The Public Utilities Commission has given interim approval for the transfer of three Lana’i utilities (electricity, water, and transportation) from Castle and Cooke to Larry Ellisons’ Oracle Corporation.  This clears the way for the sale of the island to close as scheduled tomorrow, June 27^th.   HPR’s Noe Tanigawa reports reaction on, at least what used to be, the Pineapple Isle.

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