This afternoon the Department presented the Incentive and Service Awards Ceremony. Among the nominees Wage Standards was represented in three categories. Our Employee of the Year nominee was Lori Hamada in Hilo. Lori
is a Labor Law Enforcement Specialist and dedicated professional who has lived the WSD motto of service with Aloha
for many years. If everyone had Lori's
skill with people and relationships, we wouldn't have any problems to solve. This
quiet and effective investigator has accomplished so much. This year Employee of the Year went to Disability Compensation Division's Cindy Terao.
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| The Wage Rate Schedule Team- (Lto R)Russell Horikawa, Mari Imamura, Myra Oshiro, Ellie Yoshida (missing Wes Lum). |
Wage Standards also had a nominee in the Team Award Category. The Wage Rate Schedule Team, Myra Oshiro and Ellie Yoshida of Research and Statistics and Russell Horikawa, Mari Imamura and Wes Lum of the Wage Standards Division. This team issued not one, not two, but three supplemental addenda to the Wage Rate Schedule that normally comes out just twice a year. In this time of economic challenges their effort made a significant contribution to both contractors' and agencies' bottom lines. This year the Team Award went to Workforce Development Division's Youth Summer Employment Team.
Last, but not least the nominee and winner for Manager of the Year is Wage Standard's very own Andrei Soto, Hearings Branch Chief. Andrei will represent DLIR on October 14 at the State Capitol when the State Manager of the Year is awarded. The perpetual plaque presented to Andrei below revealed this is not the first time Wage Standard personnel has won the award. In 2005, Carole Hara was DLIR Manager of the Year.
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| Deputy Director Audrey Hidano, Manger of the Year Andrei Soto, and Director Dwight Takamine |
We are very proud of all the nominees and to everyone at DLIR who works so tirelessly to serve the public. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners! Your presence makes the DLIR a great place to work.
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