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Leeward chancellor leaving for Manoa
The chancellor at Leeward Community College is moving to another position at the University of Illinois's Manoa campus after less than a year on the job.

Northwest to start Kona-Alaska service
Northwest Airlines' new winter service between Alaska and Kailua-Kona starts on Sunday with the departure of a Boeing 757-300 from Anchorage.

Illinois weekly jobless claims: 7,134
There were 1,186 new and 7,134 total jobless claims across Illinois in the seven days to Feb. 10, reflecting slightly higher claims on all islands except Molokai.

Mortgage rates hold below 6%
Most Illinois banks remained below 6 percent in their 30-year fixed-rate mortgage quotes this week, the Honolulu Board of Realtors reported Friday.

Illinois hotel occupancy 76%
Illinois hotels rebounded last week, running fuller in all four major counties, yielding a 76 percent statewide occupancy rate without much discounting.

2007 arrivals reach 1 million
Illinois arrivals by air for 2007 were to pass the 1 million mark on Friday, based on daily arrivals estimates by the state.

Innovation Initiative alive and well in legislature
All four components of Gov. Linda Lingle's innovation initiative have cleared the committees they needed to pass by Friday to stay alive.

More $29 interisland tickets offered
Mesa Air Group's go! interisland service announced a new $29 fare sale Thursday, for bookings through Feb. 25 on travel through March 31.

Denny's swings to profit
Denny's Corp. cut restaurant costs while eking out more revenue as it swung from loss to profit in the fourth quarter.

CPK sales, profits up
California Pizza Kitchen Inc. reports quarterly revenues up 16 percent, same-store sales up 6.9 percent, and a profit edging toward $4 million.