BUSINESS BRIEFS
A&B will raise dividend 16%
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Alexander & Baldwin Inc. said yesterday it will raise its second-quarter dividend by 16 percent.
A&B's board of directors voted to increase the quarterly dividend to 29 cents per share from 25 cents. The dividend is payable on June 7 for shareholders of record on May 10.
A&B also announced that it promoted Kevin Halloran to vice president for corporate development and investor relations. Halloran will continue to report to A&B's senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer Christopher J. Benjamin.
17 UNLICENSED OPERATORS CITED
The state has issued citations to 17 individuals and businesses operating unlicensed massage, beauty shop and auto-repair businesses on O'ahu and the Big Island.
The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs said its Regulated Industries Complaints Office conducted two enforcement operations that resulted in 26 citations.
Cited in Honolulu were Hoang Oanh Tran, Mahj Inc., Jin Yi Kim, Pink LLC, Yun Jung Seol (doing business as Venus Spa), Yon Chu Kim (doing business as Hula Relaxation), Shuanghong Kall (doing business as Rainbow 7), Kathy Lee and Chonglak Thavykoth.
Cited on the Big Island were Diem Trang Tran, Quoc Viet Huynh (doing business as Nail Tech), Nguyet Hoang, Dalilah E. Riefer, Patricia L. Morrissey (doing business as Headline News), Anszil Keown, Paul Ogasawara and Stephanie Joerker.
