Wrapping up Paradise

BA.com has posted the story on the Hawaii Winter Baseball Championship game. But, the interesting part of the entry is after the main story.

League chairman and chief executive officer Duane Kurisu said that while the league did not make money, its losses were substantially less than the league's first time around from 1993 to 1997, when HWB paid the players' salaries. This time, Major League Baseball paid the players and Fullcast, a Japanese human resources company, was a title sponsor.
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He added the league is considering taking some series to the islands of Maui and Hawaii (the big island), where HWB originally had teams. Some of the league's best fan support came from those islands, even though Oahu has the largest population.
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"It was well-run," [Waikiki manager Lenn] Sakata said. "There were some mistakes, but overall we played a lot of games. I think the kids will benefit down the road and, hopefully, get to the big leagues."