Ten Christian apparel brands will be featured in one place beginning Sept. 1 in The Blessed Life store, which will hold its soft opening that day near the old Sports Authority location in Windward Mall.
A grand opening is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 10.
The Blessed Life, owned by Shari Yamaguchi, will feature the following brands: Blessed, faith hope aloha, His Kingdom Clothing, Righteous Rudeboy Productions, JesusGirl Apparel, Glorify His Name, beloved, Inspire Me, Know God Know Love, and Pneuma.
At the grand opening there will be live entertainment by Sons of Yeshua, Koko & Salani, Moke Boy, The Wave Christian Fellowship halau that calls itself Hanohano no Akua ka Hulahula, and more.
There also will be giveaways, prizes and raffles.
Maui Brewing expands to Illinois
Maui Brewing Co., the state’s largest craft brewery, is expanding into Illinois and partnering with Windy City Distributing.
“Our Illinois fans have been asking for a while that we share our Hawaiian beer with them,” said Pete Scheider, national sales manager for Maui Brewing. “Partnering with Windy City Distributing allows us the opportunity to provide our fantastic beers to those who’ve never experienced Maui or those who want to return to the islands 12 ounces at a time.”
Maui Brewing’s flagship beers include Bikini Blonde Lager, Big Swell IPA, Coconut Hiwa Porter and Pineapple Mana Wheat. The company is on pace to brew 45,000 barrels in 2016.
Maui Brewing is based on Maui, with its production brewery and tasting room in Kihei, as well as a brewpub in Kahana. The product is available in 20 states and 13 countries.
Hawaiian Airlines pilots plan strike center
Hawaiian Airlines pilots will open a strike operations center near Honolulu Airport on Sept. 14, marking the first anniversary of their contract becoming amendable.
The opening of the strike center means the local Air Line Pilots Association group will have all preparations in place to immediately stop flying should the National Mediation Board establish a legally required 30-day cooling-off period prior to any pilot strike or lockout. ALPA has asked the board to release the pilots from mediation, offer arbitration and then start the cooling-off period.
“We will run all our strike operations from our (strike operations center), including phone banking, tracking aircraft movements, and coordinating travel home for our members wherever they may be in the world when a strike takes place,” Capt. Hoon Lee, chairman of ALPA’s Hawaiian Master Executive Council, said in a statement. “We still hope we can reach an agreement with the company, but we are prepared for any eventuality.”
ALPA and the company have been in contract talks for more than 15 months and are still far apart on economic issues.
Hawaiian spokesman Alex Da Silva said the company believes it can reach a deal.
“We are making progress and remain committed to reaching a market-based contract with the Air Line Pilots Association — a contract that offers our pilots wages, benefits and work rules that are in line with our competitive position in the industry,” Da Silva said in an email.
New tenants added to Ka Makana Ali‘i
DeBartolo Development LLC dribbled out the names of several more tenants joining its Ka Makana Ali‘i shopping center slated to open by November in Kapolei.
The company announced Tuesday eight additions to its “Food Market” collection of restaurants and food service retailers: Bonchon, Sura Hawaii, Jollibee, Da Cove, Magnolia Ice Cream, Infinitea, Papa John’s Pizza and Yummy Korean BBQ.
DeBartolo has previously announced more than 35 of roughly 150 tenants expected to occupy an initial 750,000-square-foot phase of the mall anchored by Macy’s and a Hampton Inn & Suites hotel.
McDonald’s recalls fitness bands
NEW YORK >> McDonald’s is recalling millions of fitness bands given away in Happy Meals because they might cause skin irritation or burns to children.
The fast-food chain said last week that it would stop distributing the bands in Happy Meals. Now it’s recalling 29 million of them in the U.S. and 3.6 million in Canada.
The company received more than 70 reports of incidents after children wore the bands, including seven reports of blisters, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Step-It Fitness plastic wristbands look like watches and are supposed to track physical activity.
On the Move
‘Ekahi Health System, a member of the ‘ike family of companies, has announced the appointment of Robert Walker as marketing manager of the Dr. Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease, which is located at Restaurant Row at the ‘Ekahi Health Center. His responsibilities include executing and developing marketing strategy to drive enrollment and promote awareness of the Ornish program. Walker has 15 years of experience in health care and marketing, including as director of marketing and audience generation at Physicians’ Education Resource in New York.
The University of Hawaii Foundation has announced the appointment of the following to the board of trustees:
>> Jackson Nakasone is chief executive officer and principal of CBI. In 1982 he formed CBI, a commercial real estate service company.
>> Ted Pettit is a director/shareholder at law corporation Case Lombardi & Pettit. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, business reorganization, bankruptcy and collections.
