May is National Foster Care Month

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May is National Foster Care Month.  It is a time to send a heartfelt Mahalo to Hawaii’s Resource Families for the love and dedication shown to our community’s most vulnerable keiki.

At any given time in Hawaii, there are approximately 1,200 children that have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care due to abuse and/or neglect.  The mission of the State of Hawaii Department of Human Services is to maintain permanency by keeping children at home with their families safely, reunification, relative placement and maintaining safe and appropriate connections to their families.

Children who are not able to return home or be placed with ohana need resource families that can provide safe, temporary care while a permanent plan is being made for them.  There continues to be an urgent need for families, especially those able to care for teenagers and large sibling groups.

For more information, please call Partners In Development Foundation ~ Hui Hoomalu program at 441-1117 or toll free at 888-879-8970, www.pidf.org

Oahu Annual Dinner and Meeting

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Hawaiian Tel FCU’s biggest event of the year — the 76th Annual Meeting and Dinner — was held on Saturday, April 6 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

At the meeting, which was held in the newly renovated Coral Ballroom, the financial condition of the Credit Union was discussed. It was also announced that Calvin Choy, Ken Miyasato and Glen Moribe had been selected to fill the vacancies on the Board of Directors.

Then it was time for the ever-popular door prizes! As in previous years, thousands of dollars in door prizes were given out to enthusiastic attendees. Lucky members won gift cards to great restaurants, BluRay players, a Kindle Fire, a $200 gift card to the Apple Store, and so much more!

With the meeting concluded, everyone adjourned to the dining room to enjoy a sumptuous seven-course Chinese dinner while being entranced by the exotic ukulele stylings of Taimane Gardner. Augie Tulba, our emcee, kept everyone entertained in his usual frenetic style.

Next up was Dita Holifield, who brought an energetic country/western flair to the proceedings. She invited Board Members Primo Pimental and Scotty Bowman to the stage to show off their golden singing voices, and concluded her set with a rousing line dance that got everyone up and moving.

Mystical Sounds’ mobile disco and light show was the perfect way to cap off a celebratory evening of fun and fellowship.

A big MAHALO to all who attended! Hope to see you all next year!

 

Great Hawaiian Rubber Ducky Race

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People all around the island spend February and March adopting duckies for the Great Hawaiian Rubber Ducky Race to benefit the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii. We try our hardest to support this great cause by holding ducky adoptions at all of our branches.  This year, our members raised over $3,000!

On Saturday, March 30, 2013, our team set up camp at the McCully Shopping Center for pre-race activities.  We had our famous spin-the-wheel game and fun temporary tattoos!  Our team, armed with fishing nets and tons of cheer, braved the morning sun and joined the street collection team.  The pre-race activities were so much fun!  

1:16 pm rolled around and it was time for the race!  The sight of thousands of rubber duckies in the Ala Wai is not something you’d want to miss!  Winners of the race were rewarded with some amazing prizes! This year, the first place duck took home a trip for two to Las Vegas! Second place won a two-night stay at the Waikiki Beach Marriott, and third place received a two-night stay at the Hilton Hawaiian Village!

Check out these images from the event:

Mililani Opening

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This past Monday, we opened our third branch in a Walmart store! This branch, located in the Mililani Walmart was designed to offer a new credit union experience. The first thing you will notice about this branch is its size. Our designers maximized the use of this small space by creating our pod. This pod, located in the center of the branch, is where our members will have interactions unique to our credit union. We have eliminated the teller counter to create a more personal engagement between member and teller.

Here are some photos from the Mililani branch soft-opening:

Pastor John of Hope Chapel Ala Moana joined us again to bless this branch

Pastor John of Hope Chapel Ala Moana joined us again to bless this branch

Mililani Branch Manager Micah and Teller Operations Manager Margie celebrate this great day

Mililani Branch Manager Micah and Teller Operations Manager Margie celebrate this great day

One big group shot in front of the branch

One big group shot in front of the branch

Board Member Scotty Bowman, Judi Moreland of FSI, and Chairman Glen Moribe

Board Member Scotty Bowman, Judi Moreland of FSI, and Chairman Glen Moribe

L to R: Megan, Judy, Paulette, Daralyn, Revelyn, Natasha, and Erin

L to R: Megan, Judy, Paulette, Daralyn, Revelyn, Natasha, and Erin

The Marketing and I.T. Team

The Marketing and I.T. Team

Micah and our first member to visit the Mililani Branch

Micah and our first member to visit the Mililani Branch

We hope to see you at this new location soon!