Posted on: Saturday, November 6, 2004
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Vacation-rental firm to lay off 15
Advertiser Staff
Up to 15 employees of Castle Resorts and Hotels' Hawaiian Monarch vacation rental program will be laid off by the end of the year, Castle officials said.
The owner of the majority of the condominiums in the Hawaiian Monarch vacation rental program has decided to terminate the program Dec. 31 in lieu of long-term rentals, said Alan Mattson, senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Mattson said Castle Resorts & Hotels will try to place laid-off workers at other Castle properties.
Kibun Foods, Inc. has notified state labor officials it will lay off most of its Hawai'i employees following the company's decision to sell its Hawai'i business assets and close operations.
Kibun, which has fewer than 50 employees, said in a notice to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations that most workers will be laid off on Dec. 3, with a few employees remaining to help the company wind up its Hawai'i operations.
Hawaiian Airlines ranked as America's most punctual airline for the 11th straight month in September, with a 96.7 percent on-time performance.
For the year, Hawaiian's flights have arrived on schedule 93.7 percent of the time. On-time service requires a flight to arrive within 15 minutes of schedule, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Union workers who were locked out from their jobs at the West Loch Naval Installation this week will return to work on Monday after a conference-call meeting yesterday involving a federal mediator.
The seven members of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers walked off the job on Monday over stalled contract talks with Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, which locked them out on Tuesday. No new negotiations have been scheduled.
Kibun Foods to close operations
Hawaiian Air most punctual
Seven Pearl workers to return to jobs
