HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-12-18 Duane Kanuha appointed Deputy Planning Director -- press release
Wil Okabe
Managing Director
Harry Kim
Mayor
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
Office of the Mayor
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December 18, 2018
NEWS RELEASE
Duane Kanuha Appointed as County Planning Department Deputy Director
The County of Hawai`i Planning Department is pleased to announce the appointment of
Duane Kanuha as Deputy Planning Director, effective January 2, 2019. Kanuha will
succeed outgoing Deputy Director Daryn Arai, who will be retiring after 32 years of
service with the Planning Department.
Born, raised and educated in Hawai‘i, Kanuha has been a land use planning
professional in both the public and private sectors for more than 40 years. Kanuha
served as Deputy Planning Director from 1976 to 1984, and as Planning Director from
1988 to 1990, and again from 2013 to 2016.
“We are pleased that Duane has agreed to return to the Planning Department, bringing
with him a wealth of knowledge to share with the Department and community,” said
Planning Director Michael Yee.
Kanuha has served as Assistant Land Agent for the State Department of Land and
Natural Resources (DLNR), Land Management Division, as a Commissioner on the
State Land Use Commission from 2005 to 2011, and as the Commission’s Chairman
from 2008 to 2009. In addition, he spent more than 20 years in various senior and
corporate management roles in the private sector.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.