2012-01-08

Subject: Rail Hearing this a.m. | Ciao Ansaldo! | Got a Business for Sale? | Water rates up | UI Claims increase

BY SAM SLOM - Rail Roaded .  Today, at 10 am, in Honolulu Federal District Court, there will be a hearing on the standing of the seven plaintiffs-including the SBH Foundation-in the suit against the City of Honolulu regarding the $6 billion-plus train to nowhere elevated heavy rail project. The hearing on the merits of the project is scheduled for February.

Ciao, Ansaldo .  The Honolulu Area Rapid Transit (HART) committee met Monday and approved a $1.4 billion contract for construction of the City Rail Transit project with the Ansaldo corporation, despite the firm's checkered past and questionable finances. The HART members should be compelled to give their personal financial guarantee on this boondoggle. Not to worry, however, since the Italian government will back Ansaldo 100%. YIKES!

Rail Debate .  Councilman Tom Berg sought to put together a public debate on the rail issue for the benefit of the public. It will be next Tuesday, 6 pm at City Hall (Mission Auditorium). The government supporters of government rail refuse to appear. Come join us anyway.

Business to Sell?  A local entrepreneur couple is seeking new business opportunity on Oahu. Have you been running the same business too long? Is the economy & tight margins creating undue pressure physically and/or mentally? Are there family pressures, illness, children, parents, which require more time and attention? Couple has extensive experience in Hotels, Retail, Restaurants & Service Businesses, both Management & Ownership, deep island roots with excellent credentials, very adaptable & comfortable in all island cultures.

Willing to acquire a 51% ownership & management or complete purchase. Proven success in Turnarounds, are able to work hard, bring hands-on participatory management, and can turn tired businesses into thriving businesses. Interested? Contact Sam at 808-349-5438.

Yo, More Business Wanted !  "Got 'biz-for-sale'? Want to retire, cash-in your trips, take a trip around the world, hand off  or transition out of your business, and get paid for it? A qualified mainland biz buyer, with kamaaina family roots, seeks to buy a Hawaii biz asap, and move here.  Criteria: Service business, repeat customers, a grow-able entity, profitable. No restaurants or retail shops.Some examples:  Irrigation Repair, Landscape Maintenance, Truck Repair,etc.! If this applies to YOU , or someone you KNOW or SUSPECT may BECOME interested in selling their Hawaii biz, all at once or in phases starting now through 2012AD, please contact SBH member in good standing, Joe Teipel, aka SurferJoeTheAuctioneer,an SBH All-Star winner, at 808-538-1961/479-0817. Please call him now for more details and to start due diligence  before his arrival to meet and greet qualified prospects, set for THIS Dec. 8-14, 2011 AD. Additional bonus: let's make sure the gentlemen buys from an SBH referral, as JET will then donate a portion of his commission to our beloved SBH Foundation:)!$:

Smart, Eh?  Kailua is the brainiest community on Oahu, according to new rankings of the smartest places in the United States with populations between 10,000 and 49,999. Nearly 43 percent of adults 25 and older there have at least a bachelor's degree, and nearly 19 percent of those have a graduate or professional degree,  according to the analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau by On Numbers , an affiliate of Pacific Business News. If Kailua is so smart, why do they house President Obama there every Christmas?

Source: http://www.hawaiireporter.com

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