 She was renamed "Kalani" in 1938 and continued in Hawaiian service until 1940 when she was sold to British interests to help fill the United Kingdom's urgent need for merchant ships.After sailing to the UK as "Kalani", the ship was renamed "Empire Cheetah" and sailed in transatlantic convoys, making three round trips between February 1941 and May 1942.At that time, "Empire Cheetah" was transferred to Dutch interests and renamed "Hobbema".