Honolulu Mayor Honors Employees of the Year; Chinese American IT Specialist Weirong Ron He Among Winners
HONOLULU, Hawaii — Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi on November 6 honored the City and County of Honolulu's employees and managers of the year at the annual Mayor's Awards ceremony at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center. The two Employees of the Year are Emergency Medical Services division chief Jon Y. Kurosu and information technology specialist Weirong Ron He; the two Managers of the Year are Fire Department Battalion Chief Keith Ito and Police Department officer Paul Okamoto.
Kurosu was recognized for leading Oahu's Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement program and reforming the emergency medical services system; He, an IT specialist assigned to the Honolulu Fire Department, was honored for outstanding work in information systems support. Ito is the Fire Department's wildfire prevention and mitigation specialist, while Okamoto led the creation of an all-terrain vehicle patrol unit and built partnerships with the Honolulu Police Foundation and the Waikiki business improvement district.
The ceremony also presented long-service awards to city employees marking 25, 35, 45 and 50 years of service.
(Source: City and County of Honolulu)
Source: City and County of Honolulu
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Photo: 图：檀香山市政厅 Honolulu Hale。Wikimedia Commons，公共领域。 / Photo: Honolulu Hale, Honolulu's city hall. Via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
