Posted on: Wednesday, July 28, 2004
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Stores to keep Hopaco name
Advertiser Staff
The owner of office supply stores Hopaco and OfficeMax, Boise Cascade, said its planned trade name change to OfficeMax Inc. will not eliminate the Hopaco brand in Hawai'i.
"We recognize the value of the Hopaco name with our business-to-business customers," said OfficeMax spokesman Bill Bonner. Boise Cascade bought OfficeMax last year, and announced the name change yesterday as part of a deal to sell its paper and timber businesses to a Chicago-based buyout firm.
Toyota dealers in Hawai'i said yesterday that a recall of 2002 to 2004 Toyota Camrys made in North America does not affect most Toyota owners in Hawai'i. All Toyota Camrys sold by Hawai'i dealers are made in Japan, said Toyota-Hawaii, a division of Servco Pacific, in a news release yesterday.
Owners who know or suspect their Camry was built in the United States can take it to any Toyota dealer in Hawai'i to have it checked and repaired at no cost, the release said.
Hawaiian Airlines filled 88.7 percent of its seats in June, marking the fifth time in six months that the carrier has led the industry in load factor for scheduled service.
Hawaiian also recorded a year-to-date load factor of 84.1 percent, the best among all carriers. The airline's scheduled service improved in all traffic categories: passengers carried, revenue passenger miles, available seat miles and load factor.
United Airlines in December will begin offering nonstop flights from Chicago to Maui with continuing service to Kona. The flight will be United's second daily nonstop flight from Chicago to Hawai'i.
United is offering introductory one-way fares for travel on the new route between Chicago and Maui or Kona of $363 for travel from Dec. 16 through Jan. 7 and $320 for travel from Jan. 8 through March 8. Introductory fares are based on required roundtrip purchase by Aug. 9, 2004.
Few Camrys here in recall
Hawaiian fills 88.7% of seats
United to add Maui flight
