Scoreboard – Jan. 15, 2023

• Jan. 15, 2023

United Airlines anticipates 386 Hawaii job furloughs

• By Star-Advertiser staff and News Services
• July 8, 2020
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United Airlines expects to furlough 332 employees at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and an additional 54 at Kahului Airport for six months or longer beginning around Oct. 1, as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hammer the airline industry and stifle Hawaii’s tourism-based economy. Read more

Ex-real estate commissioner sentenced to jail

• By Star-Advertiser staff and news services
• April 10, 2019
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A former vice chairman of the state Real Estate Commission has been sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years of court supervision, according to authorities. Read more

Photos: A look back at Tulsi Gabbard’s political career

• Jan. 11, 2019

UH Football: Hawaii routs UNLV to clinch bowl berth

• Nov. 17, 2018

Oahu gets back to normal after close call with Lane

• Aug. 25, 2018

Hawaii residents prepare for Hurricane Lane

• Aug. 21, 2018

State money will help fund Kona homeless village

• By Star-Advertiser staff and News Services
• March 18, 2018

An infusion of state money is helping kick-start the transformation of a vacant lot on the Big Island into a homeless village. Read more

Don’t panic, it’s just a turkey

• By Star-Adveritser Staff and News Services
• Nov. 21, 2017

Some last-minute turkey advice for those in the kitchen getting ready for Thanksgiving. Read more

Part 1: Hokuleʻa’s homecoming

• June 18, 2017

Exhibit on Cuba celebrates country’s diverse culture

• By Star-Advertiser staff and News Services
• Nov. 20, 2016

The American Museum of Natural History is presenting a bilingual exhibit that explores Cuba’s biodiversity and culture. Read more

Movies: ‘Edge of Seventeen,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ ‘I Bleed for This’

• Nov. 16, 2016

Wide-release film synopses from the Los Angeles Times. For reviews of movies opening this weekend, see the Today section. Read more

14 Utah parks pursue Dark Sky Park status

• By Star-Advertiser staff and News Services
• Oct. 30, 2016

Fourteen Utah state parks are applying to be listed as International Dark Sky Parks in an effort to preserve and promote starry nights that attract tourists, reported the Deseret News (bit.ly/2eFjHtL). Read more

HECO donates $15K for Maunalua Bay

• By Star-Advertiser staff and News Services
• Oct. 18, 2016

Hawaiian Electric Co. said Monday it donated $15,000 to support conservation projects at Maunalua Bay. Read more

HECO commits $4.7M to upgrades for Navy

• By Star-Advertiser staff and news services
• Oct. 5, 2016

Hawaiian Electric Co. will spend $4.7 million on electrical upgrades for the Navy in order to build what the utility says is the lowest-priced solar farm in the state. Read more

Delta deal puts Southwest pilots’ accord at risk

• By Star-Advertiser staff and News Services
• Oct. 4, 2016

Southwest Airlines Co.’s tentative labor agreement with its pilots, reached after more than four years of negotiations, may be in danger now that Delta Air Lines has a pending deal that would pay its aviators more. Read more

Hawaii AG sues prescription drugmaker

• By Star-Advertiser staff and News Services
• Sept. 24, 2016

The state attorney general is suing the makers of a narcotic used to treat pain and opiate addiction, three days after announcing that Hawaii doctors could continue prescribing the drug. Read more

Alaska Air’s Virgin bid under scrutiny

• By Star-Advertiser staff and News Services
• Sept. 23, 2016

Alaska Air Group Inc. and Virgin America Inc. pleaded their case for their $2.6 billion merger to top Justice Department officials last week, according to people familiar with the matter, an indication that negotiations are in their final stages over whether the government allows the deal to proceed. Read more

Student entrepreneur applications sought

• Sept. 21, 2016

Entrepreneurs’ Organization Hawaii, or EO Hawaii, in partnership with Hawaii National Bank, is accepting applications statewide for its second annual student entrepreneurs competition. Read more

Mitsubishi offers to buy more of Lawson

• By Star-Advertiser staff and News Services
• Sept. 19, 2016

Mitsubishi Corp. plans to raise its stake in Lawson Inc. in a 144 billion yen ($1.4 billion) tender offer and to turn Japan’s third-largest convenience store operator into a Mitsubishi unit. Read more

Orangetheory Fitness to open Kapolei gym

• By Star-Advertiser staff and News Services
• Sept. 16, 2016

Orangetheory Fitness will open a gym in Kapolei next month. The fitness franchise will offer 60-minute sessions of cardiovascular and strength training in a 3,400-square-foot-studio in Kapolei Marketplace at 590 Farrington Highway near Safeway. Read more