Kaua'i power bills head higher Advertiser Staff and News Services
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People on Kaua'i have seen the energy adjustment on their electric bills jump from $37.02 to $58.38 over the past year, and the continuing rise in fuel prices suggests next month's will be even higher, said Anne Barnes, communications officer for the Kaua'i Island Utility Co-op.
The overall power bill for a residential customer who used 520 kilowatt hours for the month was $159.47 during the most recent billing period. That's up from $142.44 from mid-July to mid-August 2004.
BANK SOLICITS KATRINA RELIEF
First Hawaiian Bank has created a Katrina relief fund to assist relief efforts for victims of the devastating hurricane along the Gulf Coast.
Donations may be made at any branch of the bank to benefit the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army. First Hawaiian kicked off the fund with a donation of $25,000, said Don Horner, president and chief executive.
CORAL WIRELESS CHOOSES NORTEL
Coral Wireless, Hawai'i's newest mobile operator, picked Nortel as the sole infrastructure supplier for its network here. Coral Wireless plans to launch Hawai'i's first unlimited-use wireless voice and data network in early 2006.
Nortel's technology will support delivery of advanced, high-speed data services such as Web browsing, streaming audio and video, and multimedia messaging to its subscribers on O'ahu. Coral Wireless plans to offer unlimited local and long-distance calling for less than $50 a month.
EEOC FILES SUIT AGAINST KAISER
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission yesterday filed a suit alleging that Kaiser Permanente Hawaii discriminated against a pregnant labor and delivery nurse.
The suit, filed under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, alleges that a supervisor at Kaiser's Wailuku facility discriminated against Margaret McIlroy by withdrawing its offer of promotion less than 24 hours after McIlroy disclosed she was pregnant. The EEOC filed the suit after the parties failed to reach a settlement. The suit seeks back pay, lost wages, out-of-pocket expenses and unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
