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Business dean named UH vice president
The University of Hawaii Board of Regents yesterday approved the appointment of David McClain as interim vice president for research for the statewide system.McClain has been dean of the Manoa campus' College of Business Administration since 2000. He is also the First Hawaiian Bank distinguished professor of management and leadership.
The vice president for research is a new position with an annual salary of $237,000.
In his new post, McClain will oversee the development and implementation of long-range planning studies, evaluation standards and new research initiatives.
He is also responsible for maintaining and promoting administrative and operational relationships between the university and the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii.
"Dr. McClain's entrepreneurial talents will be a great asset in this new position, and I am enthusiastic that he has accepted this new and exciting challenge," university President Evan Dobelle said.
In other action, the board approved the reappointment of Rose Tseng as chancellor of the University of Hawaii-Hilo.
Kapalua golf workers picket
Workers who maintain the three golf courses at Kapalua hit the picket lines at Kapalua Resort on Thursday to protest the company's stance in labor negotiations.Their contract, which expired Feb. 15, covers 120 employees who are represented by Local 142 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The dispute between the two sides centers around wage increases asked for by the union.
The workers voted 78-3 one week ago in favor of the strike, according to the union.
HPU hosts China tourism execs
Twenty-seven executives of hotels and restaurants on mainland China will visit Hawaii this week to hone their management skills at educational seminars at Hawaii Pacific University.Today through Friday, the officials will attend seminars taught by faculty from the HPU College of Business Administration. Some attendees will visit Waikiki hotels, including Hilton Hawaiian Village and Hyatt Regency Waikiki.
The group includes managers of the Palace Hotel Beijing, Landmark Towers Beijing, Chengdu Hotel and Shanghai JiuGang Hotel.
"The idea is to give them helpful information that they can apply to their businesses right away," said Wendy Lam, director of the Travel Industry Management Program at HPU.
This is the second group of China hospitality executives to visit the isles as part of a partnership between HPU, the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, and the China Hotel Association.
Eight hoteliers did a five day-training session here in August 2002, and HPU intends to hold more seminars in the future.
MAINLAND
Judge OKs United CEO's pay
CHICAGO >> A bankruptcy judge allowed United Airlines to go ahead yesterday with its multimillion-dollar pay package for chief executive Glenn Tilton despite acknowledging that the timing may send a questionable message to employees. Judge Eugene Wedoff said rejecting the company's bid for prompt adoption of the compensation package in bankruptcy would have raised questions about the court's confidence in its restructuring.
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