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Passengers holding tickets for travel on Hawaiian Airlines or its codeshare flights to/from/via John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York today and Friday will be permitted a one-time reservation change with waiver of change fee due to the Northeast winter storm.
The change will be allowed provided that the ticket was issued on or before Wednesday, the affected flight is originally scheduled for travel today and Friday and that the changes must be made and reticketed for new flights no later than Jan. 11.
All changes must be made by calling Hawaiian’s reservations department at 1-800-367-5320.
Fed officials see economic boost from tax cuts
WASHINGTON >> Federal Reserve policymakers largely agreed last month that the U.S. tax overhaul would likely benefit the economy, but they were split on whether the resulting growth would warrant a faster pace of rate hikes this year.
Minutes of the Fed’s Dec. 12-13 meeting released Wednesday show that officials believed the tax cuts would drive consumer spending and increased business investment, though they expressed uncertainty over the magnitude of the boost.
The minutes indicate disagreement among Fed officials over how many times the Fed should raise its benchmark interest rate in 2018. Some felt that the projection of three rate hikes might prove too aggressive and prevent inflation from returning to the Fed’s 2 percent target.
ON THE MOVE
First Hawaiian Bank has announced the following:
>> Gloria Taracena is the new vice president and commercial banking officer for the company’s Western Regional Dealer Center. Her responsibilities will include managing an extensive dealer portfolio and assessing its risk and performance. Taracena has 17 years’ experience in commercial lending.
>> Martha Morgan has been promoted to vice president and team leader of the bank’s Personal Trust Division. She will be responsible for managing a team of trust administrators striving for a high level of customer service. Morgan has more than 13 years of financial services experience.