Island Air adds flights to Kahului and Lihue
Island Air has expanded its summer schedule by adding six one-way flights between Honolulu and Kahului, and two additional one-way flights between Honolulu and Lihue.
The extended summer schedule will run through Aug. 17.
"With fares as low as $65, we’re seeing an increase in customers," Island Air Chief Executive Officer Paul Casey said in a news release.
Island Air, which uses 64-seat ATR-72 turboprop aircraft, will now offer 22 one-way flights between Honolulu and Kahului and 14 one-way flights between Honolulu and Lihue.
The small regional carrier, which is owned by billionaire Larry Ellison, also offers service between Honolulu and Lanai, 97 percent of which Ellison owns, and between Lihue and Kahului.
Matson Foundation doles out $1.6 million
Matson Inc. delivered close to $1 million in charitable contributions to Hawaii nonprofits last year as part of a corporate giving program established in mid-2012.
The company, Hawaii’s largest ocean cargo transportation firm, said it made donations worth $1.6 million to 456 nonprofits in Hawaii, the mainland and other Pacific regions including Guam. Hawaii nonprofits were awarded the biggest share, totaling $993,368.
Matson makes the contributions in the form of money, material goods and services through its Matson Foundation.
The foundation was set up in July 2012 as part of Matson’s separation from former parent company Alexander & Baldwin Inc. Prior to that, charitable contributions were made through the A&BFoundation, which is now dissolved. A&Bset up its own new foundation, the A&B Kokua Giving Program, as part of the separation.
Matson said it donated $617,000 during the second half of 2012, bringing its 18-month charitable spending to $2.2 million. More information about Matson’s charitable giving program can be found in the foundation’s annual report available online at matson.com/foundation.
ON THE MOVE
Colliers International has announced the following appointments in its retail services division:
>> Emalia Pietsch has been promoted to senior retail associate. She joined the company in 2007. Pietsch has played an important role in servicing Colliers’ Kamehameha Schools retail account, and also helped manage projects in Kukui‘ula Village on Kauai and the Pualeilani Atrium Shops in the Hyatt Regency in Waikiki.
>> Julia Matsuura has been appointed to senior retail associate. She has served in commercial real estate for more than six years and specialized in landlord and tenant representation of regional and resort malls, including the Waikiki Beach Walk, 280 Beach Walk and the Shops at Wailea.
