TGI STAFF The owners of Kaua’i Fruit and Flowers will be recognized by the state during a Jan. 15 ceremony on Oahu honoring businesses that employed people with disabilities in 2000. Rick Nardin, an employee of Chuckie “Boy” Chock and
TGI STAFF
The owners of Kaua’i Fruit and Flowers will be recognized by the state during a Jan. 15 ceremony on Oahu honoring businesses that employed people with disabilities in 2000.
Rick Nardin, an employee of Chuckie “Boy” Chock and Pam Chock, also will be recognized during the ceremony, scheduled from noon to 2 p.m. at the state capitol in Honolulu.
The three Kauaians will be joined by other employers and workers with disabilities from other parts of the state, according to Joy Peterson, a spokeswoman for the Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind, a division of the Department of Human Services.
The ceremony was originally scheduled for last October, but was delayed partly due to the impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Peterson said.
Dr. Susan Chandler, director of the state agency, will present a proclamation from Governor Ben Cayetano recognizing the work of counselors in the program. The counselors found work for 576 people with disabilities in fiscal year 2000, officials said.
Four counselors from Kaua’i – Christine Bare, Laurel Brier, Debra Matsumoto and Layne Shigeta – will attend the ceremony along with Brenda Viado, the administrator for the vocational rehabilitation division on Kaua’i.
