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American Savings Bank President Timothy Schools will step down from his position Friday, more than three months earlier than originally planned.

While single-family home and condominium sales soared on the Big Island and Kauai last month, the residential real estate market still has not recovered from a significant drop in neighbor island transactions during the past few years.

A new “The Pet Corner” sign will go up over “The Pet Spot” at Ward Warehouse at the end of this week or early next to reflect the shop’s new but familiar ownership.

Hawaiian Air traffic rises 5.5 percent •
Horizon reduces fuel surcharge •
HP sues ex-CEO Hurd over new job •
Boeing pares military aircraft unit •
Rogue attendant to be evaluated •
Burger King serves biggest menu change ever •
And more

The Electronic System for Travel Authorization will begin charging a new fee for international visitors who apply to the Visa Waiver program. The fee takes effect Sept. 8.

The U.S. Navy has awarded SSFM International Inc. a $40 million contract for construction management services on Guam.

Tissue Genesis has been awarded the NASA Ames Team Honor Award for its work in implementing cell biology research on NASA’s Shuttle Discovery launched earlier this year from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The interior design firm Philpotts & Associates is expanding with an office in San Francisco.

Hawaii stocks followed the overall market’s downward trend during Tuesday trading. (HE) (ALEX) (BOH) (CPF) (MLP)

Hawaiian Airlines Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings Inc., carried 787,854 passengers in August, an increase of 5.5 percent, according to a statement released Tuesday.