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Hawaiian installing blended winglets HONOLULU — Hawaiian Airlines has announced the installation of blended winglets on the first of its Boeing 767-300 jets. The airline said Wednesday that its newest and biggest ‘‘green’’ initiative will significantly reduce fuel usage and carbon dioxide emissions of its aircraft. Standing 11 feet tall and extending upward from the end of each wing, the winglets improve efficiency by smoothing out airflow across the upper wing near the tip. Hawaiian says the winglets reduce aerodynamic drag, which means less thrust is needed to fly the same speed. The airline says the winglets will save between 700 and 800 gallons of fuel for every round trip between the West Coast and Hawaii, or an estimated 2 million gallons of fuel per year. ***** Ranch sells real estate brokerage HONOLULU — Parker Ranch has sold its real estate brokerage to Clark Realty.
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The number of Hawaii bankruptcies remains relatively high, though the rate of increase is slowing.
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Existing housing sales increase on Oahu
HONOLULU — The Honolulu Board of Realtors reports sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums on Oahu were robust last month, while prices were down.
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HECO 3rd quarter profit declines 10%
HONOLULU — Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.
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Hannemann signs real property tax bill
HONOLULU — Honolulu has joined Hawaii’s three other counties in having a ‘‘homeowner’’ category for real property taxation.
Wedding and event group to meet
WAILEA — The Maui Wedding and Event Professionals group will meet Tuesday to hear a presentation by Mary Traynor of Akamai Promotions on the use of social networking as a marketing tool.
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