Head of Kaiser Permanente Hawaii retiring

Aug. 03--Kaiser Permanente Hawaii President Mary Ann Barnes is retiring on Sept. 8.

The state's largest health-maintenance organization has appointed Bill Caswell, senior vice president and chief operating officer for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, interim president while a search for a successor is underway.

Barnes has worked for the HMO for more than 43 years, starting her career as an intensive care unit nurse. She became head of the Hawaii region in 2014.

Under her leadership, Kaiser's membership grew to more than 250,000 and the company took over three Maui county hospitals -- Maui Memorial Medical Center, Kula Hospital & Clinic and Lanai Community Hospital -- in the largest privatization in state history.

Kaiser -- both a health insurer and medical provider -- also promoted Ray Hahn, CEO and hospital administrator for its Maui Health System subsidiary, to senior vice president and chief operating officer.

Apple surge causes Dow to crack 22,000

NEW YORK >> Being the world's most valuable public company has its privileges, such as getting almost all the credit for the latest stock-market milestone. Apple made its biggest jump in six months Wednesday, helping send the Dow Jones industrial average above 22,000 points for the first time.

Apple's latest profit and revenue were better than analysts expected, and the company's strong sales forecast suggests it's confident the next iPhone will reach the market on time. The technology giant's stock climbed to an all-time high, and when some other technology companies, utilities and industrial firms joined it, that was just barely enough to take the Standard & Poor's 500 index higher as well.

The Dow average rose 52.32 points, or 0.2 percent, to 22,016.24. Apple was responsible for 48 of those points.

Much of the rest of the market was mixed, however, and most of the companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange fell. Movie theater companies tumbled after AMC Entertainment said U.S. box-office grosses are sinking. Health care companies turned lower as prescription drug distributor Cardinal Health gave a weak forecast, mostly because of falling generic drug prices. Retailers and shopping mall operators also sank.

ON THE MOVE

Bank of Hawaii has announced the following vice president appointments:

Brannon Naito to vice president of its Digital Channels area from assistant vice president, who also currently serves as online and mobile product manager. He joined the bank in 2010 as a bank associate, and has held positions including assistant branch manager, branch manager, and finance and administration manager for its ATM Department.

Tyler Siu to vice president and cash management sales officer in its Cash Management Solutions area from assistant vice president. He joined the bank in 1996 as an electronic funds analyst and held numerous positions in sales and marketing.

Sherri Tokuda to vice president of its Client Solutions Group Compliance area from assistant vice president. She joined the bank in 1987 as a relief teller for the West Oahu region, her experience including 15 years in the branch and compliance areas and another 15 years in the Information Technology Management area.

Lianne Abe to vice president and branch process, systems and desktop procedures manager of its Training & Support Center from assistant vice president and training center manager. She joined the bank in 1998 as a consumer sales representative at the Mililani Safeway in-store branch, her experience includes 12 years in branch management and becoming training manager in 2014.

May Idolor-Callangan to vice president and relationship manager in The Private Bank from assistant vice president and private banking officer. She has served in the BOH Private Banking Group since 2005, following eight years experience as branch manager for Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union.

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