davidbutts

Business Editor at Honolulu Star-Advertiser, former Bloomberg Managing Editor/Asia, UPI Tokyo Bureau Chief, Eckerd College, Hillcrest High School.

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@WaialuaDaKine Good luck on your new venture.

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Re: Olive Garden in Hawaii. Lynette Lo Tom says "The PBN wording is not accurate." Developer Ed Kobel said, "No signed agreement with O.G."

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Star Bulletin editorial on the injustice of Chinky Mahoe getting probation for molesting boys ages 9 to 14 http://t.co/hCea9FnLZK

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In case you forgot, this was the A1 headline in S-A on March 28: Walmart likely tenant at downtown Macy’s site. Kudos to Andrew Gomes.

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State says it just sold last of $1 Billion invested in auction backed securities before crash. @gregwiles exposed problem at the Advertiser.

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HMSA reported a profit of $36 million for 2012 and Kaiser earned $1.7 million. That was embargoed for midnight but DCCA broke the embargo.

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S-A reporter Dave Segal broke the news on Jan. 18 that Larry Ellison would buy Island Air and no one matched it. http://t.co/zt8GKFK8m6

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Tesoro to lay off most of the 240 employees at its Campbell Industrial Park refinery, an employee tells Star-Advertiser.

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HCDA has approved building a condo tower on the site of the Honolulu Advertiser building.

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Bank of Hawaii says it is back up as of 11:38 am. A bank server was down for two hours today, meaning ATM/bank customers could not get cash.

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U.S. women have 21 gold medals vs. 9 for U.S. men, by my unofficial count. Women have about 10 more medals overall. The effect of Title IX?

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Erika Engle has it first: KITV to return to Oceanic Time Warner soon; agreement reached http://t.co/CtAk6AL8

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Larry Ellison gets state approval to buy Lanai. Sale closes Wednesday. See Star-Advertiser story http://t.co/fSR99d89

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PUC has approved transfer of Lanai's three utilities to Larry Ellison, clearing way for sale to close on Wednesday.

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@staradgomes got the INTERNATIONAL scoop 4 @StarAdvertiser on @Oracle cofounder #LarryEllis buying #Lanai 4 100s of million$!

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Andrew Gomes breaks news that Larry Ellison is buying the island of Lanai

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State Land Use Commission approves Hoopili development in an 8-1 vote.

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Jim Nabors recovering from successful heart surgery http://t.co/SPbKr6nR

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Hawaiian Airlines reports $7.3 million profit in first quarter, up from $900,000 a year ago, as demand for long-haul service stays strong.

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Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants got a 15% pay raise over next four years in new contract they just ratified.