News anchor Lum gives birth to twin sons
Stephanie Lum, anchor at Hawaii News Now, gave birth to twin sons early Friday morning at Kapiolani Medical Center. The boys weighed slightly more than 6 pounds each, she told colleagues via email and in a Facebook post.
The boys’ names are Dustin and Dax.
Lum has been on maternity leave since late January.
Hawaii News Now "Sunrise" weather anchor Dan Cooke announced on Facebook that he and his wife also are expecting twin sons, due in July.
A&B adding security for Target Kailua debut
A&B Properties Inc. said Friday it will provide increased security and traffic management services to minimize congestion and promote pedestrian safety in Kailua during Target’s opening on Wednesday and other expected high-traffic periods throughout the month.
"We want to ensure that traffic flows as smoothly as possible," said Jon Moyer, director of asset management, who oversees A&B’s Kailua operations. "While Target owns their own property and is not a tenant of A&B, we welcome them to Kailua and are pleased to help support their opening by providing traffic assistance to promote a pleasant and safe experience for pedestrians and motorists in Kailua Town."
A&B Properties is working with the Honolulu Police Department to position a special-duty officer and security personnel at various locations on Hahani Street to assist drivers and pedestrians and promote an orderly flow of traffic.
U.S. consumer confidence declines
WASHINGTON » Harsh winter weather left U.S. consumers feeling a bit less confident this month, the University of Michigan says. But confidence levels still remain at the highest level in eight years.
The University of Michigan says its index of consumer sentiment slid to 95.4 in February from an 11-year high of 98.1 in January. Overall, consumers’ assessment of current economic activity and their expectations for the future both fell.
Data on drivers breached, Uber says
NEW YORK » Uber says a database containing the names and driver’s license numbers of 50,000 of its drivers was breached in May.
The ride-sharing service says it has notified the drivers and hasn’t received any reports of the information being misused. Uber says it will offer a one-year membership in Experian’s ProtectMyID Alert identity theft protection service to the drivers involved. The company said Friday the breach affects drivers in multiple states but involves only a "small percentage" of its current and former drivers.
Uber is the latest company to report a data breach in recent months. Others include retailer Home Depot, health insurer Anthem and Sony Pictures Entertainment. The problems can be costly as well as damaging to consumers’ perception of a company.
ON THE MOVE
The Honolulu Community Action Program, a private, nonprofit community action agency that assists low-income residents (on Oahu) to achieve self-reliance, has announced the following:
» Katy Perry has been promoted to community services manager from assistant community services manager at HCAP’s Central District Service Center in Aiea. She has 24 years of experience and joined HCAP as a community worker in 1990.
» Keith Nakano has been selected as the agency’s technical projects coordinator. He was previously HCAP’s Leahi District community services manager in Palolo since 2012 and worked at the state Office of Community Services.
