim, sleek” device will be available in red, black, white and pink.
He announced the phone to a packed ballroom to open RIM’s annual three-day conference in Orlando, Fla.
ON THE MOVE
Island Pacific Energy has hired:
>> Van Matsushige as vice president of operations. His experience includes working as vice president of sales and business development at Sopogy.
>> Stacey Kawano as customer service manager. She was previously the office manager for a surf industry product distribution company.
>> Kevin Blitz as creative director. He has more than 15 years of industry experience creating digital media.
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has hired Dr. Howard Jung as a urologist at Moanalua Medical Center. He was previously an associate urologist with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group.
