FAIR WIND, BIG ISLAND OCEAN GUIDES

Christopher Blunt has been named special events and groups sales manager at Fair Wind, Big Island Ocean Guides. Blunt will be responsible for cultivating new groups and events including the local market.

A veteran with the hospitality industry, Blunt was previously sales manager at the Mauna Lani Bay Resort, national sales manager at Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa and Marriott's director of national accounts.

HAWAII SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants has elected its 2008-09 officers and directors. Elected to serve from July 1 to June 30, 2009, are: Melanie King, president (Bank of Hawaii); Wendell Lee, president-elect (Accuity LLP); Jason Yoshimi (HEMIC) and Warren Wee (Hawaii Pacific University), secretary-treasurer.

Board members include: Catha Combs (Wikoff Combs & Co.); Brenda Cutwright (BFC Hawaii Consulting); Terri Fujii (Ernst & Young); Ronald Heller (Torkildson Katz Moore Hetherington & Harris); Patrick Ing (Patrick L. Ing, CPA Inc.); Clifford Isara (Sonoda & Isara); Lorie Ishii (HEI Inc.); Ralph Kanetoku (KPMG); Gary Kuba (GMK Consulting); Jodi Lam (Morgan Stanley); Chris Mashiba (Cades Schutte LLP); Ross Murakami (KMH LLP); Patrick Oki (Grant Thornton); Edward Punua (Edward L. Punua, CPA Inc.); Valerie Shintaku ex-officio (Deloitte & Touche LLP); Craig Watanabe (DCCA-Captive Insurance Branch); and Carl Williams (CW Associates, CPAs).

The Hawaii Society of CPAs, with a membership of nearly 1,500 certified public accountants, is the premier professional organization in Hawai'i dedicated to maintaining the high professional and ethical standards of certified public accountants in public practice, business and industry, government and education.

HAWAIIUSA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union has promoted Dennis Su to the position of branch manager of the Mililani branch. Su replaces Rachel Miyashiro, who retired from the credit union. He has been with the credit union for seven years and was previously the assistant manager at HawaiiUSA FCU's main branch in Downtown Honolulu.

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