Posted at 12:51 p.m., Friday, May 13, 2005
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Hearings set for 'Made in Hawai'i' seal
Advertiser Staff
The Department of Agriculture next week will hold public hearings on a new marketing program designed to increase interest in high-quality, locally produced food products. The effort to create a Hawai'i seal of quality for fresh and processed goods was initiated by the Legislature in 2002.The hearings are scheduled for:
Monday:
- 9 a.m., at the Department of Agriculture, 635 Mua St., Kahului, Maui
- 1 p.m., at the Hale Waiolama Building at the Department of Agriculture, 1428 S. King St., Honolulu
Tuesday:
- 9 a.m., Department of Agriculture, 4398A Pua Loke St., Lihue, Kaua'i
- 10 a.m., University of Hawai'i extension office, 79-7381 Mamalahoa highway, Kealakekua, Hawai'i
Wednesday:
- 10 a.m., Department of Agriculture, Conference Rooms B and C, 75 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai'i.
S&P Revises Hawai'i outlook to positive
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook to positive and affirmed the AA- rating on Hawai'i's $4.1 billion outstanding general obligation debt. "The outlook revision reflects the improved economic conditions" in the state, S&P said.
"Hawaii's financial position, buoyed by a robust economic expansion, is approaching the very strong levels achieved in the late 1990s. Importantly, the state is building its reserve levels and restoring a financial cushion deemed appropriate for the state's economic basek," the rating agency said.
Maui Land & Pineapple Director Resigns
Maui Land & Pineapple Co. said today that Richard H. Cameron has tendered his resignation as a director of ML&P, effective immediately, citing personal and family reasons. Cameron has been a director of ML&P since 1984.
"Richard has been instrumental in moving ML&P forward over the last year and a half," said David Cole, the company's chief executive. "His practical business outlook and his knowledge and background of this company and the Maui community will be very much missed."
