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Amfac, Inc., formerly known as American Factors and originally H. Hackfeld & Co., was a land development company in Hawaii. Founded in 1898 as a retail and sugar business, it was considered one of the so-called Big Five companies in the Territory of Hawaii.
Jack Lord, actor, star of Hawaii Five-O, died in Honolulu; Edward Tsang Lu, astronaut; Agnes Lum, bikini supermodel popular in Japan, born in Honolulu; Mike Lum, MLB outfielder; King Lunalilo, King of Hawaii January 8, 1873 – February 3, 1874; Rod Lurie, film director, spent part of his childhood in Hawaii; Arthur Lyman, musician
The Big Five (Hawaiian: Nā Hui Nui ʻElima) was the name given to a group of what started as sugarcane processing corporations that wielded considerable political power in the Territory of Hawaii during the early 20th century, and leaned heavily toward the Hawaii Republican Party.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported, on September 19, 2017, that Pasha Hawaii announced it had ordered two new vessels to be completed in 2020. [6] Per their report, a third shipping company, TOTE Incorporated, had announced that it too would be offering a service between Hawaii and the continental USA, competing with Pasha Hawaii and Matson.
Genshiro Kawamoto (川本 源司郎, Kawamoto Genshiro, born 1932) is a Japanese businessman known for his real estate investments in Japan, California and Hawaii. [1] He is also notable for controversial real estate investments in the late 1980s, when he bought more than 170 properties, including many Oʻahu homes. [2]
Annaleine “Anne” Reynolds snapped up some vacant land in Hawaii for about $22,500 at an auction back in 2018. Reynolds planned to create a picturesque oceanview home using sustainable ...
Koa Coffee Plantation is roasted in Honolulu by Hawaii Coffee Company. Koa Coffee Plantation's place of business is 1560 Hart Street, Honolulu, HI. The company was established on the western slopes of Mauna Loa in Captain Cook, Hawaii by Marin Artukovich in 1997, at 19°29′33″N 155°53′32″W / 19.49250°N 155.89222°W / 19. ...
Christopher Hemmeter was born in 1939 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Los Altos in the San Francisco Bay area. After attending Cornell University and graduating first in his class in 1962 he moved to Hawaii and got a job as a management trainee at the Sheraton Royal Hawaiian.