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Gentry donates $21K to nonprofit

Gentry Homes Ltd. has donated $21,400 to support the Hawaii HomeOwnership Center, which assists potential first-time home buyers.

The center offers homebuyer education, financial literacy training, one-on-one counseling and referrals to professional services.

Gentry joins local residential developers Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii, Schuler Homes and Haseko Hawaii in supporting the work of the fledgling nonprofit.

Missouri Memorial picks HulaRez

The USS Missouri Memorial Association has streamlined its reservation process using online software created by Kauai-based HulaRez Inc.

A new Internet portal allows travel agents to input reservations directly into the attraction's network. "This allows us to bypass several previously necessary, time consuming steps," said Valerie King, vice president of Honolulu tour consolidator GAC Tours.

The next step planned by the USS Missouri Memorial Association is to make it possible for individual visitors to make real-time online reservations using the software. Customers can book tours at ussmissouri.org now, but because those bookings are not instantly fed into the association's reservation network, there is the possibility requested spots will already have been filled.

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PROMOTIONS

>> Architects Hawaii recently promoted William Brizee to principal; David Bylund, Karen Muraoka and Jeffrey Nakamura to senior associate; and Francisco Cruzata, Alain Geronimo, Raymond Okamoto and Rachel Panida to associate.

>> American Savings Bank has promoted Salt Lake branch manager Gayle Marumoto from operations manager to assistant vice president and branch manager. She has been with the bank for over 11 of the 20 years she has been in the banking industry. She has managed several of American Savings' branches, including three years at the Haleiwa branch.

>> The University of Hawaii Foundation has promoted Tyrome Yamaguchi from student calling center assistant director to annual giving assistant director. He will continue to oversee the calling center's operation. The Foundation has also hired Linh Hoang as fiscal services support manager; Patricia Perez as the office of foundation relations' administrative assistant; and Teresa Chaffee as scholarships development associate.

NEW JOBS

>> Durrant-Media Five has named Stephen E. Nash to associate. He is responsible for documentation of architectural design; construction contract document production; coordination and technical development for local, national and international projects; and execution of design intent and code compliance.