Nuuanu Ave. liquor store to lose license

Sano's Liquors Plus, at 1627 Nuuanu Ave., will lose its liquor license for three months after the Honolulu Liquor Commission determined at a July 12 hearing that the store had sold liquor to a minor.

In addition to the suspension, the liquor commission issued fines of $2,000 each for Ilikai General Store and King Minut-Mart.

Edgewater Pantry, Island Colony Mini-Mart, Longs Drug Store in Waipahu and Pacific Supermarket each received a $1,000 fine for selling alcohol to minors.

In other matters reviewed by the commission, the three-person panel denied reconsidering a previous liquor license suspension for 478 Ena, formerly known as Evolution.

GoAmerican to provide wireless for Re/Max

GoAmerica Inc., the New Jersey company that fired as many as 30 customer service employees last week, will provide its wireless mobile office product to 7,000 Re/Max International real estate agents in California and Hawaii. GoAmerica introduced the product in May. The system allows agents to manage, send and store documents from wireless devices such as two way pagers and personal digital assistants. Re/Max has about 65,000 agents worldwide.

GoAmerica's share prices have fallen 86 percent in the past year. Yesterday, they rose 7 cents to $1.93.

Coffee plantation makes Forbes "Best" list

The Big Island's Koa Coffee Plantation in Kona has made it onto Forbes magazine's "50 of America's Best" list.

The small family organic coffee farm, started by Marin and Cathy Artukovich in 1997, is 2,500 feet above sea level.

Forbes described the coffee as "the genuine article" noting it offers "the highest quality Peaberry and Estate grade beans which deliver the promise of the perfect cup of coffee."

Forbes also said strategic marketing and an expanding e-commerce business has allowed the farm to create a strong mail-order business via its Web site at www.koacoffee.com.

Maui wins magazine readers award

The readers of Travel + Leisure magazine voted the island of Maui as the winner of the 2001 World's Best Award, Best Overall and Best Island in Hawaii.

Maui has been the top island with readers of the magazine for four years in a row. It was also voted "Best Island in the World" by Conde Nast Traveler magazine readers for seven years in a row.

Several of Maui's top attractions also received mention in Travel + Leisure, including Haleakala National Park, Maui Ocean Center, Tedeschi Vineyards and the Sugar Cane Train.

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