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Oahu Transit Services, Inc. Newsletter Volume XVI, Number 1 Spring 2008 Look Inside! What’s Our Legacy Movin’ On Up Pg 2 Photo Contest Winners Pg 3 Going to Be? TheBus Roadeo 2007 Pg 6 Holiday Bash Pg 6-7 person, commuting alone by car, who switches a 20-mile round trip commute Operator of the Quarter Pg 9 to TheBus, can reduce his or her annual CO2 emissions by 4,800 pounds per year, 41 years in Transit Pg 12 equal to a 10% reduction in all greenhouse City Article Pg 13 gases produced by a typical two-adult, two-car household. By eliminating one car Technology Corner Pg 14 and taking public transportation instead of driving, a savings of up to 30% of carbon Future Bus and Van dioxide emissions can be realized. Will Procurment Plans Pg 15 J. Roger Morton we be ready to take up the challenge of President and General Manager helping to preserve our planet for future generations? The Oxford English Dictionary defines legacy as “something handed down by a Now, more than anytime in my career, predecessor”. In recent years, the idea of I believe our mission is all the more Operator of a legacy has become popular. Experts ask important. Last year, Americans took more us what will be the legacy of the President, than 10.3 billion transit trips – the highest the Quarter or the Governor or the Mayor or any other number in over fifty years. In Honolulu, leader who has an opportunity to make a our ridership has fully recovered from difference. In all cases, history will judge the strike five years ago. This year, we exactly what kind of legacy our leaders will have our best ridership in more than will leave us. a decade. But we have to be ready to do more. Congestion levels have increased But I think the idea of legacy can be to all-day events and there is little doubt applied to all of us and to our company. that $4.00 per gallon gas is going to What will Oahu Transit’s Legacy be? make a difference in many people’s lives. Our ridership is going to rise. Will we Like many of you, I’m proud that I’ve be ready? devoted my career to develop better public transit for the citizens of Hawaii. Good Within ten years, the City is poised to open transit is a green industry and good for a new high-capacity rail system. That will Operator of the Quarter the environment. Public transportation be good for our community and good for Merrill Miyasaki has been with OTS for helps our country conserve energy us here at TheBus and TheHandi-Van. thirty-three plus years. More about Merrill on and reduce greenhouse gases. A single Story continued on page 3 page 9 of Express! Movin’ On Up Adam S. Fraga, Central Radio Controller, Chris S. Hirakawa, Maintenanace Foreman, was promoted on 12/1/07. Adam was was promoted on 3/1/08. Chris was previously a Bus Operator and has been previously a HEM - Electrician and has been with OTS, Inc. since 10/28/00. with OTS, Inc. since 7/1/88. Eric A. Nakashima, Road Supervisor, was promoted on 12/16/07. Eric was previously Donald R. Tokumori, Assistant Super- a Bus Operator and has been with OTS, Inc. intendent, Maintenance - Kalihi Divison, was since 8/5/00. promoted on 3/1/08. Donald was previously a Maintenance Foreman and has been with OTS, Inc. since 1/15/79. Irwin A. W. Wong, Road Supervisor, was Sandra Morishige, Lead Maintenance Clerk, promoted on 12/16/07. Irwin was previously was promoted on 3/16/08. Sandra was a Bus Operator and has been with OTS since previously a Maintenance Clerk II and has 3/23/91. been with OTS since 4/1/86. John P. Bega, First Class Trades Person, was Glenn M. Santiago, Lead Mechanic, Running promoted on 1/1/08. John was previously Repair, was promoted on 4/1/08. Glenn was a Utility Worker and has been with OTS previously a HEM - Running Repair and has since 9/5/00. been with OTS since 3/13/95. What’s Our Legacy Going to Be? Story continued from Cover Some of our routes will be modified to better integrate with the rail system, but our mission will remain the same. We need to provide excellent public transportation to the people of Hawaii. Will we be ready? The next decade will be crucial for our country and crucial Joelle F. P. Hussey, (photo above, left) Schedule & Assignment for us at TheBus. We work for a great company. I call on all Tech II, was promoted on 1/16/08. Joelle was previously a employees to join me in making our legacy one that we can Schedule & Assignment Tech I and has been with OTS, Inc. all be proud of. since 5/1/97. Shari-Ann M. S. Isobe, (photo above, right) Schedule & Assignment Tech III, was promoted on 1/16/08. Shari was J. Roger Morton previously a Schedule & Assignment Tech II and has been with OTS, Inc. since 10/1/87. 2 Photo Contest Winners Congratulations to the winners of the OTS Bus Photo Contest. An independent panel of artistic professionals (no OTS employees) selected the winning entries. Entries were to depict TheBus and TheHandi-Van serving the community with our island beauty as a backdrop. All winners have received cash prizes and will have their photos displayed at the OTS facilities and for a limited engagement at Honolulu Hale. Mahalo to all who participated! Photo Right: First Place Photo by Information Clerk Coordinator Jodi “Tita” Kim. Photo Above: Second Place Photo by Transportation Clerk II Photo Above: Third Place Photo by HEM - Transmission Shop Rudi Ocampo. Jeff Mitsuda. Photo Above: Fourth Place Photo by Bus Operator Photo Above: Fifth Place Photo by Workers Compensation Bob Krause. Technician Joni Robinson. Stuff TheBus at Honolulu Hale First Row (left to right): Roger Morton, President and General Manager, Oahu Transit Services, Inc.; Anthony Guerrero, OTS Board Chairman; Jeffery J. Coelho, Director of Customer Service; Linda Chu Takayama, Chair, Hawaii Foodbank; Sheri Rolf, Food Drive Chair; Mayor Mufi Hannemann; Jay Ishibashi; Special Assistant - Mayor’s Office; Wayne Hashiro, Managing Director- City & County of Honolulu. 3 f In Memory o . Charles N. Kahalehau passed away on September 21, 2007. Mr. Kahalehau was employed with MTL, Inc., on September 17, 1973 as a Bus Operator in the Transportation Department and had 17 years of service. Josephine F. G. Lum passed away on December 16, 2007. Mrs. Lum was employed with OTS, Inc. on May 1, 1980, as a Bus Pass Clerk in the Customer Service Department, and retired from OTS, Inc., on September 1, 1996, after more than 16 years of service. Clyde K. Sakai passed away on December 22, 2007. Mr. Sakai was employed by MTL, Inc., on June 24, 1985 as a Foreman in the Maintenance Department, and retired from OTS, Inc., on August 1, 2005, after more than 20 years of service. George G. Balino passed away on January 9, 2008. Mr. Balino was employed with MTL, Inc., on June 6, 1974, as a Bus Operator in the Transportation Department. He retired from OTS, Inc., as an Assistant Superintendent for the Kalihi-Palama Transportation Division on April 1, 2007, after 33 years of service. Edward M. Sniffen Jr. passed away on January 13, 2008. Mr. Sniffen was employed with HRT, Co. Ltd., on August 30, 1960 as a Bus Operator in the Transportation Department. At the time of his passing he was the Chief Supervisor for the Road Supervision Section in the Transportation Department with more than 47 years of service. Henry H. Nakashima passed away on January 24, 2008. Mr. Nakashima was employed with HRT Co., Ltd., on June 16, 1947, as a Bus Operator in the Transportation Department, and retired from MTL, Inc., as a Dispatching Supervisor, on May 1, 1988 after more than 40 years of service. James W. Stein passed away on January 27, 2008. Mr. Stein was employed with OTS, Inc., on July 28, 1987 as a Bus Operator in the Transportation Department with 20 years of service. Ritchie K. Hanabusa passed away on February 1, 2008. Mr. Hanabusa was employed with OTS, Inc., on March 1, 2002 as a Property Manager in the Finance Department with 5 years of service. Harry H. K. Kolo Jr. passed away on April 9, 2008. Mr. Kolo was employed with OTS, Inc., on May 21, 1993 as a Paratransit Operator in the Paratransit Services Division. At the time of his passing he was Parartransit Dispatcher in the Paratransit Services Division with more than 14 years of service. Photo Right: (top to bottom) Charles N. Kahalehau, Josephine F. G. Lum, Clyde K. Sakai, George G. Balino, Edward M. Sniffen Jr., Henry H. Nakashima, James W. Stein, Ritchie Hanabusa, Harry H. K. Kolo Jr. 4 Rudi Ocampo Honored Eugene Perreira by Olelo Media Center Joins The Blood Bank Rudi Ocampo received two awards from Olelo Media Center held at UH Hawaiian Studies Center on February 23, 2008. of Hawaii Century Club Rudi received the Video Recognition for Video Excellence award for producing “Honolulu Festival 2007” and the Spirit of Volunteerism Mapunapuna Branch award. Photo Above: Rudi Ocampo (with award) and fellow Olelo workers and volunteers at the Twenty-five years ago, Bus Operator Eugene Perreira, along Mapunapuna Branch. with other bus employees started a Blood Bank club. One hundred pints later, Eugene joined the elite Century Club at The Blood Bank of Hawaii.