{"id":14012,"date":"2025-04-02T08:12:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=14012"},"modified":"2025-11-13T08:39:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:39:12","slug":"2025-staff-spotlight-mitch-tamayori-office-of-facilities-and-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ja\/2025-staff-spotlight-mitch-tamayori-office-of-facilities-and-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Spotlight: Mitch Tamayori (Office of Facilities and Operations)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/HIDOE\/2025\/04\/11354562\/6103777\/mitch-tamayori_crop.jpg\" alt=\"Mitch Tamayori headshot\"><br><br><strong>Mitch Tamayori<\/strong><br><strong>\u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb<\/strong>\u00a0Architect VI (Project Coordinator, Unit II Head)<br><strong>\u4ed5\u4e8b\u5834\uff1a<\/strong>\u00a0\u65bd\u8a2d\u30fb\u904b\u55b6\u8ab2<br><strong>HIDOE\u3067\u306e\u5e74\u6570\uff1a<\/strong>\u00a017<br><strong>\u30dd\u30b8\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3067\u306e\u5e74\u6570<\/strong>\u00a017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q\uff1a\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u30ad\u30e3\u30ea\u30a2\u30d1\u30b9\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u7c21\u5358\u306b\u8aac\u660e\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0I started at Kapi\u02bbolani Community College, taking general courses, not knowing where I was headed in life&#8217;s journey. After a couple of semesters, I joined the Hawai\u2018i Air National Guard and went off to training on the mainland and overseas. When I returned home two years later, a little more mature and focused, I attended Honolulu Community College and earned an Associate of Liberal Arts degree. I transferred to the University of Hawai\u2018i at M\u0101noa and, by chance, applied to the architectural program, not knowing what I was getting into, but I was fortunate to be accepted and eventually earned my bachelor\u2019s degree in architecture. In addition, I gained lifelong friends and the understanding and value of listening, sharing, and supporting one another.After graduating, I entered the workforce and worked at several small architectural firms, learning what I could until work ran out.\u00a0 Along the way, I observed different methods, styles, and techniques for running a project.\u00a0 When work ran out at my last private firm, the former Facilities Development Branch public works administrator said they needed help and asked me to come over. Seventeen years later, I\u2019m still here helping to repair and build new facilities to support the DOE\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: How did you get into this field?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0I got into this field by chance.\u00a0 Back in the day when the UH School of Architecture was a cluster of rundown wooden portables, one of the students saw me walking around the school and offered me a tour. At the end of the tour the student said, \u201cWhy don&#8217;t you submit an application to the school?\u201d So I did. As fortune would have it, I got in and have never looked back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q\uff1a\u4e3b\u306a\u8077\u52d9\u306f\u4f55\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0My primary duties as a project coordinator involve managing the design contracts, coordinating, and collaborating with the DOE planners, design consultants, school administration, and other HIDOE offices to establish the scope of work for each project. I&#8217;m also responsible for processing, reviewing and generating paperwork necessary to keep the project moving forward until its completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q\uff1a\u3053\u306e\u4ed5\u4e8b\u3067\u597d\u304d\u306a\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306f\uff1f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0My favorite parts about this job are the various types of projects I work on (e.g., new schools, new buildings, covered play courts, track and field projects, baseball fields, softball fields, unexpected projects, etc.). It allows me to learn about other disciplines besides architecture. I also like meeting and working with different people for each project. I also appreciate the chance to visit the schools I have projects at, especially on the neighbor islands. I also enjoy sharing what I&#8217;ve learned with my coworkers at the grassroots level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q\uff1a\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u30dd\u30b8\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3067\u6700\u3082\u3084\u308a\u304c\u3044\u306e\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\uff1f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:\u00a0<\/strong>The most challenging parts of my job are waiting months\/years for approvals from outside agencies, which I have no control over. Another challenge is balancing limited funding with high expectations for comprehensive project features. While we aim to deliver robust solutions, available resources may sometimes only support a simpler structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: How does your job support students?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:\u00a0<\/strong>My job supports the students by moving forward, repairing, upgrading, expanding or building new facilities that provide the best learning environment for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q\uff1a\u3053\u306e\u30dd\u30b8\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3092\u8003\u3048\u3066\u3044\u308b\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u30a2\u30c9\u30d0\u30a4\u30b9\u306f\uff1f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0Be prepared to work hard for the benefit of the students, faculty and community. You will make a difference.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitch TamayoriTitle:\u00a0Architect VI (Project Coordinator, Unit II Head)Job site:\u00a0Office of Facilities and OperationsYears in the HIDOE:\u00a017Years in the position:\u00a017 Q: Briefly describe your career path. A:\u00a0I started at Kapi\u02bbolani Community College, taking general courses, not knowing where I was headed in life&#8217;s journey. After a couple of semesters, I joined the Hawai\u2018i Air National Guard and went off to training on the mainland and overseas. When I returned home two years later, a little more mature and focused, I attended Honolulu Community College and earned an Associate of Liberal Arts degree. I transferred to the University of Hawai\u2018i at M\u0101noa and, by chance, applied to the architectural program, not knowing [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"14267,9389,14020,14281,16234,9285","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","wp_popup_display_lightbox":0,"wp_popup_suppress":"","wp_popup_trigger":"","wp_popup_trigger_amount":0,"wp_popup_disable_on_mobile":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hoohaaheo","category-staff-spotlight"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":22,"label":"Ho\u2018oha\u2018aheo"},{"value":58,"label":"Staff Spotlight"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Kim Yuen","author_link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ja\/author\/kimberly-yuenk12-hi-us\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":22,"name":"Ho\u2018oha\u2018aheo","slug":"hoohaaheo","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":22,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":67,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":22,"category_count":67,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Ho\u2018oha\u2018aheo","category_nicename":"hoohaaheo","category_parent":0},{"term_id":58,"name":"Staff Spotlight","slug":"staff-spotlight","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":58,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":22,"count":28,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":58,"category_count":28,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Staff Spotlight","category_nicename":"staff-spotlight","category_parent":22}],"tag_info":false,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-11 01:16:11","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_status","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14012\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}