Agricultural group offers leadership training course

The Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii has opened recruitment for a new class for leadership training.

The 16-month Agricultural Leadership Program seeks applicants to train promising leaders in Hawaii's agricultural, natural resources management and rural community sectors.

The application deadline is July 2, and the program begins in September and ends in December 2011. The foundation will hold meetings in Kona, Hilo, Maui, Kauai and Oahu from June 9 to 22. Information and applications are posted on the ALFH's website at http://www.agleaderhi.org.

UH business college to get $1.55 billion education grant

The University of Hawaii at Manoa's business college is expected to receive $1.55 billion through 2014 from the U.S. Department of Education.

The Shidler College of Business has been awarded a $387,551 renewal grant for its Center for International Business Education and Research, or CIBER, program.

UH CIBER received its first grant in 1989 and has received continuous federal funding. The program plans to build upon programs like the Pacific Asian Management Institute Summer Program, Asian Field Study and Pacific Asian Consortium for International Business Education and Research.

Fish farm to return Kona kampachi to market in July

Kona Blue Water Farms Inc. said its Kona kampachi sashimi-grade fish will be back in the market on July 18. The ocean-grown Hawaiian yellowtail will have reached the minimum 4-pound weight by then, so regular harvesting will resume.

The fish were off the market since November so that offshore pens could be reconfigured. An additional 250,000 Kona kampachi have been stocked to the offshore pens and are now almost grown to harvest size.

Bank's new office focuses on wealth management

A new wealth management office has opened at the recently renovated Kahala branch of First Hawaiian Bank.

The office will provide estate and retirement planning solutions custom tailored to customer goals. The office is staffed by private bankers, estate planners, investment advisers and trust professionals.

Total recall

Target is recalling about 350,000 trunks after an 18-month-old girl suffered brain damage from being pinned between the lid and the rim of a trunk. The lids of these woven rattan, abaca or banana leaf trunks can drop quickly when released, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The hinges attaching the lids do not have locking mechanisms or other precautions to prevent them from opening and closing quickly, the agency said. The trunks were manufactured in China and the Philippines and sold at Target stores nationwide between February 2009 and April 2010 as well as on Target's website. They can be returned for a full refund or replacement product at any Target store. For more information, go to www.hsblinks.com/2fe.

Coming up

» Today: National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for April.

» Tomorrow: Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller releases March and first-quarter index of home prices.

» Wednesday: Commerce Department releases durable goods for April.

» Thursday: Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims.

» Friday: Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for April.