Reported by Star-Bulletin staff & wire
Tuesday, June 9, 1998
Three isle hotels rank among best for service
Of the world's top 10 hotels providing the best service, only five are in the United States and three of those are in Hawaii, according to a survey in the June issue of Travel & Leisure magazine.The three hotels are the Four Seasons Resort in Hualalai on the Big Island, ranked No. 6; the Halekulani in Waikiki, No. 9,; and the Lodge at Koele on Lanai, No. 10. The other top-10 U.S. hotels are the St. Regis in Aspen. Colo. at No. 5; and the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Fla., No. 7.
The Oriental in Bangkok offers the best service in the world, the magazine said. Close on its heels were the Peninsula in Hong Kong and the Ritz in Paris. The Ritz-Carlton in Cancun was ranked No. 4. Rounding out the list is No. 8, Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand.
The magazine didn't say how it conducted its poll, or how many people responded.
CompUSA's Oahu store to open on June 19
Hawaii's first CompUSA Superstore will open at 8 a.m. on June 19 at the corner of Ala Moana and South Street. At 40,000 square feet, the Kakaako store will be among the biggest four in Dallas-based CompUSA Inc.'s chain of 160 computer stores in 73 markets across the country.Features of the new store will include CompUSA's trademarked CompKids section, where children 12 and under and their parents can try out the latest education and entertainment software, and Software Sampler, an area for adults to "test drive" hundreds of software samples. The store will also feature an Apple Computer "store within a store," featuring Macintosh computers, software and peripherals.
Strike at GM factory idles 15,000 workers
DETROIT -- A strike at a General Motors Corp. parts factory had closed five assembly plants and idled about 15,000 workers today and its effects were expected to spread unless a deal is reached.Plants in Michigan, Kansas, Ohio and Ontario were idled because of a parts shortage caused by the strike by nearly 3,400 United Auto Workers members at GM's Flint Metal Center, north of Detroit. The plant makes hoods, doors and other sheet-metal parts.
Negotiators for GM and the United Auto Workers resumed talks today in the fifth day of the Flint strike, which largely involves disputes over work rules and staffing levels. Norm McComb, a vice president for UAW Local 659, had said yesterday that there was no progress in the talks. GM officials declined to comment.
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