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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, November 3, 2006

BUSINESS BRIEFS
Hyatt workers ratify new pact

Advertiser Staff

Unionized employees at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa ratified a four-year contract agreement last night.

The contract covers about 500 of the Hyatt's workers and is similar to those approved last month by employees at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa and the four Sheraton hotels in Waikiki. The union, UNITE HERE Local 5, still has to negotiate contracts for employees at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, The Kahala Hotel & Resort, the Ala Moana Hotel and the Ilikai.


HILO HATTIE SELECTS CEO

John Reed has been named chief executive of Hilo Hattie.

Reed had worked with DFS Group Ltd. and held many managerial positions, including president of DFS' Hawai'i division and chairman of the Japan division. Most recently, Reed served as chief executive officer of Britesmile Inc. in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Hilo Hattie operates seven stores in Hawai'i and four in California, Florida and Nevada.


2,100 ACRES FOR SALE IN WAHIAWA

A land-owning trust scheduled to terminate next year has formally listed 2,100 acres of Wahiawa agricultural land for sale and is accepting bids through mid-January.

The George Galbraith Trust has retained Cushman & Wakefield and Sofos Realty Corp. to market the property without an asking price. Most of the land for sale was formerly leased to Del Monte for pineapple production, and excludes Poamoho Camp.