The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) released the names of its Hawaii small business awardees for 1996. Several awardees are members of SBH. Two awardees have already won Regional recognition as well. Small Business Hawaii member awardees indicated by *

1996's Honorees include:

REGION IX, STATE OF HAWAII and COUNTY AWARDEES

Media Advocate of the Year
Lucy Ann Jokiel *
Island Business Magazine
Honolulu, Hawaii (Island of Oahu)

Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year
Jean Geer
UHH SBDC Network
Hilo, Hawaii (Island of Hawaii)

Small Business Person of the Year
Richard A. Moody
Aloha Conferencing Service, Inc.
Honolulu, Hawaii (Island of Oahu)

Small Business Exporter of the Year
Patrick Novak
French Gourmet
Honolulu, Hawaii (Island of Oahu)

Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Shakil Ahmed
The Ahmed Corp. (dba PDC Systems)
Honolulu, Hawaii (Island of Oahu)

Accountant Advocate of the Year
Jon P. Brubaker *
First Hawaiian Bank
Lihue, Kauai (Island of Kauai)

Financial Services Advocate of the Year
Stanley H. Fujiyama *
Bank of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii (Island of Oahu)

Media Advocate of the Year
Lucy Ann Jokiel *
Island Business Magazine
Honolulu, Hawaii (Island of Oahu)

Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year
Jean Geer
UHH SBDC Network
Hilo, Hawaii (Island of Hawaii)

Veteran Small Business Advocate of the Year
Edward Kawamura, Sr.
M. Kawamura Farm Enterprises, Inc.
Lihue, Kauai (Island of Kauai)

Women in Business Advocate
Cherylle Morrow *
Innervation, Inc.
Kailua, Hawaii (Island of Oahu)

Small Business Person of the Year
Ernest K. Tottori *
HPC Foods, Ltd.
Honolulu, Hawaii

Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Tao Eli Miller
T.M. Pacific Co., Ltd. (dba Body & Soul)
Honolulu, Hawaii

Accountant Advocate of the Year
Russell R. Yamada *
Russell Yamada, Attorney
Honolulu, Hawaii

Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year
Paul J. Rehob *
Bank of America, FSB
Honolulu, Hawaii

COUNTY OF MAUI

Small Business Person of the year
Timothy Moore *
Old Lahaina Cafe & Luau.
Lahaina, Hawaii

COUNTY OF HAWAII

Small Business Person of the Year
Richard Ha, Jr.
Kea'au Banana Plantation, Inc.
Kea'au, Hawaii

Accountant Advocate of the Year
William Ronald Dolan
William Ronald Dollan, CPA, Inc.
Hilo, Hawaii

Financial Services Advocate of the Year
Arthur Taniguchi *
Bank of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii

Media Advocate of the Year
Sandi Towers-Romero
Big Island Business Magazine
Hilo, Hawaii

Women in Business Advocate of the Year
Ada Pulin-Lamme
Tex Drive In
Honokaa, Hawaii

COUNTY OF KAUAI

Small Business Person of the Year
Tad T. Miura, Jr.
M. Miura Store, Inc.
Kapaa, Hawaii

Media Advocate of the Year
Susan Dixon-Strong
Kauai Times
Lihue, Hawaii