Colorado credit union gives Hawaii a banking solution for medical marijuana industry

Hawaii’s medical marijuana dispensaries will be able to open bank accounts after the state reached a deal with a Colorado-based credit union, according to one of the local dispensaries. Aloha Green Holdings said Safe Harbor Private Banking, a division of Partner Colorado Credit Union, will offer financial services to the state’s eight medical marijuana dispensaries, while CanPay, a debit payment company, will allow customers to make payments using an app on their smart phones. The Honolulu-based…