The Hawaii Career Expo will be held Aug. 1 at the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“The event provides serious opportunities for serious job seekers to meet some of Hawaii’s top employers, discover new career paths and submit applications for hundreds of job employment opportunities,” said a news release from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, one of the event sponsors along with Monster and Altres Staffing.
“Hundreds of local employers and employer resource organizations with immediate openings will be attending Hawaii’s best career recruitment event,” the news release said.
Admission is free for military personnel in uniform and the first 1,000 preregistered participants. To preregister, visit HawaiiCareerExpo.com. Otherwise admission is $1 for seniors, military and students, and $3 for general admission. Business attire is strongly suggested.
FDA certifies macadamias for heart health
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has certified that eating macadamia nuts can help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease under certain circumstances.
Under the new guidelines, certain macadamia nut products can carry the following statement: “Supportive but not conclusive research shows that eating 1.5 ounces per day of macadamia nuts, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol and not resulting in increased intake of saturated fat or calories, may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.”
“The FDA ruling will directly benefit Hawaii’s agricultural community,” said U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono in a news release Monday. “Macadamia nuts are one of Hawaii’s most well-known foods, and today’s ruling allows farmers to better market macadamia nut products by educating consumers of their health benefits.”
ON THE MOVE
Bank of Hawaii has announced the following:
>> Derek J. Norris, vice chairman and manager of the Residential and Consumer Lending Group, which includes Mortgage Banking as well as Indirect Lending and Direct Lending, will retire at the end of the year. He has 18 years of service with BOH, which includes serving as senior executive vice president and controller as well as an executive vice president and general auditor. Prior to BOH, Norris worked for 22 years for Bank of America in Latin America, Europe, Asia and California. He also served for KPMG as a manager in London.
>> James C. Polk will become manager of the Residential and Consumer Lending Group, which includes responsibility for Direct Lending, Indirect Lending and Mortgage Banking. He currently serves as a manager of the Private Bank of Bank of Hawaii, including Trust Services Group, Private Banking Group, Bankoh Investment Services and International Client Group. Polk has nearly 30 years in the financial industry, including service in various senior leadership roles in commercial banking, corporate banking and the West Pacific region.
>> Vincent E. Barfield, senior executive vice president, will become manager of the Private Bank of Bank of Hawaii, succeeding James C. Polk. He will also continue to oversee the Trust Services Group. Barfield is currently responsible for BOH’s personal and institutional trust teams as well as fixed income and portfolio management, real estate, tax, trust operations and financial planning. He joined BOH as a business loan officer in 1992 and has held various management positions in the Retail, Commercial and Trust Services groups.
