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Shinseki joins board of First Hawaiian parent

Retired U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric K. Shinseki has been named to the board of directors of BancWest Corp.

Shinseki retired from the U.S. Army last August after a 38-year military career capped by four years as chief of staff, the top uniformed position in the Army. He was born on Kauai and was the first person of Asian ancestry to lead one of the American military services.

"Gen. Shinseki has a sterling reputation both here in the Islands and across the nation," said Walter A. Dods Jr., chairman and chief executive of BancWest.

Shinseki graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and has a master's degree from Duke University. During his Army career, he led troops in combat in Vietnam, where he was wounded twice and had to appeal to remain in the service. He went on to serve in command and staff positions worldwide, leading major commands in Europe and commanding the peacekeeping force in Bosnia.

Sound off on sustainable tourism

The state wants to know what Hawaii residents think about how well tourism officials are handling the effects of the visitor industry.

Two new report drafts have been posted at the Sustainable Tourism Project Web site www.hawaiitourismstudy.com/index.htm for public comment.

The products include a draft of a Socio-Cultural and Public Input Summary Report and a survey report on Hawaii resident attitudes regarding tourism sustainability.

Public comments on these documents, which should be submitted by June 15, can be made through the Web site.

Vancouver fare deals announced

Harmony Airways has announced a round-trip fare promotion for passengers traveling from Honolulu and Maui to Vancouver, British Columbia.

Passengers can purchase a one-way fare for $230 from Honolulu or $253 from Maui to Vancouver and for a dollar more can purchase the return trip. Travel must be booked by June 22 though the airline's Web site at www. harmonyairlines.com for travel though Aug. 28 from Honolulu and Aug. 30 from Maui.

Impasse ends in Hawaiian case

Boeing Capital Corp. and Corporate Recovery Group LLC, acknowledging that they are mostly satisfied now with the dissemination of information from Hawaiian Airlines, told the federal Bankruptcy Court yesterday that they are dropping their motion of impasse seeking court intervention.

The aircraft lessor and the Wilson, Wyo.-based turnaround firm were the first group to file a reorganization plan in the 15-month-old bankruptcy case.

Large farms dominate agricultural landscape

WASHINGTON >> Just 3 percent of the nation's farms -- those with sales of more than a half-million dollars a year -- are producing more than 60 percent of America's agricultural goods, according to the government's most in-depth look at who grows what.

While farming remains an occupation dominated by middle-aged and older men, women are making some inroads, the Agriculture Department said in its latest Census of Agriculture. The census is done every five years; the latest numbers cover 2002. The 70,600 farms and ranches with annual sales of more $500,000 produced about 62 percent of the nation's agricultural products in 2002.

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New jobs

>> First Hawaiian Bank appointed Michael Giesa senior vice president and manager of client financial services. He previously created and managed the trust and investment management program for Allstate Bank in Illinois. He replaces Doug Wilson who has retired.

>> McKenna Windward Ford Kailua appointed Skip Brown director of fleet/commercial sales. He was previously the fleet/commercial manager at Valley Isle Motors on Maui.

>>Merrill Lynch hired Mark M. Yoshida as a financial adviser. He has been active in the financial services industry for 30 years.

on the board

>> The Business Network International, Lanikai Chapter, has appointed Robert Blok of Blok and Associates to 2004 president. Officers for 2004 are Vice President Waynella McNeil, Aloha Health and Wellness; Secretary/Treasurer Carol Williams, 440 International Inc.; Educational Coordinator Brian Ching, Morgan Stanley; Visitor Host Deborah Micek, RPM Success Group; and Membership Committee Audrey Hutton, Honolulu Realty; Tammy Alexander, Paradise America Mortgage; Eric Cornell, Kokua Funding; Paul Vierling, Anew Employee Leasing.

>> Paul Loo is Hawaii Pacific University's only surviving founder and was recently elected to serve a three-year term on the University's board of trustees. He was previously a trustee of Hawaii Pacific from 1965 to 1968.