Posted at 12:09 p.m., Monday, January 16, 2006
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Hawaiian Telcom offers local ring tones
Advertiser Staff
Hawaiian Telcom, which offers ring tones by local Hawai'i recording artists with the Mountain Apple Company, will celebrate the launch of its ring tones by giving away musician Sean Na'auao's latest CD, which he will sign.Customers who activate a new Hawaiian Telcom Wireless plan or purchase a data plan for an existing Hawaiian Telcom Wireless phone can receive free copies of Na'auao's CD, "Ka 'Eha Ke Aloha," at the Hawaiian Telcom store at Ward Warehouse on Jan. 21; the Pearlridge Center, Downtown store on Jan. 28 and the Windward Mall store on Feb. 11. Na'auao will appear at the stores from 1 to 2 p.m.
D.R. Horton acquires 135 acres for Kapolei subdivision
D.R. Horton, Schuler Division, has acquired 135 acres of land in Kapolei from Campbell Estate and will develop the area in to nine neighborhoods with an estimated 1,150 single- and multi-family homes, the homebuilder said today.
Some 350 of the homes are expected to be offered as affordable homes under city guidelines. The area is named Mehana, the Hawaiian word meaning "warmth of the sun." The development will include neighborhood parks, recreational facilities and commercial space. The first homes are expected to be completed in 2008.
D.R. Horton and Campbell Estate also have teamed up to contribute land and cash for a site for a new elementary school in the area.
