{"id":55370,"date":"2017-01-23T14:12:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T00:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=55370"},"modified":"2020-03-05T15:58:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T01:58:19","slug":"kapiolani-alumnus-recognized-by-national-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/01\/23\/kapiolani-alumnus-recognized-by-national-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Kapi\u02bbolani alumnus recognized by national paralegal organization"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Ronell Badua<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc.<\/a> (NFPA) is pleased to announce that Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> resident and Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College<\/a> alumnus Ronell B. Badua<\/strong> has been elected Region I<\/abbr> director for the 2017–2018 term.<\/p>\n

Badua received his associate in science paralegal certificate from Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> in fall\u00a02014. He has served in a variety of positions for the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Paralegal Association, including president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, director of publications, director of professional development, board advisor and local association national affairs delegate to the NFPA<\/abbr> for eight consecutive years.<\/p>\n

Badua was recognized as the 2011 Paralegal of the Year by the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Paralegal Association, and in 2014 was awarded the Career Achievement Award for his outstanding and meritorious service to the legal community and paralegal profession. Susan Jaworowski<\/strong>, paralegal program director, said “Badua was a dedicated student who took advantage of every educational opportunity. He had an evident drive to succeed and has been deeply engaged in the Honolulu paralegal community.”<\/p>\n

Currently, Badua is a paralegal with the Department of the Corporation Counsel<\/a>, City and County of Honolulu and contributes his paralegal experience as the city’s transit paralegal working on the Honolulu Rail Transit Project<\/a>, the largest public works and first grade-separated fixed rail system in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

—By Louise Yamamoto<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Federation of Paralegal Associations has elected Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> paralegal program graduate Ronell B. Badua, as Region I<\/abbr> director for 2017–2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[679,63,154,71],"class_list":["post-55370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-alumni-recognition","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-law","tag-uh-community-colleges","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t