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Starbucks plans first drive-through

Starbucks will open its first drive-through store in Hawai'i in mid-April in Hilo. Coffee Partners Hawai'i, the operator of Starbucks in the state, said the 2,000-square-foot store will be its largest in the state.

Starbucks entered Hawai'i in 1996 and has 34 stores in the state and employs 600 people.

Penney opens catalog centers

J.C. Penney Inc., which closed its Hawai'i stores this year, said it has opened catalog service centers in 12 Ace Hardware Corp. stores in the state. J.C. Penney catalog customers can place and pick up orders at the hardware stores. They can also pay JCPenney credit card bills.

Hawaiian Airlines attendants vote

Flight attendants at Hawaiian Airlines are voting on a tentative agreement as part of the carrier's efforts to cut $15 million in labor costs.

The Association of Flight Attendants will complete the process by March 10.

Hawaiian Airlines pilots are voting until Thursday on a tentative agreement calling for $8 million in concessions. The labor give-backs are intended to avoid major job cuts or bankruptcy.