Honolulu Reporter

Department of Transportation Services issued the following announcement on Nov. 25.

The City & County of Honolulu, Department of Transportation Services (DTS) has a new Acting Director and Deputy Director.

Jon Nouchi, the previous Deputy Director for DTS has been sworn in as  Acting Director for DTS. Dre Kalili, appointed by Mayor Kirk Caldwell,  has been sworn in as Deputy Director for DTS. Together, they will  represent the city’s goals for sustainable, reliable and affordable  transportation options, and continue the focus on moving people by  Oahu’s growing transportation infrastructure.

Jon Nouchi has worked in planning and operating efficient and sustainable transportation networks in Hawaiʻi for over 20 years.

As the Acting Director of the City and County of Honolulu's  Department of Transportation Services (DTS), Jon Nouchi will continue to  oversee all modes of public transportation mobility, transportation  engineering, transportation technology, and transportation planning.

Mr. Nouchi previously served as the Deputy Director of DTS, the  Deputy Director of Planning and Environment for the Honolulu Authority  for Rapid Transportation, and the Director of Planning and Service  Development for O‘ahu Transit Services, Inc.

He is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Price  School of Public Policy with a B.S. in Urban Planning and Development.  Mr. Nouchi also has a certificate in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi from the University  of Hawaiʻi at Mānoaʻs Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge.

Dre Kalili joined the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of  Transportation Services in 2019 and was appointed Deputy Director in  November 2020.  In the past two years, Ms. Kalili has led initiatives  for policy development on rail operations, transit, and new mobility,  successful competitive federal grants for electric buses, and laying  foundations for non-fare revenue programs to support transit operations.

Prior to her tenure with the City, Ms. Kalili served as the Business  Development Manager for the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Harbors  Division where she was responsible for drawing in additional revenues  to the self-funded commercial harbor system through adjustment of  tariffs, securing long-term harbor user commitments, and increasing  productivity of underused facilities.  In addition to her experience at  the Department of Transportation, Ms. Kalili worked for a decade at the  Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in various capacities.

Ms. Kalili earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs and a Master’s degree in Business Administration.

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