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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0687.000 1976-1980r - HERBERT T. MATAYaSHI MAYOR Jnr,, +.'•'!. s February 10, 1978 The Honorable Stephen Yamashiro Council Chairman, and Members of the Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii. 96720 SUBJECT: County of Hawaii, Committee on the Handicapped I have appointed the following nine members to the County of Hawaii Committee on the Handicapped. The swearing-in ceremony will be held on Tuesday, February 21, - 1978-, at 10 : 00 a.m, in the County Council room. Thereafter, the f first meetiing ,.o-f- the Committee will be held. You are cordially invited to attend the ceremony and the first meet- ing of this Committee The Committee members are: r MR. YA.SH Y. DEGUCHI. He is a resident of Captain Cook' and is the v Executive Director of Kona Kr,af is. He has served in the 442nd Infantry Regiment and is a past President of Konawaena Boosters ' ' Club, Lions Club of Kona, Kona Jaycees , and the Kona Baseball League. He was also the Director and President of Rehabilitation Facilities of Hawaii, Inc. , and at present he is a -member of the Kona Farmers Cooperative. MR. EDWARD A. ENOS. He is a resident of Mt. View, Mr. Enos worked as a student counselor with disabled children for approximately seven years. He is retired from the Marine Corps, and is presently working as a farmer. MS. DOROTHY HEVERLY. She is a resident of Kapaau and works as Coor- dinator for the Day Activities Center, Department of Health. She has had experience in teaching visually handicapped, blind and retarded citizens. Ms. Heverly was with the Mental Health Organiza- tion, Hawaii Island Development Disabilities Council, and the Boy Sdouts. At present she is a board member of R. S .V.P . Council, Faster Grandparents Council., C.A.P. , and also has re..eived awards from Epsilon Sigma Alpha, and the Hilo Jaycees for starting Special O��Micsep COMM. NO,..--.rrrPg.rrr.a vrgrs+. T�: CouncilCOUNTY OF HAWAI HILO HAWAII 96720 The Ha rable Stephen Yamashiro, Council Chairman, and Members of the Hawaii County Council Page 2 February 10, 1978 MR, ELWOOD I. KITA. He is a resident of Hilo. Mr. Kita served in the U. S. Army Reserves from 1970 to 1976, and is presently working as a Social Worker for the Department of Health, at the Waimano Training School and Hospital. He is a past Chairman of the Hilo Jaycees Mental Health and Mental Retardation Committee and at pres- ent is serving on the Hawaii Island Title XX Council, and the Hawaii Island Developmental Disabilities Committee. He is also a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the Hawaii Public Health Association, and the Hawaii Mental Health Association. MRS , MARY JEAN LINDSEY, Mrs, Lindsey is a resident of Kamuela. - She is the Administrator of the Brantley Center in Honoku-a. MRS . NANCY K. MATSUNAMI. She is a resident .*of Hilo, and is the Director of the RSVP Program for the Elderly. She is a board member of the Foster Grandparents Program and the Volunteer Action League. She has served as a member of the AAUW Board, and at present is active with the National RSVP Directors Association, MISS PATRICIA LOUISE McKERLIE. She is a resident of Hilo. Miss McKerlie has*s worked'with the United Way-HUI., Easter Seal So- ciety, and attended the State Conference for Handicapped in October of- 1976. She has served with the Council for Handicapped Students at the University of Missouri', and as Coordinator at the Rehab Hos- pital of the Pacific (Spinal. Cord Injuries Organization) ,, MR, LAWRENCE M. YANAGISAWA, He is a resident of Hilo. Mr. Yanagisawa has worked for the Waimano Training School and Hos- pital as an Assistant Training Administrator, and is now with the Vocational Rehabilitation and Services to the Blind as Branch Administrator, Mr . Yanagisawa is the President of the East Hawaii Kiwanis, Vice President of the Kalanianaole School PTA, Area Repre- sentative during 1977 for the District I PTA, and at present is Secretary for the East Hawaii Kiwanis Little League, MRS. KARLEEN K. YOSHIOKA, She is a resident of Hilo and works as a School Nurse for the Department of Health. Mrs . Yoshioka belongs to the State Hawaii Nurses Association and the National American Nurses Association, HERBERT T. MATAYOSHa-l' MAYOR HTM:eyh