Formation of the School Support Section,
Office of Business Services: The School Support Section of the Office of Business Services officially opened its doors on July 1, 1996, the start of the 1996-97 fiscal calendar. 
The creation of the section was the result of the department's downsizing and reorganization due to severe budgetary shortfalls during the 1995-96 fiscal year. Reorganization severely affected the Office of Business Services with the abolishment of the seven regional district business offices.

Although recognized that the district business offices provided exemplary service to the schools in the past, it was decided that the consolidation of all business support functions at the state organizational level would be more cost effective than the maintenance of seven district business offices.Click here to find out what's new with the School Support Section.

Purpose:The School Support Section is a central support office for business-related matters regarding policies and procedures pertinent to the Office of Business Services. As a service center to the department's 260 plus schools and 7 district and 5 state offices, assistance to educational officers, administrators, and support staff is accomplished through information dissemination, on-site support and in-service training.
Meet the Staff:The School Support Office is administered by an educational officer, two accountants, a user support technician and one support person.
 
Charles Kagawa
  School Business Specialist - He is the School Support Section's team leader and a former business specialist with the Honolulu District Office. 
Gary Zane
  Accountant - He is a former systems accountant with the operations section of the Business Service Branch.
Alan Chang
  Accountant - He is a former systems accountant with the operations section of the Office of Business Services.
Irene Sakamoto
  DP User Support Technician - She formerly worked on the department's Financial Management System (FMS) as a user support technician.
Louise Yasuda
  Secretary - She transferred from the Honolulu District Office where she worked as a personnel clerk.
State of Hawaii, Department of Education
Office of Business Services
School Support Section
 
Address: 3633 Waialae Avenue, Room B302, Honolulu, Hawaii  96816
Phone: (808) 733-4735  Fax: (808) 735-8244   E-mail: obs2sss@k12.hi.us