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MEDIA RELEASE Kicking off its 75th anniversary, Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union hosted the annual Market Day at all five branch locations during International Credit Union Week. The event raised $15,000 for The Food Basket, Hawaii Island’s clearinghouse for food and non-perishable items. The annual Market Day effort and its results exemplified this year’s International […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union has awarded seven scholarships to deserving Hawaii Island high school seniors who plan to attend two- or four-year institutes of higher learning. This marks the 25th year of scholarship awards by the Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union. This year’s call for applications drew 90 applicants from 15 high […]

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MEDIA RELEASE To better serve the financial needs of its 38,000 members, the Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union is forming Member Advisory Teams in each of the geographic regions that it serves across Hawaii Island including Honokaa, Kohala, Kona and Kealakekua. “Our new Member Advisory Teams will help us gain timely insight on economic trends […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Timothy Ashcraft, assistant vice president and Kaloko Branch manager, Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union, has earned a Gold Award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) as one of Hawaii’s top lending officers. The Small Business Administration’s Lending Officer of the Year Awards program acknowledges an individual officer for his or her SBA loan-making […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union was honored June 25 with a Community Education award by the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber’s annual luncheon. The award, accepted by the Credit Union’s President/CEO James Takamine, recognizes the Credit Union’s ongoing commitment to financial education and its newest savings program that targets elementary-age […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union is the recipient of the Raddon Financial Group’s Crystl Performance Award – an award presented to top ranked credit unions in the United States. Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union was one of 416 credit unions evaluated across the nation and was ranked in the top 10 among credit […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The deadline is April 10 for high school seniors on the Big Island to apply for one of five scholarships being offered this year by the Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union. Each of the five scholarships is named after a volunteer who made important contributions to the Credit Union. Each is in the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Children at Konawaena Elementary School and Kanu o ka Aina New Century Public Charter School are now able to open a savings account and start saving for their future. In a partnership between Dr. Michael Cheang of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, local credit unions (Hawaii First Federal Credit Union and Hawaii […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island author Sophia V. Schweitzer will be at the Kohala and Kaloko branches of Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union this holiday season to autograph her new book, “Big Island Journey, An Illustrated Narrative of The Island of Hawaii.” Released in November by Mutual Publishing, “Big Island Journey” is a coffee table book […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union has been recognized by the State Commission on Fatherhood as the state of Hawaii’s 2009 Outstanding Parent Friendly Business. The credit union was awarded this honor Oct. 29 at the Children and Youth Advocate Luncheon on Oahu. Hawaii’s Outstanding Family-Friendly Business Award was established by the Legislature in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE  Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union has been recognized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for its participation in the “Go Direct Community Ambassadors Program.” The Credit Union began offering the “Go Direct” service to its members this year. In the last eight months 2,173 members have opted to enroll in the program […]

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      MEDIA RELEASE   “Money Magic” happened at Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union’s branches during its annual National Credit Union Youth Week. “The Magic of Saving” was the theme for the week, encouraging young people to save and watch their money grow “just like magic,” said Kenneth Shaw, youth services coordinator for Hawaii […]

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MEDIA RELEASE  Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union has been recognized with three national awards for marketing excellence. For the first time, HCFCU received a “Golden Mirror Merit Award” from the Credit Union Executives Society. The society is an independent, international membership association for credit union executives worldwide with a mission to educate and develop credit […]

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