Hawaii’s second Cheesecake Factory restaurant will open Sept. 19 at Ka Makana Ali‘i in Kapolei.
The restaurant will offer 8,600 square feet of indoor seating, as well as outdoor seating on a 2,300-square-foot patio to accommodate as many as 435 guests.
The company is hiring, seeking 320 employees for positions including hosts, cashiers, servers, bussers, bartenders, prep cooks, line cooks and dishwashers. Applications are being accepted online at cakecareers.com/kapolei.
Hawaii’s first Cheesecake Factory is at the Royal Hawaiian Center and is roughly 14,000 square feet.
Sony sees earnings soar for fiscal quarter
TOKYO >> Sony’s fiscal first-quarter profit nearly quadrupled from a year earlier, boosted by its lucrative image sensor and other businesses and highlighting a gradual recovery at the Japanese electronics and entertainment company.
Sony Corp. reported Tuesday an 80.9 billion yen ($735 million) April-June profit, up dramatically from 21.2 billion yen the same period a year ago. Quarterly sales gained 15 percent to 1.86 trillion yen ($16.9 billion).
Sony, whose sprawling business spans finance, movies, video games and consumer electronics, is seeing better results at its various units, including games, imaging products, semiconductors and home entertainment systems.
Sony stuck to its annual forecast for a 255 billion yen ($2.3 billion) profit, up dramatically from 73 billion yen posted the previous fiscal year.
Profits climb at Apple amid rising demand
SAN FRANCISCO >> Apple’s earnings climbed 12 percent to $8.7 billion in the company’s latest quarter amid rising demand for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers. Revenue for the period increased 7 percent from last year to $45.4 billion, the company announced Tuesday. Just as important, Apple provided an upbeat forecast likely to ease concerns that the next generation of the iPhone might be delayed beyond its usual late September release.
IPhone headed toward augmented reality
SAN FRANCISCO >> Apple’s iPhone may be ready for its next big act — as a springboard into “augmented reality,” a technology that projects lifelike images into real-world settings viewed through a screen. If you’ve heard about AR at all, it’s most likely because you’ve encountered “Pokemon Go,” in which players wander around neighborhoods trying to capture monsters only they can see on their phones. Now Apple is hoping to transform the technology into a mass-market phenomenon.
ON THE MOVE
AEG Facilities has announced the following promotions and new hires for the Hawai‘i Convention Center:
>> Mari Tait was promoted to director of operations from operations manager. She joined in 2001 as executive housekeeper with experience at properties including the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, Kahala Hilton Hotel, Queen Kapiolani Hotel and Hawaiian Regent Hotel.
>> Natalie Shiinoki was elevated to marketing manager from sales and marketing coordinator. She joined the venue in 2011 as international sales coordinator.
>> Michellee Phelps joins as manager of communications and special events. Her hospitality industry experience includes working as global brand services manager for Outrigger Enterprises Group, head of project management for MVNP and entertainment events specialist for Walt Disney Co.
>> Brian Takenaka joins as IT manager. He was previously systems operations director for 29 years at Outrigger Enterprises Group.
