Leo Asuncion, Jr. (Resume) currently serves as planning program administrator for the state’s Office of Planning, overseeing the overall management, administration and operations of the Planning Division. He also served as director and interim director of the Office of Planning from 2015 – 2018. Previously, Asuncion was a senior regulatory analyst and senior integrated resource ...
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Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser was designated acting chairperson for the Board of Agriculture last month. She has also served as deputy to the chairperson since 2015. Shimabukuro-Geiser is a long-time advocate of agriculture, having worked at Mikilua Poultry Farm, Inc. in Waiʻanae where she served as vice president and administrative fiscal assistant. She was also vice president ...
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Building a better Hawai’i for generations to come Excerpts of the Governor’s 2019 State of the State Address “The future has a name, and it is the name of a son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter.” — Governor David Y. Ige Like the start of each new year, the State of the State address offers us ...
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Department of Agriculture Denise Albano (Resume) has been appointed chairperson of the Hawai‘i Board of Agriculture. Albano has served as the Department of Agriculture’s water director since 2016, creating and improving water systems across state water agencies, using a collaborative approach to water usage in Hawai‘i. Albano was president and co-founder of Feed the Hunger ...
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Audrey Hidano (Resume) is re-appointed to serve as deputy comptroller at the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS), a position she has held since April 2015. Prior to joining DAGS, Hidano served as deputy director at the Department of Transportation and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Hidano is co-founder of Hidano Construction, Inc., ...
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Lynn A.S. Araki-Regan Resume is appointed by Gov. David Ige as first deputy, Department of Transportation Administration. She was previously employed with the County of Maui, serving as the economic development coordinator, budget director and the mayor’s chief of staff. Araki-Regan is also an attorney, with 22 years of experience in litigation, commercial transactions, creditor’s rights ...
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