Broadband project to add 500 jobs

Honolulu - Sandwich Isle Communications Inc. says it will create 500 new local jobs if it receives federal broadband stimulus money to complete its network. But those jobs will come at a steep price.

The company recently applied for more than $131 million in funding to complete the build out of its fibre optic cable network. On a per job basis, each of those 500 new posts will cost $263,000...