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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MLP pulls ahead
Maui Land & Pineapple ended the week with the best gain of any local stock, rising 4.8 percent to close at $27.50. Local and national news sources printed stories about the profit potential of new pineapple varieties being planted by MLP and others.
Hawaiian Airlines parent Hawaiian Holdings brought up the rear with a 8.2 percent drop to $1.23.
Source: Bloomberg News STAR-BULLETIN GRAPHIC