BUSINESS BRIEFS
MaHaLo served at London hotel
Advertiser Staff
MaHaLo Hawaii Deep Sea Water has joined 30 other designer bottled water brands on the new water menu at London's historic five-star Claridge's Hotel.
After 10 months of research, Claridge's launched its water menu last November.
"Water is becoming like wine," said Philippe Leboeuf, Claridge's general manager. "At Claridge's we try to be ahead of our guests' requests and offer the very best choice available."
MaHaLo Hawaii Deep Sea Water is drawn from a depth of 3,000 feet off the Kona Coast. The water is desalinated and bottled by Koyo USA Corp.
Koyo's three Hawai'i plants can produce 1 million bottles of its nutrient-rich MaHaLo Hawaii Deep Sea Water a day.
HOKU SCIENTIFIC 'DEAL OF THE YEAR'
Hoku Scientific Inc., the Kapolei-based technology company, has been selected as the 2007-08 "Deal of the Year" recipient by the Hawaii Chapter of Financial Executives International.
The company was selected for its launch of its Hoku Solar unit, which will manufacture polysilicon and undertake solar electric system installation. The award spotlights creative business strategies, something that boosts the local economy or provides improved products and services.
Past winners include NCL America, Hawaii Pacific Health and the Ko Olina Resort & Marina.
LESS SPENT ON NURSING HOME CARE
Hawai'i is one of the top states in terms of proposed budget cuts to Medicare-financed nursing home care, according to an analysis by the American Health Care Association.
The group analyzed the Bush administration's fiscal 2009 budget and concluded a combination of proposed budget cuts and regulatory changes will result in an average cut of $18.45 per patient per day in Medicare-finance nursing home care.
In Hawai'i the cut will amount to $19.92 a day. That ranked as the sixth-biggest cut among states nationwide. California ranked first with projected reductions per day of $22.47.
SEMINAR ON SMARTER MARKETING
The Hawai'i Women's Business Center will hold the second in a series of seminars this Saturday to help small businesses with their marketing strategies.
"Public Relations — The FREEway to Marketing" will run from 9 a.m. to noon at the HWBC's office, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. The seminar will discuss using free media to get a company's message out, identifying who holds the power in the newsroom, crafting a press release and other topics.
David Patterson, partner and managing director of the Hono-lulu PRstore, will conduct the seminar.
The cost is $25 for HWBC members, $30 for nonmembers. To register, call 526-1001 or visit hwbc.org.
HONOLULU IN TOP 10 FOR WALKABILITY
Honolulu ranks as the seventh-best urban area for walking, according to a study commissioned by Prevention magazine and the American Podiatric Medical Association.
The report placed Honolulu just behind Cambridge (Mass.), New York, Ann Arbor (Mich.), Chicago, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. The study surveyed more than 500 of the most populated cities in the nation against 14 walking criteria, including the percentage of people who walk to work, number of parks per square mile, and use of mass transit.
The worst walking cities were rated as: Oklahoma City, North Las Vegas and Gadsden, Ala. Prevention and the APMA annually team up to measure the walkability of America's cities.
