Where in the Dickhens will ex-Kyo-ya chief land?

Hmmm, curious timing on the exit of Greg Dickhens, president of Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts LLC, and the buyout of Cerberus Capital Management LP as a controlling interest in the Kyo-ya properties.

After all, it was under Dickhens, who oversaw Cerberus’ interests here for the past eight years, that Kyo-ya’s five prime Hawaii resorts have apparently thrived: the Sheraton Waikiki Resort; Moana Surfrider Hotel; Royal Hawaiian; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani; and Sheraton Maui Resort and Spa. In fact, a $500 million overhaul of the Princess Kaiulani site is poised to begin in August, the biggest reinvestment ever in a single Waikiki property.

The buyout of Cerberus by Kokusai Kogyo Co., the parent company of Kyo-ya, now gives 100 percent ownership to Kokusai founding family member Taka­masa Osano and associates.

Let’s see where Dickhens re-emerges.

Competing burger entrepreneurs do the right thing

The Great Noodle-bun Burger War has ended, and it turns out that it had a peaceful conclusion.

Keizo Shimamoto earned national attention for a burger he cooks that features buns made of ramen noodles. When he brought it to Hawaii recently to let isle residents taste it, there were lines of salivating consumers snaking down the street and around the corner.

Meanwhile, L&L Drive-Inn came forward with a similar product, but used TV footage of Shimamoto in its in-house electronic newsletter promoting it — which, of course, prompted threats of possible legal action.

But all’s well that ends well, since the folks on both sides of the dispute have agreed to eschew any such action against the other.

Eschew … mmmm. Sounds like a word that goes with eating.