Hawaiian Airlines continued to hold onto the top spot as the most punctual carrier in the U.S.
Domestic flights of the state’s largest airline arrived on schedule 93.2 percent of the time in October, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The national average for the 12 reporting airlines was 85.5 percent. Hawaiian has led all U.S. carriers for on-time performance for each of the past 12 years.
Hawaiian also ranked first in fewest flight cancellations with 0.1 percent, representing six cancellations out of 6,232 flights.
In other categories, Hawaiian ranked ninth for fewest consumer complaints with a total of 19, or 2.08 per 100,000 passengers, and was 10th for fewest mishandled-baggage reports with a total of 2,317, or 2.73 per 1,000 passengers.
New condo tower to begin construction
The developer of a planned condominium tower mauka of Ala Moana Center called Kapiolani Residence is aiming to start construction by Christmas after the recent near sellout of homes in the 484-unit project.
SamKoo Pacific LLC reported Tuesday that it has binding purchase contracts for 481 of the units following a recent offering of 192 homes at market prices. The other 292 homes were sold in a September lottery that attracted 900 applicants who were eligible only if they were Hawaii residents earning no more than 120 percent of Honolulu’s median income. Some of those units were reserved for households earning no more than 80 percent of the median income.
Prices for the affordable units ranged from $270,800 to $589,900. Market-priced units ranged from $486,000 to $989,500. Completion of the tower is projected for late 2018.
Monsanto shareholders OK Bayer takeover
ST. LOUIS >> Monsanto Co. shareholders Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $57 billion merger with Bayer AG, a deal that would combine two of the world’s biggest agricultural companies.
But the path toward regulatory approval could be rough. Critics say the combination would shrink competition in the agricultural market, drive prices higher for farmers and consumers, and escalate damage to the environment.
ON THE MOVE
G P Roadway Solutions has announced the following promotions:
>> Jordon Mokiao to operations supervisor of the firm’s Maui location, managing the traffic control and warehouse staff at its Kahului store. Mokiao was previously a traffic technician.
>> Bryan Garcia to manager of the firm’s Kailua- Kona retail store, overseeing the rentals and sales divisions of its Kona location. Garcia was previously an outside sales representative.
Hawaii State Federal Credit Union has announced the following promotions:
>> Patricia Hao to senior vice president of human resources. She will oversee the strategic direction of the organization’s employee development as well as workforce management.
>> Gina Carvalho to vice president of human resources. Her responsibilities include direction, planning and overseeing all human resources functions.
>> Jennifer Sims to vice president of learning and development. She will oversee development, planning and implementation of education and training, as well as career development and activities in the credit union.
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