BUSINESS BRIEFS
$12,000 fine for oil rule violations
Advertiser Staff
The state Department of Health has filed a complaint and order against Kiyo's Transmission Service LLC in Kaka'ako for alleged violations of the state's hazardous-waste and used-oil rules, which carry a penalty of $12,000.
The company was cited for failure to properly label containers of used oil, failure to properly store and dispose of used oil, and failure to respond to releases of used oil.
On July 10, 2003, Kiyo's was inspected and cited for 10 separate violations of the hazardous-waste and used-oil regulations. At that time, Kiyo's cleaned up its facility, and over the past four years the state Health Department has worked with Kiyo's to improve conditions. However, on Sept. 5, 2007, based on a complaint, investigators conducted an inspection at Kiyo's and found violations similar to those cited in the 2003 inspection.
In addition to paying the penalty, Kiyo's has been ordered to comply with state hazardous-waste and used-oil rules for the cited violations. The facility has 20 days to respond to the order.
HAWAIIAN TOURISM CONFERENCE SET
The Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association will host the Native Hawaiian Tourism Conference on May 8-9 at the Hawai'i Convention Center.
Native Hawaiian business owners, community leaders, cultural practitioners, artists and performers as well as tourism industry employees and leaders are encouraged to attend.
"The goal of this conference is to develop a Native Hawai'i Tourism Plan that will result in increased jobs and economic development, improved natural resource management, the development of educational resources on Hawaiian culture and the development of community leadership that engages social issues and their impact," according to a news release from the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association.
The Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote Hawaiian culture, values and traditions in the workplace through consultation and education as well as to provide opportunities for the Native Hawaiian community to shape the future of tourism.
For registration or more information, visit www.nahha.com or call 628-6370.
GENERAL GROWTH TO PAY DOWN DEBT
General Growth Properties Inc., owner of Ala Moana Center and Ward Centers, announced an $821.9 million stock sale to help pay debt a week after its credit rating was cut to junk, Bloomberg News reported.
The offering of 22.8 million shares at $35 each comes as General Growth is seeking to raise about $5 billion through the sale, mortgage loans and private capital. Standard & Poor's cut the Chicago-based mall operator's credit rating to BB+ on March 18, Bloomberg reported. General Growth's shares closed up $2.74 at $41 yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange.
DICK PACIFIC AFFILIATE GETS CONTRACT
DCK Pacific LLC, an affiliate of Dick Pacific Construction, is being awarded a $24.6 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense for work on a water system at Naval Base Guam.
The work includes replacing existing water lines with larger ones, installing a new emergency generator and new concrete building and other jobs.
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command at Pearl Harbor awarded the contract after soliciting contractors and reviewing six offers. The work is expected to be completed by April 2010.
