Hawaiian Appoints EVP / CFO

Shannon Okinaka has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hawaiian Holdings and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hawaiian Airlines.

Shannon has been serving as senior vice president and interim chief financial officer since January 2015, filling a vacancy left by the departure of CFO, Scott Topping.

"This promotion recognizes Shannon's strong and insightful leadership of the Finance Department here at Hawaiian Airlines," said Mark Dunkerley, president and chief executive officer. "Her knowledge of our islands, as a kama'aina from Hawaii Island, has been an additional asset to our executive team."

Shannon has served as vice president - controller of Hawaiian Airlines since 2011. She joined the company as a senior director in charge of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and special projects. Prior to joining Hawaiian Airlines, Shannon worked for Hawaiian Electric Co. and Coopers & Lybrand/PricewaterhouseCoopers.

A native of Hilo, Shannon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.