Personal shopping service haul2hi, which specializes in bringing IKEA products to the islands, is moving from Kalihi to a 2,500-square-foot showroom at 1148 Bethel St.
Haul2hi will celebrate the grand opening of its new location Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be refreshments, entertainment and giveaways. Validated parking is available for the first 100 guests at Marks Garage.
IKEA does not have a brick-and-mortar store in the state.
“We constantly update our showroom to keep up with IKEA’s latest designs,” said Jane Murao, haul2hi’s owner. “IKEA has everything from textiles, bathroom vanities, kitchens, decorative accents, children’s furniture, dining, office, bedroom furniture and much more.”
To celebrate the move, haul2hi is giving away a bedroom set from IKEA valued at more than $1,000.
For information, call 462-9544 or go to www.haul2hi.com.
PepsiCo joins Pearl Harbor sponsors
PepsiCo Inc. has signed on to be one of the main sponsors for Pearl Harbor’s 75th-anniversary commemoration in December.
As a platinum sponsor, the food and beverage giant is creating a commemorative package on its cans that will be available throughout the islands. It is also helping to market commemoration activities.
“PepsiCo will leverage its marketing expertise and the strength of its brands to drive attention to the commemoration events, as well as the official www.PearlHarbor75thAnniversary.com website,” a news release by the 75th Pearl Harbor Commemoration Executive Committee said.
Commemoration events around Dec. 7, the day Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese in 1941, will pay tribute to those who died, the survivors and the thousands who fought in World War II. Country music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will perform on Dec. 10 as part of the events.
Design firm shortens name to G70
Honolulu architecture and design firm Group 70 International Inc. has shortened its name after 45 years in business, and now goes by G70.
The company had been referring to itself by the condensed name in recent months, and Monday announced the change more broadly after changing its address to g70.design on the World Wide Web.
G70 said the change was led by third-generation partners in the firm and involved an 18-month-long process that included focus groups and identifying future leaders.
Teddy’s drops ‘bigger,’ adds ‘steak’
It appears bigger isn’t always better.
Teddy’s Bigger Burgers announced Monday that the 18-year-old kamaaina restaurant chain will re-brand itself Teddy’s Steak Burgers.
The change will start with the Teddy’s Aiea location this week as part of renovating the store.
“We just needed a face-lift,” company co-founder Ted Tsakiris said in a statement, adding that the new name also ”embodies the full flavor of our burgers.”
Teddy’s was established in 1998 by Tsakiris and Rich Stula. The company has 12 restaurants in Hawaii, six on the mainland and about 10 international locations.
Island Air arrivals 87.6% on time
Island Air arrived on time for 87.6 percent of its flights in October, the company announced Monday.
The state’s second-largest carrier also said it completed 99.1 percent of its 1,054 scheduled flights with nine cancellations. A flight is considered on time if it arrives within 14 minutes of its scheduled arrival time, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Island Air offers 238 flights a week between Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii island.
ON THE MOVE
American Savings Bank has named Robert Nobriga as executive vice president and chief financial officer at ASB. He was previously an executive vice president and chief financial officer at Queen’s Health Systems. Prior to that, Nobriga served as an executive vice president, finance and operation, and chief financial officer for Hawaii National Bank as well as chief financial and operations officer for the University of Hawaii’s John A. Burns School of Medicine.
SimplicityHR by ALTRES has appointed John Ferguson to director of business development. He was a human resource consultant at simplicityHR for the past nine years. Prior to that Ferguson served as a branch sales manager for HSBC Group in New York.
