HONOLULU—Oahu Division presented awards recognizing outstanding service by members and units at its Division Executive Board meeting on February 23, 2007.

Individual awards Unit Leader of the Year: Lance Kamada, 4406 - The Honolulu Advertiser; Honorable Mention Earl Totten, 4304 - Del Monte Fresh Produce, Inc

Outstanding Steward: Gaylen Teraoka, 4404 - Pepsi Bottling Group; Honorable Mention Jason Simon, 4406 - MidWeek/ Star-Bulletin.

Inspirational Leader: Abeleen Lau, 4415 - Diamond Head Memorial Park; Honorable Mention Esther Scharsch, Dole pensioner.

Outstanding units 
Outstanding Unit, 1-49 members: 4406 - MidWeek Star Bulletin

Outstanding Unit, 100+ members: Tie between 4304 - Del Monte Fresh Produce, Inc. and 4306 - Del Monte Fresh Produce, Inc. (Plantation).

Unit Leader of the Year (Honorable Mention) recipient Earl Totten with Business Agent Brandon Bajo-Daniel.

Unit 4409 -Island Movers members with Business Agent Shane Ambrose. (L-r, front) Lionel Trueman, James DeJesus. (L-r, back) Herbert Rapoza, Ambrose, James

Outstanding newspaper members:  Jason Simon from Unit 4406 - MidWeek/Star Bulletin is presented the award for Outstanding Steward (Honorable Mention) by Business Agent Brian Tanaka. 

Unit 4406 - The Honolulu Advertiser Chairperson Lance Kamada is the Oahu Unit Leader of the Year, in part because of his many hours of hard work on the ILWU’s political action program.

Ruby Shimabukuro accepted the award for Best Unit Bulletin on behalf of herself and co-editor Mary Ann Abregano of Unit 4405 - Foodland Super Market Ltd.

Members from Unit 4412 - Servco Pacific Inc. with their Division Director Dave Mori and Business Agent Michael Yamaguchi. (L-r, front) James Reyes, Karl Karimoto. (L-r, back) Unit Chair Kenneth Ige, Mori, Yamaguchi.

Abeleen Lau of Unit 4415 - Diamond Head Memorial Park accepts the award for Inspirational Leader.

Inspirational Leader (Honorable Mention)Esther Scharsch with 2006 Oahu Pensioner program coordinator, Business Agent Larry Ruiz.