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...their wives visited Hawaii at various times for various investigative purposes. On one occasion, members of the Public Works Committee, who might have used the U.S. Military Air Transport Service for free transportation to the islands, traveled instead by luxury liner. At least one bill from the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, made out to CONG & MRS., was overtyped in the records to read CONGRESSMAN...
Room at the Top. Prime targets for assault were the chastened army command and the caretaker government of Acting President Huh Chung. Outraged that Huh had arranged Hawaiian exile for fallen President Syngman Rhee (TIME, June 6), student mobs marched in Taegu and Seoul last week, chanting "Huh Chung, quit!" Answered Huh: "I could not refuse this unfortunate old man a passport. Besides, I thought his departure would help clear up rumors of counterrevolution...
Ebenezer was right. The descendants of the king's "Jew cook"-the first Jew to be mentioned in Hawaiian history-have never been traced. But some of them perhaps took part last week in the dedication of Hawaii's first permanent Jewish place of worship, the $365,000 Temple Emanu-el in Honolulu...
...tourists to go around. Already all the hotels on the islands are well booked for the 1960 summer season. Last year 243,216 tourists spent $101 million in the islands, a 22% increase over 1958. Existing hotels are expanding (e.g., Henry Kaiser is adding 425 rooms to his Hawaiian Village), but not fast enough to satisfy the demand. Expansion in Hawaii is a costly undertaking because of the island's unique land situation. The federal and state governments own 42% of all the land, while 60 families own another 47%. Land that can be bought outright is scarce...
...Canadian insurance companies. Some co-op owners have made a quick speculative turnover on their apartments, but most are investing for the long term. Small investors seem to get a special emotional satisfaction out of their purchases. If they are unable to buy their own plot of high-priced Hawaiian land, they can still buy a piece of the island's future in a co-op apartment...