Australian chef to open eatery March 29
Bill Granger, Australian chef, restaurateur, TV show host and cookbook author, will co-host the opening of his first U.S. restaurant, called bills Sydney, later this month in Waikiki.
The 8,450-square-foot, two-story restaurant at 280 Beachwalk Ave. will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. The downstairs will operate as a cafe for casual dining and takeout service from morning through evening. The upstairs restaurant also will be open from morning to night.
The restaurant will open to the public at 11 a.m. March 29, following a private gala the previous night.
Kakaako high-rise bill survives at Capitol
A bill at the state Legislature that proposes to make more affordable housing a requirement for high-rise developers in Kakaako got renewed life Friday.
The measure, Senate Bill 2699, previously appeared dead because it was referred to three House committees and didn’t meet a deadline for an initial hearing last week. But on Friday the bill was referred again to just the House Finance Committee.
SB 2699 would require that new high-rise towers in Kakaako make 10 percent of units affordable to households earning below 80 percent of Honolulu’s median income and another 20 percent of units for households earning below 120 percent of the median income.
The current requirement is that 20 percent of new tower units be affordable to households earning up to 140 percent of the median income.
ON THE MOVE
Hawaiian Host has hired Diane Bruce as its assistant marketing manager. Bruce has 12 years of marketing experience.
Xpedite has announced Mizzie Castillo as manager of its financial services division. Prior to joining Xpedite, Castillo served as vice president of offshore operations for Honolulu HomeLoans..
Tanner Morrin has earned the Certified LEED Green Associate credentials. This designation identifies Morrin as an architectural professional who has skills for incorporating green building principles and practices into remodeling projects and new homes. He is the project designer at Architectural Design & Construction.
