BUSINESS BRIEFS
$9 interisland fare on 3 airlines
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Hawai'i's interisland airlines are offering a $9 one-way fare for travel through the end of the year.
Aloha Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and go! said tickets must be purchased online by midnight tonight.
The $9 go! fare is subject to blackout dates, which include Nov. 21, Nov. 22, Nov. 26, Nov. 27 and Dec. 20-24. Hawaiian and Aloha said they have no blackout dates.
Seats are limited and the $9 fare may not be available on all flights. Other restrictions may apply.
SHIDLER SELLS KONA PROPERTY
Local real estate investment firm The Shidler Group has sold its only Neighbor Island property, a business complex on the Big Island.
Shidler, through affiliate Gold Coast Kona LLC, sold the Gold Coast Business Center in Kailua, Kona, to an affiliate of San Francisco-based Fowler Property Acquisitions for $8.5 million. The center is an eight-building complex occupied by more than 70 retail and light-industrial tenants.
L'URAKU BEING SUED BY STATE
The state has sued the owners and operators of the now-defunct L'Uraku restaurant, Chikara Yanigiya and World Hawaii Inc., for allegedly violating Hawai'i's gift certificate law.
The state Office of Consumer Protection alleged in a lawsuit that certificates with expiration dates of less than two years were sold and were offered up to the date of the restaurant's February closure. The state alleges that customers weren't told that the restaurant on Kapi'olani Boulevard was going to shut down and that it refused to give refunds.
Fines can range from $500 to $10,000 per violation. Gift certificate buyers who have not filed a complaint with the state's Office of Consumer Protection may call 587-3222, or toll-free at 800-394-1902.
