
Bankruptcy filed: Akamai Tours, Original Pancake House, Kahuku Mill, Hamakua Sugar Company, Island Homes Realty.
Kmart opens first Honolulu store.
First Hawaiian Inc. announces it will buy Pioneer Fed Bancorp Inc.
HAL files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Dole Cannery's pineapple water tower dismantled.
Hawai'i ranks first in the retail price of gasoline.
King's Garden Restaurant in Kaimuki closes.
State minimum wage increases from $4.75 to $5.25 per hour.
Gannett Corporation buys the
Honolulu Advertiser for $250 million. Gannett sells the
Honolulu Star-Bulletin to Liberty Newspapers for an undisclosed amount.
New interisland terminal opens at Honolulu International Airport.
Ihilani Resort opens at Ko Olina.
Mahalo Air begins interisland passenger service.