
Reported by Star-Bulletin staff & wire
Tuesday, September 17, 1996
Reservations can be made through Thursday and tickets must be purchased within 72 hours of the reservation, TWA said. Tickets also must be bought at least 14 days before departure. Sample round-trip fares include $650 between Honolulu and Chicago, St. Louis or New York. Before the sale, those fares were $748, $767 and $765 respectively, the airline said. Sale fares are valid for travel through Dec. 18. But holiday blackout dates and other restrictions apply.
Aside from recognizing the top operator or operators among small businesses, the SBA program also has awards young entrepreneurs, exporters and advocates of small business.
Nomination forms are at the SBA district office in Honolulu and at SBA offices on other islands. The deadline is Nov. 15.
The SBA said local winners will be recognized at a statewide luncheon in May and Hawaii's top small business person will go to Washington for National Small Business Week, June 1-7. For information call 541-2973.