The Bloomberg Honolulu Star-Bulletin Index is a price-weighted index designed to measure the performance of Hawaii-based companies. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 31, 1999. A chart of the index which shows the weekly performance of its members is published weekly in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
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Central Pacific Bank parent CPB Inc., the best performing stock this year in the Bloomberg Honolulu Star-Bulletin index, surged an additional 6.9 percent this week to run its year-to-date gain to 25.8 percent. CPB, whose stock closed yesterday at $36.99, is now less than a point off its 52-week high of $37.47 set on Aug. 20, 2001. CPB keeps
leading the packMaui Land & Pineapple Co. was a close second as it gained 6.2 percent to $21.75.
City Bank parent CB Bancshares Inc. came in third with a 5.4 percent gain to $38.90 after hitting a 52-week high of $39 Wednesday.
Also hitting 52-week highs were Bank of Hawaii parent Pacific Century Financial Corp., which rose 3.5 percent, Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc., which gained 3.1 percent, and Alexander & Baldwin Inc., which rose 1.3 percent. Pacific Century, which closed yesterday at $27.85, hit a 52-week high of $27.99 Wednesday while Hawaiian Electric ($46.24) and A&B ($28) hit 52-week highs yesterday.
Source: Bloomberg News STAR-BULLETIN GRAPHIC
