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HAWAII

Hawaii Direct Telephone gets sold

Hawaii Direct Telephone STS LLC, a telephone services provider, has been acquired by Newport Beach, Calif.-based Trycera Financial for an undisclosed amount.

The call center began operating as a subsidiary of Trycera under the name isleCORE Systems Inc. after changes became effective June 14. IsleCORE handles inbound call servicing for Hawaii travel and tourism inquiries and provides answering services to businesses in Hawaii.

Trycera will focus on expanding the call center operations within the travel and tourism industry nationwide, said Matt Kerper, Trycera Financial's president and chief executive.

NATION

Mall owner faces antitrust claim

General Growth Properties Inc., the owner of Ala Moana Center and Victoria Ward Centers, must face an antitrust claim filed by developer Rick Caruso in a lawsuit over a $264.2 million retail project in Los Angeles, an appeal court said.

The ruling Thursday by the California Court of Appeal is the latest concerning Caruso's 15.5-acre retail-and-residential development next to General Growth's Glendale Galleria shopping mall in Glendale, Calif. In September, voters in the Los Angeles suburb approved measures that allowed development of Caruso's project on city-owned land.

The three-judge appellate panel last week rejected General Growth's claim that some of its actions, which formed the basis of Caruso's antitrust allegation, were protected by a California free speech law. Caruso's lawsuit claims that before the election General Growth intimidated tenants that were considering leasing space at Caruso's project.

The court sided with Caruso's arguments that letters written by Chicago-based General Growth were "private solicitations and threats designed to limit competition for tenants and disrupt potential lease agreements."

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NEW JOBS

» PM Realty Group has hired Anthony Britt Craven as leasing and investment sales assistant vice president. He will be responsible for overseeing leasing and investment activities on the neighbor islands with special emphasis on the Big Island and the company's new Kona office. He has more than 15 years of commercial real estate experience.

» The Hawaii Intergenerational Community Development Association has appointed Harry J. Cooper public relations director for the association and Kaluanui Senior Apartments. He previously served as director of the Aloha Week Festival and the Festival of the Pacific.

» First Hawaiian Bank has made the following officer appointments: Jan C. Ikeda, University branch assistant vice president and business banking officer; Brent A. Curlow, first investment center assistant vice president and analyst; Angeline A. Lau, Kapiolani banking center assistant vice president and personal banking officer; Ji S. Liu, customer service center small business credit officer; Ivy N. Matsumura, customer service center operations officer; Kent J. Matsumura, credit administration division assistant vice president and business credit officer; and Raymond M. Yee, audit division IT officer.

» Territorial Savings Bank has appointed two new branch managers. Cyrus K. Robinson has been appointed manager of the bank's new Kahala branch. He will be responsible for branch operations and residential mortgage loan production. Thomas Slover has been appointed the Kapolei branch manager. He previously worked for American Savings Bank.

» American Savings Bank has hired Natalia Brooks as a financial consultant. She will be responsible for serving residents on Oahu's North Shore. She previously served as an interpreter for the TV company SETI NN in Russia, and at a Russian-Dutch trading company in the Netherlands.

» Kahala Nui, Honolulu's new Life Care senior living community, has hired Dana Matlin as human resources director. She will be responsible for supervising personnel and human resources administration for the Kahala Nui community. She has more than 17 years experience in human resources management.

» Hawaii Pacific University has appointed Charles Sasaki dean of academic advising and personal counseling. He previously served as Chaminade University's associate dean of students and assistant professor of history.