News Headlines for Captain Cook, Hawaii

Bankruptcy filings in Hawaii continue climb (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Bankruptcy filings continue to rise in Hawaii, another sign of difficult economic times striking the state. The Office of the U.S. Trustee said 215 businesses and people filed for bankruptcy in November, the largest number of any month this year and a 72 percent increase over the same month last year.

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Verizon's Former Hawaii, New England Operations Struggling (InformationWeek)
The owner of the former Verizon landline outfit in Hawaii filed for bankruptcy, while the New England operator saw its stock plunge nearly 35% on Monday.

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Hawaii?s Moon Shot (New York Times)
If Hawaii takes the lead in a clean-energy movement, it could spread those values to the rest of the nation.

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Hawaii company wins $29M Army contract (BizJournals)
A Hawaii technology company has been awarded a joint contract for $29 million from the U.S. Army.

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Hawaii's latest lure: Obama tourism? (San Jose Mercury News)
Honolulu, which already lures millions of tourists each year, is only beginning to see development of tourism tied to Barack Obama, the Hawaii native son who becomes the 44th president of the United States in January.

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Sprint adds $6.7M to improve Hawaii service (BizJournals)
Sprint has invested more than $6.7 million in the first three quarters of 2008 to improve service in Hawaii.

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Hawaii stocks mostly up as Wall Street rebounds (BizJournals)
Hawaii stocks were mostly up on Tuesday as Wall Street rebounded on the news that the Ford Motor Co. might not need government help as it has enough cash to make it through 2009. (AXB) (BOH) (CPF) (MLP) (HE)

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Hawaii company goes green with fleet of electric cars (KHNL News 8 Honolulu)
HONOLULU (KHNL) - One of Hawaii's natural stone companies finds a unique way to protect the environment. It replaces its gas-powered vehicles with a fleet of electric cars.

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Hawaii Internet connections among slowest in the U.S. (BizJournals)
Hawaii Web surfers have slower Internet service than those in most states, according to PCMag.

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Thailand turmoil leads to lei shortage in Hawaii (San Jose Mercury News)
Political turmoil in Thailand is affecting Hawaii's lei business by crippling imports of orchids used to make the flower necklaces.

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