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Kmart And Airport Bonds Pay

by Jacob Shafer

April 01, 2010

2,000 percent

Amount by which the tax on a barrel of imported oil would increase—from 5 cents to $1.55—under HB2421, a bill currently being considered by the state legislature

$120,000

Amount Kmart Corp. will pay to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a 70-year-old Oahu employee who claims a manager called her “greedy” for continuing to work

$644.98 million

Value of revenue bonds sold by the state to fund the Airports Modernization Plan

$166 million

Amount that will be used to refinance existing debt

Sources: Hawaii.gov/gov, capitol.hawaii.gov, U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, Pacific Business News, Honolulu Advertiser