BUSINESS BRIEFS
TV series on handling money set
Advertiser Staff
"Take Charge of Your Money3," a 16-show television series that was produced locally, will air at 8 p.m. Mondays, beginning Jan. 14., on cable channels 55 on O'ahu, Kaua'i and the Big Island.
The series also will be rebroadcast on Sundays at 3 p.m. on those channels and MCCTV in Maui County and will run through May 11.
The one-hour shows will feature local professionals sharing their expertise and will include topics on the basics of financial planning, retirement planning, the role of insurance and financial issues revolving around divorces.
A number of nonprofit and government agencies collaborated on the series, including the University of Hawai'i Cooperative Extension Service, Honolulu Community College and the Consumer Education & Information Association of Hawai'i.
An optional viewer's guide telecourse packet with handouts and other information is available to enrolled participants. For more information, call 808-956-7138 or e-mail moneyed@hawaii.edu. More information is also available at www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/tcyour$.
GAS PRICES IN HAWAI'I RISING FASTER
The price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Hawai'i crept up slightly faster than the average price nationally in the past month, according to a comparison of data from the American Automobile Association.
The AAA's Fuel Gauge Report Web site shows Hawai'i's statewide average rose to $3.478 from $3.43 a month earlier, a gain of about 1.4 percent.
The national average increased to $3.074 from $3.044. That was about 1 percent higher than a month earlier.
1,500 FISH ESCAPE FROM OFFSHORE CAGE
About 1,500 of Kona Blue Water Farms' fish were accidentally released from an offshore cage in early December, the company said.
Kona Blue Water Farms LLC raises 55,000 to 60,000 fish in each of six underwater pens in 200 feet of water off Keahole Point on the Big Island. In the wild the fish are called kahala, or amberjack; however, Kona Blue's fish are sold under the trademarked name Kona Kampachi.
The fish escaped after a diver failed to lock one of the fish pens, said Neil Sims, president of Kona Blue. The fish are native to Hawaiian waters and pose minimal environmental risk, he said. The escaped fish, which weighed about 2 pounds, were valued at more than $10,000. "Local fishermen had a field day catching them for several days," Sims said.
Kona Blue said it implemented new procedures to prevent a similar incident.
BARNWELL CEO EXERCISES OPTIONS
Russell M. Gifford, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Honolulu-based Barnwell Industries Inc., has boosted his holding in the company to 89,500 shares after exercising stock options for 45,000 shares.
A filing at the Securities and Exchange Commission shows Gifford exercised the options yesterday. Gifford also holds posts as the company's treasurer and corporate secretary.
HAWAIIAN NO. 1 FOR BEING ON TIME
Hawaiian Airlines was again the nation's top airline for on-time performance in November.
The state's largest carrier reported that 92.4 percent of its flights in November were on schedule.
Hawaiian has been the nation's top on-time airline in 44 of the past 49 months.
