BUSINESS BRIEFS
Flights 64% full, says go! airline
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Interisland carrier go! said its planes were 64 percent filled in March.
The airline, a unit of Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group, also reported that its on-time performance for the month was 88.3 percent.
Competitor Hawaiian Airlines has not yet reported its March traffic statistics but in February said its planes were 85.6 percent filled. Aloha Airlines does not publicly report its traffic statistics.
Hawaiian was the airline industry's top on-time carrier in February with 91.4 percent of its planes on time, while Aloha was second with a 91.1 percent on-time record in February.
HAWAIIAN THEME SHOPS TEAM UP
Mana Hawai'i, a collection of locally owned retail shops that will feature goods with a Hawaiian theme, will open its doors April 21 in a second-floor space at the Waikiki Beach Walk project.
The five businesses came together as part of a project sponsored by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Outrigger Enterprises, Kaulana Corp., Enterprise Honolulu, and operating partner Kauhale LLC.
The tenants that will occupy the 1,600 square feet of space are The Original Hawaiian Traders, owned by Sylvia and Michael Kopp; The Lomi Shop Va'a, owned by Kauhane and Maile Lee; Native Books, owned by Kealoha Manaku and Maile Meyer; 'Ukulele House, owned by Ron and Daniel Fujikake; and Na Mea Hawai'i, owned by Ivan Loui Kwan and Maile Meyer.
WINDWARD MALL REVENUE GROWS
National shopping center owner and manager General Growth Properties said Windward Mall last year increased sales more than any other of its "small" malls.
The Kane'ohe center's "double-digit" revenue growth bettered 66 other General Growth centers with 699,999 square feet or less, according to the company, which did not specify the percent increase.
The mall also received a General Growth award for its double-digit percentage point rise in occupancy.
