Updated at 7:29 p.m., Thursday, October 23, 2008
Maui County honors top performers
Advertiser Staff
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Communications Section/Central Dispatch was the Maui Police Department�s �Team of the Year.�
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The Wailuku Highways Division was Department of Public Works� top team.
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Maui County employees, managers and teams of the year as well as recent retirees were honored last week at a luncheon at the Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapu.
Honorees received a framed certificate and carved wooden plaque.
"These awards recognize employees who have stood out for their exceptional work� those who have gone even further than the already outstanding work that our 2,000-plus employees do each day," said Mayor Charmaine Tavares.
Prior events recognized police Sgt. Eugene Santiago, Moloka'i's employee of the year, and Keith Aoki, a Department of Public Works construction equipment mechanic, as Lana'i's employee of the year.
Maui honorees:
Employees of the Year: Mahina Martin (Office of the Mayor & Department of Management); Faye Okazaki (Finance Department); Robert J. Spenser (Fire & Public Safety); Wayde Oshiro (Housing & Human Concerns); Kathleen Aoki (Planning Department); Keith Moniz (police); Milagros Layaoen (Prosecuting Attorney); Nadine Orikas (Public Works); Leslie Hondo (Environmental Management); David Sakoda (Parks & Recreation), and Shirley Falcon, (Water Supply).Managers of the Year: Carol Gentz (community development block grant); Derrick Arruda (fire captain); Aaron Shinmoto (planning program administrator); Sgt. Peter Delima (police); Earle-RayKukahiko (public works district supervisor); Jeffrey Anderson (west parks district supervisor), and June Ono (Water Supply accountant).Teams of the Year: Budget Office, Office of the Mayor & Department of of Management; DMVL Records Section (Finance Department); Enhanced Information, Assistance & Outreach Branch (Housing & Human Concerns); Zoning Administration & Enforcement Division (Planning); Communications Section/Central Dispatch (police); Asset Forfeiture Team (Prosecuting Attorney); Wailuku Highways Division (Public Works); "Just for the Fun of It" Fishing Program (Parks & Recreation), and Water Plant Operations (Water Supply).Recent Retirees: John Kahalehoe, Sr., 39 years; Edward Hinau, 35 years; Theresa Jarnesky, 30 years; Lani Duponte, 27 years; Colleen Suyama, 27 years; Elizabeth Williams, 26 years; Diane Wakamatsu, 19 years; Cheryl Marsh, 18 years; Joyce Nobriga, 18 years; Clemens Savella, 18 years; Gordon Amaral, 12 years.
