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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, October 4, 2007

Trade Winds

Advertiser Staff

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HAWAI'I COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

The Big Island's Hawai'i Community Federal Credit Union has promoted Arnold Kanai to vice president, support services.

Kanai will manage administrative and support service activities; supervise electronic services, compliance, security and facilities management; conduct analyses of business trends and existing performance indicators; and make strategic direction recommendations, including target growth goals. He was hired as support services manager in 2006, following serving as branch manager for Central Pacific Bank (previously City Bank) in Kailua, Kona. The finance veteran with more than 20 years experience has also held various manager positions at other Big Island financial institutions, including Finance Factors Ltd., Norwest Financial Hawai'i Inc. and American Savings Bank. HCFCU, with 34,000 members, maintains branches in Kailua, Kona; Kaloko; Kealakekua; Kohala; and Pa'auhau; and sponsors student credit unions at Kealakehe, Kohala and Konawaena high schools.

FINANCE FACTORS

Finance Factors announced the promotions of Eileen Chun and Sarah Kiaaina:

  • Chun, a nine-year company veteran, was promoted to assistant vice president and assistant manager of the Residential Loan Underwriting Department. She recently was the only Hawai'i honors graduate at the Pacific Coast Banking School (Premier National Graduate School of Banking) in Washington state.

  • Kiaaina, who has been with the company for 21 years, was promoted from portfolio loan underwriter to assistant vice president in Loan Administration. Kiaaina will assist in the development and maintenance of loan products for the company and provide support for overall management of the loan portfolio, including maintaining and revising loan policies, interpreting and incorporating regulations into policies and procedures and managing department budgets. She has also served as branch manager at various locations and as a mortgage loan underwriter.

    HAWAI'I EMPLOYERS COUNCIL

    Carmen l. Osborne has joined the Hawai'i Employers Council as a human resources consultant. The 12-year HR veteran previously was with Kaiser Permanente and Central Pacific Bank. Founded in 1943 to promote positive employer-employee relations, the council provides professional services to management in human resources and labor relations, employment law, research and management development.