Hale Ku‘ike debuts Kaneohe site

Hale Ku‘ike will have a blessing and open house of its 28-bed residential care home in Kaneohe on Tuesday and Saturday.

The facility at 45-212 Kaneohe Bay Drive caters to members of the elder population who are living with memory impairment. The open house will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on both those days.

The two-story facility features both semi-private and private rooms with country kitchens located on each floor. Fourteen residents will reside on each floor.

Hale Ku‘ike’s first residential care home, which opened in Nuuanu in 2005, accommodates 26 residents.

Air France to cut 10% of workforce

Air France-KLM Group, Europe’s largest carrier, plans to eliminate more than 5,000 jobs from its French workforce as it seeks a return to profitability.

The cuts, equivalent to 10 percent of posts at the Air France unit, will be achieved through voluntary departures and attrition, with the Paris-based company seeking to avoid firings, it said in a statement.

Jean-Cyril Spinetta, recalled as chief executive officer last year after a profit drop forced the exit of Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, said in January he’s seeking a deal to deliver more than $2.5 billion in annual savings that he reckons are needed to secure the long-term future.

"Air France is facing a fundamental choice about its future," said Alexandre de Juniac, CEO of the Air France division. "Our business plan has two ambitions: to ensure Air France returns to profitability, and to better serve our customers. If we all make the necessary equitably distributed efforts, there will be no forced departures."