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MC&A president Resich to be chair of chamber

Chris Resich, president and partner of destination management company MC&A Inc., will become the new chairman for the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.

Resich succeeds First Hawaiian Bank Vice President Lily Yao.

Resich, formerly president of Hilo Hattie/Pomare Inc. will assume the position at the chamber's July 16 annual luncheon held at the Sheraton Waikiki. Before joining Hilo Hattie, Resich was vice president general manager of American Express travel operations in Hawaii.

He has also served as chairman of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau.

HVCB begins campaign to take aim at China

Starting yesterday, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau began targeting China with an "Aloha Shanghai" promotion through June 29.

Six musicians and dancers will hold several hula and Hawaiian music performances each day at the Hilton Shanghai, while local chef Russell Siu will oversee preparation of dishes and beverages of Hawaii Regional Cuisine.

HVCB opened regional offices in Shanghai and Beijing last year to build its relationship with the potential market for Chinese visitors to Hawaii.

Ohana says renovation pau on 2 Waikiki hotels

Outrigger-owned Ohana Hotels & Resorts said it has completed a $2 million renovation on two of its Waikiki hotels, the 101-room Ohana Royal Islander and the neighboring 110-room Ohana Reef Lanai.

Renovations include refurbished lobbies with isle-themed art, quartzite stone flooring and wood furnishings. A guest's card key is now required to gain entrance to all guest floors. Guest rooms and corridors have new wallpaper and carpeting. Other improvements include new bedspreads, drapery and sofa beds.

Outrigger renamed several of its Waikiki properties to the Oha- na brand three years ago to identify the resorts as lower-priced. Outrigger operates or has under development 45 hotels and resort condos in the Pacific.

ON THE MAINLAND

United flight attendants turn down concessions

CHICAGO >> Officials for the union representing United Airlines' flight attendants said yesterday they would not agree to wage concessions that would save the nation's second- largest carrier $90 million over three years.

The leadership of the Association of Flight Attendants voted to reject the proposal, which was discussed during a meeting late Thursday.

The flight attendants have maintained since December they would not discuss salary adjustments or other concessions to the airline until contract disputes regarding United's now abandoned business jet subsidiary, Avolar, were addressed. They have also complained that compensation for the carrier's 26,000 flight attendants was disproportionately low compared with other United employees.

Amtrak says shutdown would paralyze travel

WASHINGTON >> Amtrak warned yesterday that a shutdown of its passenger trains also could hit commuter railroads serving hundreds of thousands of people.

Some lawmakers and transportation officials in the Northeast, which would be hit hardest by a shutdown, began preparing even as they urged the federal government to step in.

Unable to close a $200 million budget shortfall without government help, Amtrak says it has only enough cash to operate a normal schedule for several more days.

Amtrak President David Gunn says he will start turning away passengers and moving trains to storage next week unless it gets a grant or a loan. Amtrak's next step after shutting down would be to file for bankruptcy protection, he said.

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[HAWAII INC.]

New Jobs

>> Jon I. Uchiyama was named vice president, controller of Hawaii operations for Castle & Cooke. He will prepare budgets and monitor budget compliance for Oahu real estate operations and report major variance or signs of variances to senior management. He formerly served as executive vice president of finance and administration at Stanford Carr Development and has 30 years of experience in real estate development.

>> Greg Suenaga was recently hired as director of production at Six D Studios. He will play a major role in project management. Before joining Six D he held managerial positions at Turner Entertainment, Warner Bros. Studios and Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Six D also hired Patrick Reagan as an account executive. He will help Six D provide account services for clients. He previously worked for Schiller Group advertising agency, Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties and Standard Register.

Promotions

>> Charla Trevenen was appointed to vice president of administration at Hawaiiana Management Company. Her responsibilities include directing all administrative matters, including the office services department and the transition of new accounts. She joined Hawaiiana in 1981. Ed Kaya was promoted to vice president of financial services, controller. He joined Hawaiiana in 1996 as controller.

On the board

>> The Hawaii Council of Associations of Apartment Owners has named Jane Sugimura of Bougainville Condominium as their president. Milton Motooka was named vice president. Agnes Ringle was elected treasurer and Norman Dupont was elected secretary. Those elected to director positions include Helen Carroll, Frances Delany, Burt Goldenberg, Kenneth Kanehiro, Phyllis Okada, Dan O'Leary, Richard Port and Lyle Toepke.