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MOANA VISTA'S DEVELOPMENT PLAN

A San Diego-based developer, OliverMcMillan, has a contract to buy the partially built 46-story Moana Vista high-rise in Kaka'ako. If the sale goes through, OliverMcMillan expects to finish the tower by the end of 2011.
A San Diego-based developer, OliverMcMillan, has a contract to buy the partially built 46-story Moana Vista high-rise in Kaka'ako. If the sale goes through, OliverMcMillan expects to finish the tower by the end of 2011. More »

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Obstacle cleared in sale of stalled condo

A San Diego-based developer, OliverMcMillan, has a contract to buy the partially built 46-story Moana Vista high-rise in Kaka'ako. If the sale goes through, OliverMcMillan expects to finish the tower by the end of 2011.

Construction of the Moana Vista condominium tower in Kaka'ako may resume by the end of the year if a proposed purchase of the stalled project is completed by a California development firm. An affiliate of San Diego-based OliverMcMillan has a contract to buy the partially built 46-story tower at 1009 Kapi'olani Blvd., makai of McKinley High School. More »

Prescriptions aid Walgreen sales

Walgreens' same-store sales were up 3.4 percent in June, despite a decline in nonpharmacy sales.

Walgreen's same-store sales — those at outlets open at least a year — rose 3.4 percent. But nonpharmacy sales fell 0.9 percent on a comparable basis, while pharmacy sales jumped 5.8 percent. Total sales rose 9 percent to $5.24 billion, with pharmacy accounting for just more than two-thirds of that. More »

Alaska Air starts new Maui route

Alaska Airlines yesterday inaugurated a thrice weekly flight between Portland, Oregon and Maui using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft that seats 157 passengers. Alaska Airlines said flights currently are scheduled on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The frequency will be increased to daily service on Aug. 7. More »

 
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