BUSINESS BRIEFS
Hawaiian's planes 87.7 percent full
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Hawaiian Airlines said its planes were 87.7 percent full in August. The state's largest airline said last month's load factor was up 2 percentage points from the year-earlier month when its planes were 85.7 percent filled.
Hawaiian said it served a total of 664,278 passengers on its interisland and trans-Pacific flights last month, which was up 17.5 percent from the year-earlier period.
WARD CENTERS HAS 4 NEW TENANTS
Ward Centers is announcing the addition of four new tenants to its Kaka'ako shopping complex.
Two of the new tenants are already open at Ward Warehouse — Alliway, a jewelry boutique, and The Pineapple Shack, a kiosk selling a variety of local products from jellies to soaps to fresh pineapples.
At Ward Centre, Genki Sushi plans to open a 100-seat restaurant at the end of October.
And at Ward Entertainment Center, Canada-based T-shirt retailer Laughing Out Loud has opened a kiosk.
ECO-SAFE BUYS HAWAI'I COMPANY
Eco-Safe Systems USA Inc. said it has finalized negotiations to buy Hawai'i-based Ozone Industries Inc., a company that develops ozone technology.
The Los Angeles-based Eco-Safe Systems said the acquisition will complement its existing production capabilities and expand its client base in Hawai'i. The sale is to be completed Sept. 14 pending board approval.
Eco-Safe Systems said it is a leader in Ozone food-safety and water-purity intervention systems.
CLEARFUELS NAMED TOP COMPANY
ClearFuels Technology Inc., an 'Aiea company developing biomass-to-energy technology, has been selected as one of the AlwaysOn GoingGreen Top 100 private companies.
The honor is compiled by an editorial panel and identifies the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in clean technologies. ClearFuels' first commercial demonstration facility is currently under development in Hawai'i.
DOLLAR FINANCIAL BUYS ISLAND STORES
Dollar Financial Corp., an operator of check-cashing, short-term loan and money order firms, said it is purchasing 45 financial services stores primarily located in the Midwest and Hawai'i for $27 million.
The Berwyn, Pa.-based Dollar Financial said it has completed the acquisition of 22 of the stores in Missouri, Hawai'i, Arizona and Oklahoma and expects to finalize the purchase of the remainder within the next 90 days. Dollar Financial operates three of its Money Mart stores in Hawai'i.
CHECKS CAN BE DEPOSITED ON NET
Pacific Rim Bank is offering its business customers a new service that allows them to deposit checks at the bank remotely using an electronic scanner and a high-speed Internet connection.
Using the eCheck Remote Deposit system, businesses can create an electronic image of a check that can be transmitted to the bank for processing.
Businesses have a choice of a single-feed scanner that can handle as many as eight checks per minute, or multiple-feed scanner that can handle as many as 90 checks per minute. Electronic checks can be transmitted 27 hours a day, seven days a week.
The system also allows businesses to view their deposit history and check images. It also provides an export functional that can be used in tandem with accounting software.
