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Milolii charter school wins $10K in business plan competition

Friday, December 29, 2017

KAILUA-KONA — From a new take on the auto shop to proposing a business that recycles rubbish into sports equipment, three teams of students at Kua O K...
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Hawaii keiki shine in Bank for Education competition

Thursday, December 28, 2017

  WATCH VIDEO > Mililani Waena Elementary students Ainsley Coullahan and Camryn Kunihisa won first place in the Bank for Education Keiki...
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MidWeek: Good Neighbor Column featuring Rich Wacker

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

  MidWeek: Good Neighbor Column featuring Rich Wacker >
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Maui Waena wins American Savings Bank KeikiCo Award and honors media teacher

Sunday, December 24, 2017

  Watch Video - Maui Waena wins American Savings Bank KeikiCo Award and honors media teacher > Maui Waena Intermediate media teacher &am...
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Isle schools win $190K for business competition

Thursday, December 21, 2017

December 21, 2017 American Savings Bank announced Wednesday the winners of its Bank for Education KeikiCo Business Plan Competition and is donating...
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2017 Bank for Education KeikiCo Business Plan Competition

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

American Savings Bank Announces Winners of 2017 Bank for Education KeikiCo Business Plan Competition More than 200 entries received; $190,000 dona...
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Curling Fundraiser on Hawaii News Now

Thursday, October 05, 2017

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Curling Club Fundraiser is a signature event presented by American Savings Bank that raises money for a selec...
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Help public high school athletes get free uniforms and equipment with Shop and Score program

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL >   HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - You can help public high school athletes get free uniforms and equipmen...
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American Savings Bank opens branch in Kapolei

Saturday, September 30, 2017

American Savings Bank’s relocated Kapolei branch is across from Foodland. American Savings Bank celebrated the grand opening of its relocated Kapol...
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American Savings Bank Opens New Branch in Kapolei

Friday, September 29, 2017

HONOLULU, September 29, 2017 – American Savings Bank (ASB) today celebrated the grand opening of its newest branch in the state of Hawai‘i. The Kapole...
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American Savings Bank Welcomes Andrew Lang, Glenn Tarumoto and Michelle Luxton

Monday, September 11, 2017

HONOLULU, September 11, 2017 – American Savings Bank (ASB) today announced the hires of Andrew Lang, director of American Insurance and Investments; G...
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Company ‘banks on’ boosting the community

Friday, September 01, 2017

See Article> For more than 90 years, American Savings Bank (ASB) has proven itself as more than just an exceptional financial institution — it...
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Honolulu Magazine - Best of Honolulu 2017

Friday, August 18, 2017

  Honolulu Magazine Best of Honolulu >
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PBN Corporate Citizenship

Friday, August 18, 2017

Here is a collection of some of the things Hawaii companies have recently done for local nonprofit organizations. They include volunteer efforts an...
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American Savings Bank has donated $20K to support the Hawai‘i Community Reinvestment Corporation Distinguished Professorship in Affordable Housing.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Addressing Hawai‘i’s Affordable Housing Crisis PUBLISH DATE: AUGUST 21, 2017 American Savings Bank has donated $20K to support the H...
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American Savings Bank Wahine Help Build New Habitat Home

Wednesday, August 16, 2017


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American Savings Bank Donates Over $400,000 to Local Nonprofits in Second Quarter of 2017

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

HONOLULU, August 15, 2017 – American Savings Bank (ASB) today announced it has donated $417,624 to 16 local nonprofit organizations. The company’s cha...
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American Savings Bank donates $20,000 to the Hawai‘i HomeOwnership Center

Sunday, August 06, 2017

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i HomeOwnership Center (HHOC) today announced that it received a $20,000 grant from American Savings Bank (ASB). The funds will h...
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ASB DONATES TO KAHIAU PARTNERS - Hot Shots

Wednesday, August 02, 2017

American Savings Bank donated a total of $264,624 to Child & Family Service, Junior Achievement of Hawai‘i, Kapi‘olani Health Foundation, Kupu, Pa...
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Grants: Hale Makua Kahului

Monday, July 31, 2017

Foundations and entities who contributed recently to Maui County community nonprofits and others are as follows: American Savings Bank and Maui Ele...
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Best of Honolulu Festival Coming Up on August 5

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

The 2nd Annual Best of Honolulu Festival presented by American Savings Bank celebrates the best our city has to offer.  The free...
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Grant will help Hale Makua Health Services obtain a new emergency generator

Thursday, July 13, 2017

KAHULUI - American Savings Bank and Maui Electric Company, through the HEI Charitable Foundation, have awarded a total of $20,000 to Hale Makua Health...
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Dani Aiu - From teller to bank executive

Friday, June 30, 2017

              Earlier this month she was promoted from regional executive and director of b...
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American Savings Bank and Maui Electric Help Provide Power to Maui Seniors

Thursday, June 29, 2017

KAHULUI, June 29, 2017 – American Savings Bank and Maui Electric through HEI Charitable Foundation have awarded a total of $20,000 to Hale Makua Healt...
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Tips on Successful Predictive Analytics from American Savings Bank

Friday, June 23, 2017

              There aren’t a lot of people in Hawaii relative to most states; there’s jus...
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American Savings Bank Promotes Dani Aiu to Executive Vice President, Director of Consumer Banking

Thursday, June 15, 2017

              American Savings Bank has promoted Dani Aiu to executive vice president an...
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American Savings Bank Promotes Dani Aiu to Executive Vice President, Director of Consumer Banking

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

HONOLULU, June 14, 2017 – American Savings Bank (ASB) has promoted Dani Aiu from regional executive and director of branch banking to executive vice p...
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American Savings Bank’s Emi Au Named to Pacific Business News’ 40 Under 40

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

HONOLULU, June 13, 2017 – Emi Au, first vice president and director of financial planning and analysis at American Savings Bank (ASB), was named to Pa...
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Emi Au, 34 First vice president, director of financial planning & analysis, American Savings Bank

Friday, June 09, 2017

              If you asked Emi Au what she thought her career path would look lik...
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$10K Grant Supports Disadvantaged Maui Youth at Hale Makana

Thursday, June 08, 2017

              American Savings Bank and Maui Electric have awarded the Maui Mentor Center w...
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Maui Mentor Center Awarded Grant to Support Disadvantaged Keiki

Thursday, June 08, 2017

              The Maui Mentor Center of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii (BBBSH) organi...
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School supplies sought for needy isle students

Sunday, May 28, 2017

              Ready to Learn, a program at Helping Hands Hawaii, will be collecting new sch...
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Honolulu Star Advertiser Home Loans - On the Move

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

American Savings Bank has three new additions to its team:  Alan Miyasaki is the new vice president and loan center manager.  He will ser...
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American Savings Bank returns to Kalihi with new branch

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

American Savings Bank is redeveloping an existing building in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kalihi into a bank branch, an executive with the Honolulu-b...
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American Savings Bank Welcomes Residential Loan Experts

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

HONOLULU, April 26, 2017 – American Savings Bank (ASB) is deepening its residential loan expertise with three new additions to the ASB team. Alan Miya...
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Helping hands Hawaii hosts annual school supply drive for students in need

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

HONOLULU, April 18, 2017  —Ready to Learn (RTL), a program at Helping Hands Hawaii (HHH), hosts its annual school supply drive for students in ne...
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American Savings Bank’s Dani Aiu Honored as a Pacific Business News Women Who Mean Business Industry Leader

Friday, March 10, 2017

HONOLULU, Mar. 10, 2017 – Dani Aiu, executive vice president and director of consumer banking at American Savings Bank (ASB) was named to Pacific Busi...
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Rich Wacker's turning points

Friday, March 03, 2017

Two years from now, Rich Wacker will be leading American Savings Bank from a brand new office at the company’s headquarters at 300 North Beretania S...
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Beth Whitehead - Hawaii Business Ask the Expert column

Wednesday, March 01, 2017

ASK THE EXPERT: SPOT RISING STARS For any company to flourish, its executives must find and nurture emerging leaders.  Beth Whitehead , Exe...
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Artist to paint mural that reflects history of Thomas Square as part of maintenance project

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Thanks to Native Hawaiian artist Solomon Enos, the wooden construction barriers surrounding Thomas Square for the ongoing maintenance project will b...
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ASB Teammates Clean Up A’ala Park, Sun Yat-Sen Mall and College Walk

Saturday, February 18, 2017

ASB Seeds of Service 2017.02.18 from American Savings Bank on Vimeo. ASB teammates cleaned up A’ala Park, Sun Yat-Sen Mall and Colleg...
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American Savings Bank reveals interior renderings of new Honolulu headquarters: Slideshow

Thursday, February 16, 2017

American Savings Bank released interior renderings of its future headquarters to PBN on Thursday, giving a sneak peek at the 373,00-square-foot...
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American Savings Bank invests $10,000 in Moloka‘i Robotics Program, extending the initiative to grades 9-12

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Honolulu, Hawaii – American Savings Bank (ASB) has invested $10,000 in the Moloka‘i Robotics Program, expanding the program’s reach to local high scho...
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American Savings Bank celebrates groundbreaking of new headquarters with blessing ceremony, Seeds of Service volunteer project

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Honolulu, Hawaii - Hundreds of American Savings Bank (ASB) teammates, their families, and community members gathered in downtown Honolulu today to cel...
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