BUSINESS BRIEFS
Coffman new COO of Aeko Kula
Advertiser Staff
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Michael Coffman has been named chief operating officer of Aeko Kula Inc., the newly formed company that will take over cargo operations from Aloha Airlines.
Coffman had served as senior vice president of airline operations at Aloha and was responsible for its air cargo, maintenance, passenger operations and contract services. Before joining Aloha, Coffman was an executive with Federal Express Corp.
Aeko Kula is a subsidiary of Saltchuk Resources Inc., which is the parent company of Young Brothers. Saltchuk and Aloha's chief lender, GMAC Commercial Finance LLC, reached an agreement last week in bankruptcy court for the Seattle-based Saltchuk to acquire Aloha Cargo for $10.5 million.
Aloha shut down its passenger operations March 31 and ended its cargo service April 28.
VACATION TAB COSTLIEST IN HAWAI'I
Hawai'i is the most expensive state to vacation in, by far, costing two adults an average of $793 a day for food and lodging alone, according to a AAA survey released yesterday.
State tourism officials said the figure was grossly inflated, arguing the more accurate estimate was about half that amount.
"I think it's more than misleading," Hawai'i tourism liaison Marsha Wienert said. The auto club's recommended daily budget for visitors to the Aloha State is triple the national average of $244 and more than double that of New York, the second-most expensive state at $320.
Nevada ($301) is third, followed by Florida ($289) and Massachusetts ($287) in AAA's 2008 Annual Vacation Costs Survey. The figures do not include airfare and other costs.
Accommodations in Hawai'i, at an average of $675 a night, propelled the state to the overall No. 1. The national average is $164 per night.
BUSINESS TIPS ON BEING GREEN
Wal-Mart Stores, Hagadone Printing Co. and the Hawaii Publishers Association will be hosting "Views on a Sustainable Future" at a lunch meeting tomorrow to talk about how businesses can generate revenue, save money and create better products will little or no environmental impact.
Participants will walk away with five sustainable steps to implement immediately as well as discuss applications for the future. Kevin Loscotoff, senior public affairs manager for Wal-Mart Stores and Erwin Hudelist, president of Hagadone Printing Co., will make presentations.
Those who wish to attend the meeting — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Natsunoya Tea House, 1935 Makanani Drive — can call the Hawaii Publishers Association at 234-0088. Payments of $25 per person can be made at the door.
OCEANIC FIXING FAULTY EQUIPMENT
Oceanic Time Warner said it is in the process of replacing pieces of faulty electrical equipment that have caused sporadic disruption of its television, Internet and telephone service since Friday.
A company spokesman said failures in Oceanic's breaker switch and several UPS power systems occurred on Friday. The breaker switch has been replaced, and new uninterruptible power supply units being flown in from the Mainland will be installed today, the spokesman said
Repairs are expected to be completed by 1 p.m. today, the spokesman added.
