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July 05, 2006 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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Del.icio.usDepartment of Health director Dr. Chiyome Fukino has named Waipahu’s Maria Kunihiro Employee of the Year. Maria has worked for the state for more than 44 years and now leads a staff of 13 in the DOH administrative services office. Her dedication to keeping up with a huge workload - and staying friendly and helpful - has been noticed ... Also noticed: Maryann Siasosi is Crew Person of the Year for McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii.
The Mililani woman is also a wife, mother of six and grandmother of six. She works at the Mililani McDonald’s and will represent Hawaii in a national recognition program. “Maryann is full of passion and pride in the work she does; she makes sure customers are completely satisfied,” says her boss, Donna Ribellia-Abreu. “She truly sets the bar” ... Hawaii sales director Mark Yamauchi says a new Verizon Wireless cell site has boosted can-you-hear-me-now coverage for customers in the Waikele shopping complex and vicinity ...Yes, even high schools have athletic trainers.
Rodney Yoshida
Cindy Morales
Among the newly certified is Leilehua’s Michelle Harrington ... Competing with seven other schools at the recent Samoa High School Arts Festival at Polynesian Cultural Center, Waipahu High students took second place for the sasa (sit down) dance, third for women’s coconut husking and Mauluulu (girls dance). Ana Mariko took third for lauga (speech) ... LCC graduate Cindy Morales has been promoted to assistant manager at Aiea’s Dixie Grill. When she’s not around the food, Cindy dances hula with Snowbird Bento‘s halau ... Current LCC student Elizabeth Siamalu is competing in the Lelalelei o Samoa Scholarship Pageant, set for July 28 at Farrington High School auditorium - the first pageant of its kind here for young Samoan women (554-1494) ... Mililani resident Rodney Yoshida is proud of the staff at his State Farm insurance agency in Waipahu, which recently won a national “quality service agency” award.
His team is Dawn Mira-Whitson, Becky Solmirin and Julie Gungap ... Waipahu wood carver Roy Tsumoto‘s works are on view at the Gallery at Ward Centre until July 27 ... Also in town, Ho’ala High School senior Brandon Ells is curator of a teen art show, The Young Hopefuls, at thirtyninehotel through July 15 ... Honorary chairwoman of the Mililani Relay for Life July 15-16 at Mililani High is Tammy Muira, 14, a cancer survivor from the community. This year’s goal is to raise $100,000 to fight the disease (486-8420) ... Former Mililani Trojan Kelsey Nakata pitches with the Hawaii Island Movers summer team, which plays in Japan this month ... Leilehua ‘67 grad Eugene Lee is the new director the city Department of Design and Construction, appointed June 23 by the mayor. Eugene got his civil engineering degree at Purdue and has spent his career in government service
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