Windward Mall welcomed its first Victoria’s Secret and PINK store Friday.
The new 7,865-square-foot space is the fifth Hawaii location for the lingerie, fashion and beauty product retailer.
The store is on the mall level next to Kay Jewelers and Amy’s Hallmark in the space previously occupied by Journeys, Local Motion and Jeans Warehouse. Journeys, Local Motion and Jeans Warehouse are now on the mall’s second level.
“We are excited to welcome Victoria’s Secret and PINK to Windward Mall as we continue to enhance our great selection of local and national retailers,” said Kelly O’Sullivan, Windward Mall retail marketing manager. “The opening of Victoria’s Secret is just one of the many exciting things taking place. We also just celebrated the unveiling of our new keiki play area and are working on other enhancements throughout the mall.”
Help with energy bills is on the way
Honolulu Community Action Program Inc. is offering a one-time credit for low-income families to help pay for energy bills.
Throughout June residents can apply for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, which provides support to offset energy costs for families with seniors, the disabled or young children, HCAP said Thursday.
Oahu residents can qualify for one of two programs available through LIHEAP. The Gas or Electric Bill Payment Assistance program offers a one-time energy credit for residents having difficulty paying their gas or electrical bills. The credit would amount to roughly one monthly electrical or gas bill, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The second program, Energy Crisis Intervention, offers financial help for households in which the electricity has been shut off in the past 60 days or is scheduled to be shut off within seven days.
HCAP will be accepting applications, starting Wednesday and ending June 30. Those interested in applying can print and fill out forms from the HCAP website at hcapweb.org/low-income-home-energy-assistance-program-liheap or call 521-4531.
TSA measures help speed up security lines
ATLANTA >> Travelers who were dreading long airport security lines ahead of the Memorial Day weekend instead reported moving quickly through checkpoints Friday after authorities opened extra screening lanes and used bomb-sniffing dogs to give some passengers a break from removing their shoes.
As the busy summer travel season kicked off, the federal Transportation Security Administration tried to offer travelers some relief after weeks of slow-moving lines blamed on an increase in the number of air travelers and a shortage of TSA security officers.
A TSA spokesman said the extra dogs would remain well beyond the holiday.
Verizon strike in U.S. East could end soon
NEW YORK >> Striking Verizon employees might be back to work next week after the company and its unions reached an agreement in principle for a four-year contract.
About 39,000 landline and cable employees in nine Eastern states and Washington, D.C., have been on strike since mid-April. Verizon had trained other workers to step in, but there were still delays in installations for Fios customers.
The union and Verizon are not giving details of the contract, so it’s not clear yet what the agreement entails for workers. The strike is one of the longest in the U.S. in recent years.
2 Silicon Valley workers accused of stealing
SAN FRANCISCO >> Artificial-reality startup Magic Leap is accusing two Silicon Valley employees of stealing the closely guarded secrets behind its technological tricks.
The allegations of betrayal and skulduggery surfaced in a lawsuit that Magic Leap filed late Thursday in federal court after the two workers, Gary Bradski and Adrian Kaehler, sued the company for wrongful termination earlier this week. An attorney for Bradski and Kaehler denied the company’s allegations.
The legal tussle over intellectual property and stock options highlights the rising stakes in artificial reality.
The Japan-America Society of Hawaii has announced the following new appointments:
>> Takako Miyazawa is the organization’s new administrative director. She previously served in the administrative division of the Japan International Cooperation Center in Tokyo and as a Japanese- language course coordinator at Japan Foundation in New York.
>> Leah Yamamoto is the new program coordinator. She previously served as the international visitor program assistant at the World Affairs Council of Oregon.
Trinity Properties Hawaii has welcomed new Realtor Antonet Barut to their firm. She has 16 years of luxury and residential real estate sales experience in Hawaii and is a veteran of the Air Force, where she served for eight years.
