Our History

Our History

For over 75 years, we have been committed to developing relationships with friends, neighbors, and businesses in the community. Though we are named after Hickam Air Force Base – we proudly serve all who live, work, worship, attend school in, and businesses and other legal entities located in the City and County of Honolulu (Island of Oahu), Hawaii.

Hickam Federal Credit Union is the 6th largest credit union in the state of Hawaii with assets of over $505 million, and more than 50,000 members.


Milestones:

1936

Hickam Federal Credit Union was officially organized on October 31, 1936 under the name of Hawaiian Air Depot Employees (No. 1733) Federal Credit Union.
1941 January 1941 the first full-time employee, Mr. E. C. Corn, was hired to perform clerical and collection work. On December 7, 1941 Hickam Federal Credit Union became a victim of war when Treasurer P. W. Eldred was shot and killed while trying to reach the credit union. On that morning the credit union took a direct bomb hit and lost most of its loan and share records. All records had to be reconstructed and the credit union was authorized to resume business on January 11, 1942.
1950 The name of the credit union was changed in June 1950 from Hawaiian Air Depot Employees Federal Credit Union to Hickam Federal Credit Union.
1951 The field of membership was expanded to include all military personnel headquartered at Hickam Air Force Base immediately increasing membership from 1,040 to 1,824.
1959 October 1959 another milestone was reached when the credit union's assets exceeded $1,000,000.
1966 Charter By-laws amended to extend field of membership to retired U.S. Air Force Personnel in Hawaii. Full membership also extended to retired civilian employees of Hickam AFB who are members of the credit union at the time of their retirement.
1971 Hickam FCU exceeds $10,000,000 in assets.
1974 Hickam FCU opens its new Main Branch office located on HIckam Air Force Base across from the Base Exchange, serving 14,000 members.
1984 Hickam FCU introduces its Exchange ATM Card that allowed members access their Share Account at over 80 locations throughout the state.
1987 Hickam FCU exceeds $100,000,000 in assets and installed its first of many Hickam FCU owned Automated Teller Machines.
1993 Hickam Federal Credit Union exceeds $200,000,000 in assets. Hickam Federal Credit Union offers checkbook-balancing program and installs its enhanced audio response telephone teller system, Teller Talk, which allowed members to conduct transactions through a touch-tone phone 24/7.
1996 Hickam Federal Credit Union expanded ATMs on base including Bellows Air Force Station for a total of six (6) ATMs. Hickam Federal Credit Union celebrates its 60th anniversary.
1997 June 1997, Hickam Federal Credit Union opened the Pearlridge Branch for business. Hickam Federal Credit Union offers Signature Guarantees to its member and participates in the @Ease program with AFFN.
1999 Hickam Federal Credit Union amends its Charter By-laws from an employee based credit union to a community credit union and expanded its field of membership to include anyone who lived, worked, worshiped or attended school in the Ewa District, Island of Oahu.
2000 Hickam Federal Credit Union was one of the first credit unions to launch its web site www.hickamfcu.org. Opened the Mililani Branch located in The Town Center of Mililani. Assets reach $250,000,000.
2001 Hickam Federal Credit Union introduces 4 new products: Online Banking; Bill Payer; Money Market Account; and the VISA Debit Card.
2002 Hickam FCU opens its fourth branch in The Marketplace at Kapolei.
2004 Hickam Federal Credit Union moves its Pearlridge Office to a spacious modern branch located in the Pearlridge Center Uptown Mall.
2005 Hickam Federal Credit Union takes computer system in-house.
2006 Hickam Federal Credit Union installs 8 new surcharge-free ATMs.
2008 Hickam FCU partners with Aloha United Way and provides the VITA program – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
2009 Installs 2nd HFCU ATM on the windward side at the Windward Mall Food Court totaling 23 HFCU ATMs plus a partnership with First Hawaiian Bank to allow HFCU members access to FHB ATM’s surcharge free.
2010
Joins the CO-OP and on March 1 opens the branch doors to shared-branching; allowing other credit union members to transact with us as well as increasing access for our members.
2011 Introduces Visa® eStatements for Hickam FCU Visa Credit Cards.
Expands its field of membership to include persons who live, work, worship, attend school in, and businesses and other legal entities located in the City and County of Honolulu (Island of Oahu), Hawaii.