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Native Hawaiian business group sets Christmas mixer

The Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce will hold its Pa'ina Kalikimaka annual Christmas Party mixer from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec, 20 at the President's House on the Punahou School campus.

Members are encouraged to bring a guest. There is no charge for NHCC members; the cost for guests is $20. For more information about the event, please call Kimo Guequierre, NHCC program committee chair, at 540-4637 or email jguequierre@watg.com.

Hawai'i jobless claims fall for Nov. 26 week

Hawai'i continues to rank among the states with the fewest number of residents filing claims for unemployment insurance, the U.S. Labor Department reported today.

Approximately 800 residents filed first-time claims for the week of Nov. 26, down from 1,000 during the same week a year ago. The Hawai'i claims comprised just 0.3 percent of the total claims filed nationally. Only three states had fewer claims as a percentage of the national total.