By local and wire sources Hildgund returning to Mauna Kea Beach ADVERTISING Hildgund Jewelry has completed lease negotiations with Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. Hildgund will be building a new high-end store in the new shopping arcade located in the hotel.
Hildgund returning to Mauna Kea Beach
Hildgund Jewelry has completed lease negotiations with Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. Hildgund will be building a new high-end store in the new shopping arcade located in the hotel. It is expected to be open the end of February.
The jewelry firm closed in December 2006 at the hotel because of damage that occurred during the Oct. 15, 2006, earthquakes.
For more information, call Bruce Bucky at 523-1123.
Lewis, Lelinski promoted by resort
The Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa has announced that Christi Lewis has been promoted to director of group sales and Eric Lelinski has been promoted to the position of executive chef at the 521-room oceanfront resort.
Lewis has been tapped to lead the resort’s group sales efforts. She spent the past six years as regional director of group sales for Starwood Hotels and Resorts Hawaii. Previously, she spent two years on the Big Island as director of group sales at a major resort property. Lewis has also held various sales, marketing, catering and convention services positions elsewhere in Hawaii and at the Dana Point Resort/Marriott Laguna Cliffs in California.
In his new position as executive chef, Lelinski now heads a team of culinary professionals that prepare island-inspired meals for the resort’s Kai restaurant, Manta Ray Bar and Grill, Crystal Blue Lounge, in-room dining, banquets and traditional and contemporary foods presented at the resort’s Monday evening luau, Firenesia.
Twitchell opens real estate office
Wayne Twitchell, Realtor, has opened a new office — Hawaii Sunsets Realty Inc., dba Kona Sunsets Vacation Rentals in Suite 802 in the Pottery Terrace Center on Kuakini Highway, Hawaii Sunsets Realty Inc. will offer real estate sales and services for both buyer and seller clients.
The vacation rental division, Kona Sunsets Vacation Rentals, will continue to offer property management and vacation rental services that they have offered their clients for the last five years.
Hawaii Sunsets Realty Inc. and Kona Sunsets Vacation rentals can be reached at office 327-4441. Twitchell can be reached at 987-6129 or via e-mail at KonaSunsets@hawaii.rr.com.
P&G cuts outlook, says sales slowing
CINCINNATI — Even Procter & Gamble Co., the world’s largest consumer products maker, is getting dragged down by the spreading recession that has households around the globe looking for ways to tighten their budgets.
P&G reported Friday that its second-quarter profit jumped 53 percent, but that was boosted by the sale of its Folgers coffee business last year. The current outlook isn’t so robust, and P&G stock tumbled 6 percent Friday to close at a 52-week low.
The company dropped its earning projections for the full year, and expects total sales to fall in the current quarter and possibly for the year.
By local and wire sources
