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News Releases
Mar 11, 2008
HomeStreet Names Local Team for Pearl City Branch
HONOLULU – HomeStreet Bank, one of the largest privately-owned banks in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii, has named Iris K. Uyeno as manager of its new Pearl City retail bank branch. Uyeno will oversee HomeStreet’s branch operations and deposit growth in West Oahu.
Uyeno’s previous experience in the financial services industry includes First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaiiana Management Co. Ltd., and GECC Financial Corporation. She is a native of Hawaii and a member of the Aiea-Pearl City Business Association.
HomeStreet has also selected local companies Urban Works, Inc. as the architect and JW, Inc. as the general contractor for the new branch. Work is scheduled to begin this spring, with an opening date forecasted for late summer.
Tenant improvements include a complete build-out, custom-built teller stations and all new finishes. Green building materials will be used in many of the improvements, including carpet tiles made from recycled materials and energy efficient lighting.
The 1,850 square foot branch space is located in the Times Square Shopping Center, adjacent to a new IHOP.
“The Pearl City location will give HomeStreet a west side presence on Oahu,” said Mona Choy-Beddow, regional banking manager for HomeStreet. The bank also has a retail branch at 2 South King Street.
Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank began offering mortgage services in Hawaii in 1979, adding bank branches in 1999. It operates three mortgage lending offices in Honolulu, Hilo and Kahului.
Founded in 1921, family- and employee-owned HomeStreet Bank is one of the largest privately-owned banks in the Northwest and Hawaii. Headquartered in Seattle, the company has assets of $2.8 billion and a network of 30 branch and mortgage offices. HomeStreet Bank is one of the only banks in the country that has consistently received an “outstanding” rating under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Each year, HomeStreet contributes at least two percent of its pre-tax profits to organizations in its communities.
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