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HAWAII
Matson takes over HT&T Stevedoring

Matson Terminals Inc. has acquired certain assets of HT&T Stevedoring, whose 39 employees will transfer to a new division called Big Island Stevedores.

Matson, a subsidiary of Matson Navigation Co., also acquired forklifts, pickup trucks and vans from HT&T, a former division of Brewer Environmental Industries LLC. The company provided stevedoring in Hilo and Kawaihae.

Financial terms were not disclosed. Big Island Stevedores will occupy the former HT&T Stevedoring office.

Kapiolani plaza goes on the block

A Texas real estate company that bought the Kapiolani Shopping Plaza for $5.6 million in 1996 has put it on the market for $7.5 million.

The property, across from the McCully Shopping Center at the corner of McCully and Kapiolani, has two buildings and 12 tenants on 34,664 square feet of fee-simple land. Its address is 1901 Kapiolani Blvd.

Joseph C. Leonardo & Co. is marketing the property for the owner, Intco Properties LP.

Pharmacy management outsourced

Local hospital owner Hawaii Pacific Health began outsourcing the management of its four Oahu retail pharmacies yesterday to Hawaii-based Pharmacare International Inc.

While the initial deal with Pharmacare is a management agreement, Pharmacare is expected to purchase the operation eventually, according to Pat Oda, public affairs manager for Hawaii Pacific Health.

The change will transfer 44 employees at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi, Straub Clinic & Hospital on King Street and Straub's Pearlridge Clinic to Pharmacare.

"Pharmacists are in short supply, so both Pharmacare and Hawaii Pacific Health are committed to helping the pharmacy staff move through the process ... to obtain new positions with Pharmacare," Oda said.

Inpatient pharmacies at Kapiolani, Pali Momi, Straub and Kauai's Wilcox Memorial Hospital are not affected by the change.

NATION
Coors shareholders approve deal

GOLDEN, Colo. » Adolph Coors Co. shareholders overwhelmingly approved a merger with Canada's Molson Inc. yesterday, setting off a beer-toasting celebration by executives who will now turn their attention to the race for new international markets.

The vote, viewed by many as a formality after Molson easily won shareholder support last week, is one of the last steps in a $3.4 billion deal that comes amid flat North American beer sales. A hearing in a Quebec courtroom is scheduled for today and the once-shaky deal is expected to close Feb. 9.

Uncle Sam needs you, yet again

Uncle Sam will need to fill more than 37,500 security and law enforcement-related jobs in the next two years, according to a first-of-its-kind survey on the employment needs of the 15 largest departments and nine independent agencies that represent 95 percent of the federal work force.

Those jobs range from criminal investigators and police officers to security and prison guards and airport screeners, according to the study by the Partnership for Public Service and the National Academy of Public Administration.

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NEW JOBS

» KHM LLP has hired Alton I. Ohira and Alfred B. Fernandes Jr. as partners. Ohira will be responsible for focusing on Hawaii's insurance and health care industries with a specific focus on the burgeoning captive insurance market. He has over 25 years of experience with KPMG accounting firm. Fernandes has been hired as the partner in-charge of tax consulting services. He has nearly 30 years of experience with Ernst & Young accounting firm.

ON THE BOARD

» The Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific has elected two new members to the board of directors. Dr. Cherylee Wai Jun Chang is the Neuroscience Institute medical director and the Queen's Medical Center Stroke Center director. Sai Chantavy is the Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center executive director and CEO.

» The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle has appointed Kendall J. Hirai to its Affordable Housing Advisory Council. He is the Hawaii HomeOwnership Center's executive director.

» La Pietra has elected Sterling Yee to a three-year term on its board of trustees. He has served as a Hawaiian Electric Industries auditor for 15 years.

» The Honolulu Korean Junior Chamber has appointed its 2005 executive board: Kyung Lee, president; John Choi, executive vice president/president-elect 2006; and Steve Pak, chairman and vice president of membership. Leesa Kim has been named secretary; Kevin Sugiki, treasurer; Arthur Kim, community development vice president; and Jae Kwak, marketing vice president.