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IN HAWAII
Wallace shuts theater at Enchanted Lake

Wallace Theaters, citing low attendance, said it will close its three-auditorium Enchanted Lake Cinema complex after the last show tomorrow.

Wallace said its flat-floor complex in the Enchanted Lake Shopping Center could not compete with stadium-seating theaters. The complex employs 12, some of whom will be relocated to other Wallace properties, the company said.

Wallace is keeping its nearby four-screen Keolu Center Cinemas, said a company spokesman, David Lyons. And Lyons said its two-screen Kailua Cinemas is drawing larger audiences since Wallace dropped ticket prices there to as little as 50 cents.

Financial TV series to hit airwaves

An eight-part financial education television series featuring Hawaii professionals will be aired later this month on local cable stations.

The series, offered by the University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service, will cover various money management topics with no company or product endorsements. To assist home viewers, a telecourse packet that includes specific television schedules, handouts and Internet information is available for $10.

The one-hour shows will run on consecutive days from July 21-July 30, excluding July 26 and 27, on Oceanic 55 and Craig 21 on Oahu, Na Leo 54 in Hilo and Kona, and MCCTV 54 on Maui. All shows start at 7 p.m.

F. William McRoberts, a certified financial planner with Royal Alliances Associates, will be featured in the first show, entitled "What Does My Future Hold?"

Other professionals in subsequent shows are Roberta Lee-Driscoll, certified financial planner; Diane S.J. Chong, assistant vice president, Central Pacific Bank; Carlos M. Molina, securities education specialist of the Office of the Commissioner of Securities, state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; James S. Dixon, staff attorney, Insurance Division, DCCA; Jerry M. Schwartz, certified financial planner, Arista Investment Advisors Ltd.; James Pietsch, associate professor and director, University of Hawaii, elder law program; and Judy Yuriko Lee, certified financial planner, Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel.

For more information or to order the telecourse packet, call 956-7212, e-mail moneyed@hawaii.edu or go to the Web site at www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/tcyour$.

Waikiki occupancy fell in May

Hospitality Advisors LLC said Waikiki hotel occupancy fell 10 percent in May to 61.2 percent from 68 percent last year, while occupancy rose on Maui, Kauai and the Big Island.

Maui occupancy rose to 72.4 percent from 67.6 percent, Big Island occupancy increased to 55 percent from 53.6 percent, and Garden Isle occupancy moved to 76.7 percent from 70.1 percent.

Waikiki hotels were hurt by a decline in Japanese visitors, while neighbor island hotels were held by improvement in business travel.

IN JAPAN
JAL international traffic drops

TOKYO >> Japan Airlines System Corp. said yesterday the number of passengers on its international flights dropped 52.1 percent in May from a year earlier to some 560,000.

Company officials said the decline was due mainly to the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

But they also said the recent falls might have hit bottom in May, as the number likely dropped some 40 percent in June from a year earlier.

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New jobs

>> Chaminade University has hired Maile Alau as director of development and major gifts in its Office of Institutional Advancement. She is responsible for the conception, management, execution and reporting of fund-raising initiatives. Alau has 13 years of fund-raising experience, most recently as executive director of the USS Arizona Memorial Fund. Also at Chaminade, Sara Platte has been named director of communications and marketing. She is responsible for the development and implementation of an integrated marketing plan for the university. Platte has more than 20 years of communications experience. She has served as volunteer communications director for New Hope Christian Fellowship on Oahu since moving to Hawaii in 2001.

>> John Medlock has been named golf sales manager at Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island. He will be responsible for the sales and marketing of King's Course and Beach Course. He most recently served as marketing director for Martin & MacArthur in Honolulu.

Promotions

>> AT&T Hawaii has promoted Valerie Michaleski to sales team leader. She has worked at AT&T companies for 22 years. She started her career with Pacific Telephone in 1981 and moved to AT&T Hawaii in 1992. She has an extensive background in training, coaching and sales.