Posted at 12:28 p.m., Friday, July 29, 2005
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Fruit growers to meet in Hilo
Advertiser Staff
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The keynote speaker will be Surmsuk Salakpetch from the Chanthabui Horticultural Research Center in Thailand. Salakpetch will speak on post-harvest handling of tropical fruits in Thailand, with an emphasis on rambutan, lychee and longan.
The conference is sponsored in part by a grant from the Hawaii County Department of Research and Development. For more information, call (808) 966-6444, or email htfghawaii@verizon.net.
Hawaiian Airlines wins award for turnaround
The management of Hawaiian Airlines has been recognized by Airline Business magazine for the the airline's restructuring and emergence from bankruptcy.
President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Dunkerley accepted the magazine's Finance Award during ceremonies in London July 17. The judging panel took note that while other troubled airlines have restructured by breaking commitments to suppliers, pension funds, employees and other creditors, Hawaiian went through the process by keeping its commitments and setting an example for the industry.
