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Gas prices reach new highs

Gasoline prices in Hawai'i and across the nation reached new highs again yesterday amid peak Labor Day weekend demand.

The price for a gallon of self-serve regular in Hawai'i rose to an average of $2.101 a gallon, compared with Thursday's price of $2.094 a gallon, according to the AAA travel club. Nationwide, prices at the pump rose slightly to $1.736 a gallon — the highest price in at least 10 years.

Helping to drive up Hawai'i's average, which is second only to California, was a record high average price of $2.02 a gallon for gasoline in Honolulu. The spike in prices comes as more people take to the roads because of a strike by Honolulu bus workers.

Norwegian to hold job fairs

Norwegian Cruise Line will be looking for employees for its cruise ships in Hawai'i at more job fairs in coming weeks. Applications will be taken at the Joint Employee Management System at Pearl Harbor on Sept. 17; Filipino Community Center on Sept. 18; and JobQuest job fair at Blaisdell Center on Sept. 23.

The cruise line is seeking to hire more than 2,000 people and has hired about 100 to 200 so far.

Correction: Norwegian Cruise Line job applications will be taken Sept. 17. A previous version of these briefs listed an incorrect date.