DAGS Creates New District Office and Hires New Program Manager

HONOLULU - A Kailua-Kona civil engineer steps into the role of Program Manager at the recently formed West Hawaiʻi District Office for the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS). Ramzi Mansour brings over four decades of experience in both the public and private sectors; he was most recently Hawaiʻi County's Director of the Department of Environmental Management.

DAGS Director and Comptroller Keith Regan said, "We are grateful to the Legislature and the Governor for funding this new, stand-alone office. Hawaiʻi Island is so geographically large, it merits having offices on both coasts. This will ensure we can give adequate attention to all the facilities we support - especially the schools - and meet our Work Order requests in a more timely fashion."

On the neighbor islands, DAGS helps maintain public school facilities, state office buildings, courthouses and public libraries. It supports or manages 164 buildings across six neighbor islands. Just over half of those buildings - 83 - are on Hawaiʻi Island alone. The East and West Hawaiʻi Offices manage roughly the same number of buildings.

Mansour says he's excited to be part of the team because "DAGS represents service at the highest level. It's an opportunity to continue being a public servant and to deliver the kind of support our communities truly deserve. This isn't just a job - it's a mission to make a difference where it matters most."

He continues, "My role is to build a mutual relationship based on transparency and clear communication with our partners, lead and manage staff and projects that ensure our facilities and communities receive the infrastructure and services they need, and create efficiencies and savings for the taxpayers."

Mansour, who has received many civil engineering industry awards and certifications, has a diverse background that spans roles from project engineer to director and business owner; in fields that include wastewater, solid waste, landfills, recycling, gas emissions and more. His work has taken him across Hawaiʻi and California.

In his inaugural position, Mansour hopes to "establish a strong, lasting foundation of excellence - one the future generation can build upon."

In his spare time, he is a proud family man; he and his wife have three children and one "very charismatic parrot."

The Legislature allocated $278,858 to fund eight new jobs - including Mansour's - for this office. Mansour will be hiring more positions shortly; job vacancies will be posted to the state of Hawaiʻi's jobs website at jobs.hawaii.gov/careers/.