BUSINESS BRIEFS
Hawaiian shares sold to director

Advertiser Staff and News Services

Hawaiian Holdings Inc., the parent of Hawaiian Airlines, sold 351,062 company shares for $2 million to newly appointed director Donald Carty, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Carty joined Hawaiian's board of directors July 26. At yesterday's closing price of $6.37 per share, his holdings would be worth $2.2 million. The former chairman and chief executive of American Airlines parent AMR Corp. said in March he was joining an effort to lift Hawaiian out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

HMSA wins top accreditation

The National Committee for Quality Assurance has awarded its highest levels of accreditation to six Hawaii Medical Service Association health plans.

Five preferred-care provider plans received "full accreditation" status, the highest in the PPO category. HMSA's Health Plan Hawaii received "excellent accreditation," the highest rating for health maintenance organizations.

Pau Spam taps Hawai'i banker

Walter Dods, chairman and chief executive of First Hawaiian Bank parent BancWest Corp., has been named to the advisory board of Pau Spam LLC, based in Honolulu.

Pau Spam, a global provider of filtering services for computer viruses and spam, has experienced rapid growth since its launch in 2002.