Hawaiian Airlines has received the U.S. Department of Transportation's top ranking in June for on-time service and baggage handling.

For the 20th straight month, Hawaiian led all carriers nationwide in punctuality, with 94.1 percent of its flights arriving on time in June. Hawaiian finished 18.9 percentage points above the industry average of 75.2 percent.

Hawaiian also finished June as America's best airline at handling customers' luggage, averaging 3.20 reported instances of mishandled baggage for every 1,000 passengers.

CONSULTANT TAKES SHANGHAI POST

Brenda Foster, who runs an international consulting firm and serves on the University of Hawai'i College of Business Administration advisory board, has been named president of the American Chamber of Commerce of Shanghai.

Foster is scheduled to leave Hawai'i on Sept. 2 to assume the new post. The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, which has been growing at a rate of 30 percent annually over the past 10 years, is on track to surpass Tokyo this year as the largest American Chamber in Asia.

Foster is president and chief executive officer of ULU Group Ltd., a Kailua-based consulting firm. Foster served in the administration of former Gov. Ben Cayetano as executive adviser for international and national affairs.

OCEAN VIEW INN CLOSING IN KONA

The landmark Ocean View Inn on Ali'i Drive in Kona is closing this weekend after more than 70 years of serving Chinese and local food.

Customers over the years included many celebrities. Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Stewart and Roy Rogers all ate at the restaurant. Ronald Kam and his family have run the eatery since his grandmother served her first meal there in 1934.

"There's mixed emotions," Kam said of the closing. "Each of us had something here. It was our life. On Sunday there will be no celebration. We'll just fade into the sunset."