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HJCC heading to Hiroshima

The Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce is further cementing its sister-chamber relationship with the Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce through a business mission in May.

Local companies are invited to participate in the six-day trip May 17-22, which is designed to explore business opportunities and promote Hawaii products and services. Events will include corporate tours, business meetings, site seeing and a golf tournament. Travel costs are $1,700 per person with airfare, $900 without airfare.

The delegation will be led by HJCC Chairman Arnold Hirotsu and Executive Director Sharon Narimatsu. It is a follow-up to the Hiroshima-Hawaii Partnership in the 21st Century symposium that took place in Honolulu in November.

For more information, call 949-5531 or e-mail info@honolulujapanesechamber.org . Reservations are due by April 16.

Hotel-casino will top Wynn project as tallest

LAS VEGAS >> Looks like billionaire Sheldon Adelson could overshadow gambling mogul and rival Steve Wynn in building the tallest new casino in town.

Adelson intends to build a 53-story megaresort that will top the Wynn Las Vegas hotel-casino by 105 feet, according to an architectural draft of the project submitted to county planners.

The proposed megaresort would be next to The Venetian hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Adelson is chairman of the board of Las Vegas Sands Inc., the parent company of The Venetian.

The much talked about project , commonly referred to as "Phase II" of The Venetian expansion, will be named The Palazzo, documents filed with the Clark County Planning Division in January show.

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[Hawaii Inc.]

NEW JOBS

>> Hawaii Alliance for the Arts Education has named Kim Coffee-Issak to the ARTS at Marks Garage managing director. She will create and coordinate ongoing community and educations programs to seek solutions for neighborhood issues and promote economic revitalization through arts and culture and creative thinking. She previously served as Hawaii Craftsmen executive director for 10 years.

>> Samuel Chung, MW Group vice president and Pioneer Plaza general manager, has been named Business Owners and Managers Association Hawaii chapter president-elect. He will look to expand the association's influence in Hawaii and increase membership.

>> Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties has named Tracy Hilgendorf to Windward office manager. She will manage personnel, coordinate marketing and maintain daily operations of the office.

>> Jana Ishikawa has joined marketing and web development agency Team Vision as executive assistant. Her responsibilities include project coordination, billing supervision and company operations. She worked as a Bank of Hawaii compensation assistant for three years previously.

>> Mikel Nakamoto has been hired as radio frequency engineer by Nextel Partners Inc. He will help maximize the company's radio frequency network, monitor system performance and perform other duties.