McAfee is the market leader in intrusion prevention for Internet security for homes, businesses and government. All current and new Hawaiian Telcom residential DSL customers can opt to receive a suite of McAfee Internet security features, including anti-virus protection, firewall, spam and pop-up protection, parental controls, and spyware software. The security enhancement, a $69.99 value, is available at no additional cost to customers.

Existing Hawaiian Telcom DSL customers will be notified of the offer in the next few days via a letter with instructions on how they can sign up online by July 15th. Current customers who do not receive a letter by the end of the month should call Hawaiian Telcom's customer sales department at 643-3456.

Starwood breaks ground on Maui resort

Starwood Vacation Ownership has broken ground on a Maui resort, the Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas North.

The new beachfront resort will have 258 units. The first phase of the resort, which includes 128 units, a clubhouse, spa, restaurant, general store and kids club, is expected to open spring 2007.

The resort will be adjacent to the Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas, which will be completed next month. Starwood Vacation Ownership is a division of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Sky Radio to produce monthly program for Aloha Airlines

Sky Radio Network, Inc., the world's largest provider of in-flight business and lifestyle programming, said it will produce a monthly radio program for Aloha Airlines, the first of which is set to air in July.

The program will concentrate on businesses and attractions in Hawaii, as well as general business, lifestyle, and technology trends. David Chevalier's Blue Hawaiian Helicopter service was one of the island-based interviews chosen for the first show. In addition to Chevalier, Frank Kiger, President of the Kauai Coffee Company, and Dieter Seeger, General Manager of the Hilton Waikaloa Hotel, will be part of the inaugural program.

Kona Brewery makes top 10 list of craft brewers

The Brewers Association today named Kona Brewery one of the country's the top 10 craft brewers ranked by a combination of size and growth last year.

Each year the Brewers Association collects volume sales information from the country's 1400 craft brewers to assess and track the progress of the craft beer segment. The craft beer segment includes breweries who produce primarily all-malt beers. It includes brewpubs, microbreweries (less than 15,000 barrels per year) and specialty brewers.