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<br /> <br />Wil Okabe <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br />November 7, 2017 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />County of Hawai'i Honors Exemplary Employees at Awards Ceremony <br /> <br />nd <br />The County of Hawai'i held its 52 Annual Employee Recognition awards ceremony for 2016- <br />2017 on Monday night, with 19 exemplary employees nominated for the categories of Manager, <br />Supervisor and Employee of the Year. <br /> <br />For Manager of the Year, the nominees were: <br /> Joaquin B.K. Gamiao-Kunkel, Administrative Services Officer I, Planning Department <br /> Michael D. Hayashida, Battalion Chief, Fire Department <br /> <br />For Supervisor of the Year, the nominees were: <br /> John L. Briski, Police Lieutenant, Police Department <br /> Denis A. Gibo, Solid Waste Supervisor, Department of Environmental Management <br /> Kevin S. Hashizaki, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney <br /> Bethany J. Morrison, Planner V, Planning Department <br /> Marianne T. Panoff, Accountant IV, Department of Water Supply <br /> <br />For Employee of the Year, the nominees were: <br /> Sandra A. Aguiar, Human Resources Assistant, Department of Human Resources, Health <br />& Safety <br /> Marilou B. Carvalho, Clerk III, Police Department <br /> Melissa A. Dacayanan, Planning Commission Support Technician, Planning Department <br /> Glenneen R. Erece, Senior Account Clerk, Department of Finance <br /> Mary E. Fujio, Legal Technician, Office of the Corporation Counsel <br /> Douglas B. Goehring, GIS Analyst, Department of Environmental Management <br /> Matthew L. Iaukea, Information Systems Analyst V, Police Department <br /> Alvin K. Inouye, Water Plant Electrical/Electronic Equipment Repairer II, Department of <br />Water Supply <br /> Dennis K. Kauka, Jr., Clerical Services Assistant, Office of the Mayor <br /> Renee K. Kusano, Senior Account Clerk, Department of Water Supply <br /> Paul Mangus, Police Officer III, Police Department <br /> Maurice C. Messina, Legal Assistant II, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney <br /> <br />Joaquin B.K. Gamiao-Kunkel of Planning was named Manager of the Year, Kevin S. Hashizaki <br />of the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney took the Supervisor of the Year award, and Employee <br />of the Year was accorded to Glenneen R. Erece of Finance. Congratulations to everyone. <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />