Bank of Hawaii warned Tuesday that fraudulent telephone calls are being made to customers and non-bank customers. The caller states that the bank is notifying credit card holders that they can obtain them a better interest rate, and requests certain personal information, including name and credit card number, to do so. The scammers are spoofing a real Bank of Hawaii telephone number on recipients’ Caller ID.
The bank offered some important reminders:
>> Bank of Hawaii does not call, email or text message customers requesting personal ID information such as Social Security number, PIN, account numbers, passwords, etc.
>> Any such request asking for personal information should be viewed as suspicious, and recipients should hang up.
>> Recipients should confirm the validity of suspicious requests by contacting the company using phone numbers or email addresses that are known to be legitimate.
>> In the event a Bank of Hawaii customer mistakenly provided personal information, he or she should immediately contact Bank of Hawaii at 888-643-3888 and press “0.” For more information on how to protect against identity theft and phishing, visit the Bank of Hawaii website at boh.com/idtheft.
Oktoberfest organizer headlines auto event
Eugene Villaluz, organizer of the Oktoberfest and Cars and Coffee shows, will provide highlights of these events at noon Monday at the monthly Auto Lunch Bunch at the Waikiki Yacht Club, 1599 Ala Moana Blvd. The club is near the entrance to Ala Moana Beach Park at Atkinson Drive.
The Kars at the Kurb attraction will be the winners of the Okakopa Ho‘olaulea Oktoberfest car show at the Waimanalo Polo Field held this Saturday.
To RSVP, call Ed Kemper at 225-2965 or email him at edracers@aol.com.
Alaska Air unveils converted freighter
Alaska Air Cargo on Tuesday introduced the first converted Boeing 737-700 cargo aircraft. The aircraft is the first of its kind in the world and was converted from an all-passenger aircraft to all-freight. The aircraft entered commercial service Tuesday, carrying goods from Seattle to Alaska.
The aircraft was converted over 19 months in Tel Aviv by Israel Aerospace Industries.
Alaska will take delivery of two more converted 737-700 freighters, allowing the new, all-cargo fleet to carry 15 percent more capacity overall. Currently, Alaska operates one 737-400 freighter and four 737-400 combi aircraft, which carry both passengers and cargo. Alaska plans to retire its entire 737-400 combi fleet by Oct. 18.
ON THE MOVE
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has named Shawn Nakamoto director of strategic communications. Her responsibilities include leading all the execution, design and management of communications related to Kaiser Permanente Hawaii’s organizational effectiveness, strategic plan and care delivery. Nakamoto was previously an associate director of communications at the University of Hawaii.
The Honolulu Community Action Program has announced that Robin Fakaosi is HCAP’s Na Lima Hana Employment Core Services program coordinator. She started working for HCAP in 2006 and was previously a community worker for Kalihi- Palama District Service Center at HCAP. Fakaosi has also been providing program support for HCAP’s corporate office.
Central Pacific Bank has appointed Koa Gomes as Kahala branch manager. Gomes has about nine years of financial industry experience, including serving as Kaneohe branch manager for Bank of Hawaii.
