[TAKING NOTICE]

NEW JOBS

>> Kahala Senior Living Community Inc. has appointed Campbell Palfrey III as director of marketing and sales at Kahala Nui. He will oversee marketing and sales at the property, as well as managing the sales team and office staff. Palfrey is also a vice president at Greystone Communities. Greystone is the firm contracted to plan, manage sales and oversee operations at Kahala Nui.

>> Dale Northrop has been named vice president of finance at Castle Medical Center. In addition, Peter Roney, M.D., has been named chief of staff at the hospital and David Earles was named director of marketing. Northrop, who has been with CMC's parent company for 17 years, joined the hospital in 1998. Roney has been with CMC since 1986. He will serve a two-year term as chief of staff. Earles returns to CMC after two years as director of development at Catholic Charities of Hawaii. He will oversee all advertising and public relations activities at CMC.

>> First Insurance Company of Hawaii Ltd. has named Cynthia "Cookie" Nakai master black belt. She will develop and deploy a process management system for the company. Her designation is based on training in General Electric's Six Sigma program. Also at First Insurance, Paul Iijima was named assistant vice president and controller. He comes to the company from Island Insurance Co. Linda Phillips was hired as an actuarial assistant. She was most recently with Bacon & Woodrow as an actuarial trainee.

PROMOTIONS

>> Hawaiian Airlines Inc. has promoted Karen A. Berry to the position of vice president of finance and treasurer. Berry joined Hawaiian Airlines in 1990 as director of financial and business analysis in the company's corporate planning department. She served most recently as managing director of finance. Hawaiian also has promoted Steven E. Markhoff to vice president of acquisitions. Markhoff joined Hawaiian Airlines in 1999, leading the integration of the company's new fleet of B717-200 aircraft. More recently, he led the acquisition, financing and operational integration of the airline's new Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.

>> Brad Snyder has been named general manager at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa at Ko Olina. He was formerly area manager of Marriott's North Dallas cluster. Snyder joined the company in 1976 as a bellman at the Newport Beach Marriott in California.

>> Gavina Hufano has been named controller of resorts at Castle and Cooke Resorts LLC. She will be responsible for all resort and non-resort accounting functions and financial reporting for The Lodge at Koele and The Manele Bay Hotel. A 20-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Hufano joined Castle and Cooke last year after serving at ANA Hotels International.

>> Occidental Underwriters of Hawaii recently elected Richard M.Y. Fong vice president. Fong is a chartered life underwriter who has been with Occidental for 30 years.

>> Jim Patterson has been named residential wholesale manager of the residential loan department of American Savings Bank. He will oversee residential wholesale operations, relationship and product development and residential loan marketing at the bank. A 27-year veteran of the banking industry, Patterson previously served as a regional vice president at American Savings and oversaw bank branches on Maui and Oahu.

ON THE BOARD

>> The Maui Chamber of Commerce has announced the appointment of Charles G. Jencks to its board of directors for the 2001-02 term. Jencks is employed as the owner's representative at Wailea 670 Associates in Kihei.

>> The Honolulu Chapter of the American Society of Women Accountants has named Crystal Nixon president. Other officers for fiscal year 2001-02 are: Darrell Yamagata, president-elect; Sharon Tenn, secretary; and Stacy Hadano, treasurer.

In addition, the following individuals were named directors at the ASWA: Tammy Watanabe, bulletin; Darrell Yamagata, bylaws; Leatrice Hayashi, chapter development; Neysa Park, education and legislation; Colette Ruiz, historian; Katherine Wu Lococo, hospitality; Jenni Wong, hospitality; Grace Morioka, member relations; Susan Song, membership; Joyce Tamori, membership; Ray Suganuma, program; Mary Fo, public relations; and Karen Matsunaga, publicity.

RECOGNITION

>> Hawaii Pacific University has named Paul C.T. Loo the recipient of the Fellow of the Pacific Award in recognition of his service to the Hawaii community. Loo, senior vice president of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, was one of four founders of Hawaii Pacific nearly 36 years ago. Loo is a director of C. Brewer Ltd., a trustee of the Clarence Ching Foundation and a member of the Hawaii Business Roundtable. The award will be presented at HPU's summer commencement exercises Thursday.

>> Hawaii Convention Center assistant security manager Lana Rapoza has been recognized by the Hawaii Joint Police Association in their Third Annual Salute to Women in Security. She is one of 27 women honored with a certificate of merit from the City and County of Honolulu and a certificate of distinguished service from the center. Rapoza joined the Hawaii Convention Center security staff in 1998.

[WINNERS & LOSERS]

[WINNERS]

The merger between Kapiolani Health, Straub Clinic and Hospital, and Wilcox Health System, which has passed its first public hurdle. The state's Oahu Health Planning Council has recommended approval for the first stage, and no public opposition has materialized. In fact, no public attention has materialized, with only the state nurses union testifying at a public hearing last week.

<< Creditors of indicted and bankrupt businessman Sukamto Sia, who stand at least a marginally better chance of getting paid after Sia's vintage wine collection hit the auction block last week. Sia did not disclose the collection, which was discovered by Guido Giacometti, the trustee in the bankruptcy case, and the auction was approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Verizon Hawaii President Warren Haruki, who is gathering honors from the Aloha Council of Boy Scouts as Hawaii's Distinguished Citizen 2001. Away from his job Haruki is the chairman of the University of Hawaii Foundation, vice president of the Blood Bank of Hawaii, and is a board member of the Boy Scouts among other volunteer activities. A former Eagle Scout, we'd bet he can still recite the Scout Oath.

[LOSERS]

Cybersquatters, whose only motive is to disrupt the political campaigns of opponents. Local firm Mattson Sunderland Research and Planning Associates has registered Internet domains that include the names of gubernatorial candidates Linda Lingle and Mazie Hirono. Not surprisingly, the firm's president, Harry A. Mattson, has worked on the mayoral campaigns of fellow gubernatorial candidate Jeremy Harris.

>> American Classic Voyages, which just can't seem to catch a break. Reports say Ingalls Shipbuilding, which is crafting the company's new ships for Hawaii service, is 18 months behind schedule on the billion-dollar project and is drawing heat from Sen. John McCain. For American Classic, the trouble comes on top of widening losses, to $12.7 million in the first quarter, and the postponement of its dividends.

Hawaiian Airlines, which saw its second-quarter profit plunge more than 35 percent from a year ago. But, CEO Paul Casey said, the fall has more to due with increased expenses, including union contracts and phasing in its new Boeing fleet, than with softening demand. Overall revenue increased 1 percent, the company said.