Aqua Hotels & Resorts said it is taking over management of the Hotel Molokai and changing the name to Aqua Hotel Molokai.

Honolulu-based Aqua will manage the hotel for owner Beachtree Properties. Aqua Hotel Molokai, on Kamiloloa Beach, is designed after a Polynesian village and features accommodation options including garden and ocean front bungalows and a honeymoon suite.

"Aqua Hotels is a great match for this resort," said George Joosten, resort operations manager of Beachtree Properties.

The addition of the Moloka'i property brings to 14 the number of hotels and resorts managed by Aqua.

BLESSING SET FOR HEALTH VEHICLE

Kaiser Permanente will hold a traditional Hawaiian blessing today at Aloha Tower Marketplace for its mobile health vehicle, which is scheduled to begin service on the Big Island this month.

The 500-square-foot, 10-wheel vehicle will offer a range of services, including mammography exams, general health screenings, real-time access to patients' electronic health records and telemedicine capabilities.

First-year projections indicate an estimated 12,000 Kaiser Permanente members and qualified uninsured will benefit from the broad range of screenings and services available on the mobile health vehicle.

PACIFIC OFFICE CEO LEAVING IN AUGUST

Pacific Office Properties Trust Inc., a Los Angeles-based real estate investment trust that owns office buildings in Honolulu, announced that Dallas E. Lucas, its president and chief executive officer, will leave the company at the end of August.

The company said an executive search committee has been formed and that Jay H. Shidler, chairman, will serve as interim CEO if a replacement is not found by September.

Shares of Pacific Office Properties rose 8 cents to close at $3.80 yesterday on the American Stock Exchange.