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Funeral services sale final in May

A Nevada corporation's $35.3 million purchase of 10 Hawai'i mortuary and funeral services businesses from one of the state's largest operators will take effect in May, according to a letter filed yesterday with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

Right Star International Inc. will buy the Hawai'i assets of Loewen Group Inc., which include the Valley of the Temples Mortuaries and Hawaiian Memorial Park, the notice said. The sale is the result of bankruptcy proceedings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.

Flight attendants to picket today

United Airlines flight attendants will picket at Honolulu International Airport today from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The attendants are showing support for a possible strike if United unilaterally changes its contract with its proposed purchase of US Airways.