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Maui County Hawaii - Retired Fire Battalion Chief Amos Lonokailua Hewett selected as new Maui Emergency Management Agenc 29 December 2023 ( news )
Maui County , state Hawaii ( By Press Release office)
Dec 29,2023
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Mayor Richard Bissen today announced that Amos Lonokailua - Hewett has been selected as the new administrator of the Maui Emergency Management Agency ( MEMA ) , effective Jan . 1 , 2024 . He brings to the position 25 years of service with Maui Fire Department ( MFD ) before retiring in 2019 as a battalion chief .
As head of the MFD training division , Lonokailua - Hewett established the Fire Ground Operations program in 2010 and served nine years as the program director developing the department’s “live fire” program . He was the first instructor in the State of Hawaii’s Blue Card program which provided incident command and control certification for fire officers , serving as the program director for eight years . He also was the lead instructor for various professional certifications including Firefighter I and II , Fire Officer I and II and Fire Instructor I and II .
He completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Administration in 2017 , and received a Master’s degree in Public Administration with an emphasis on Emergency Services Management in 2019 from Columbia Southern University . Born on O`ahu and raised on Maui , Lonokailua - Hewett is currently president of Waihona Emergency & Training Consultants LLC . He has practiced hula for 32 years and formally and traditionally graduated ( uniki ) under Loea Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett in 2008 and is fluent in the Hawaiian language .
“Amos is deeply committed to our community’s well - being . His extensive history with the Maui Fire Department and the emergency management profession , combined with his experience with our Maui County emergency operating center will contribute greatly to strengthening our emergency management efforts . Our County will benefit from his leadership , expertise and professionalism . I look forward to having him return to public service as a key member of our team , ” said Mayor Bissen .
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