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Our Mokihana Ohana
Gary E. Smith, President, Mokihana Pest Control, Inc.
PCO License #317, authorized Sentricon Inspector, State Certification E50805, 7B and 7C. as well as Field representative PCFR License. Mokihana Pest Control was founded in 1981 by Gary E. Smith. Prior to that time, he worked for various agricultural endeavors as well as Xtermco, a highly successful pest control firm on Oahu that had a branch office on Kauai.
Mr. Smith, born and raised in Hawaii, was educated at the University of Hawaii, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction in tropical Agriculture in 1972. Part of the curriculum involved entomology courses which peaked his interest in insect collection, a passion that persists to this day.
Ted Kimura
Ted has the longest time as an employee of Mokihana Pest Control, Inc., starting in February 1984. He is the Operations Manager. Ted is a Certified PestControl Technician and Licensed Termite Inspector . He is also an Authorized Sentricon Technician. His licenses include; PCO License #1208, Field representative PCFR 644, State Certification E50919, 7B and 7C.
Kapaa HS graduate . ” Do it all ” guy to make operations run smoothly.
Ted has come up with numerous equipment innovations for efficient Pest Control.
Craig Smith
Craig started with Mokihana Pest Control in December 2004. Prior to returning to Kauai, he was employed by Horizon Pest Management ( Hilo ) for 2 years. Craig is our lead and Licensed Termite Inspector, Certified Pest Control Technician and Authorized Sentricon Technician. Craig holds certificates of completion from Purdue University for Termite and Pest Control correspondence course. Craig graduated from Kapaa High School and is also a graduate of University of Hawaii Hilo.
His licenses include: PCO License #1178. Fieild representative PCFR 1045,
State Certification E50843, 7B and 7C.
DJ Dato
DJ started with Mokihana Pest Control, Inc. in November 1993. He is our Lead Authorized Sentricon Technician as well as a Certified Pest Control Technician and Termite inspector. He also Certified in Integrated Pest Management.
DJ holds certificates of completion from Purdue University for Termite and Pest Control correspondence course. Kapaa HS graduate.
His licenses include; Field representative PCFR 817, State Certification, E 50704, 7B and 7C.
Anthony Wabinga
Tony started with Mokihana Pest Control, Inc. in September 1999.
He is a Certified Pest Control Technician and his State Certification Licenses are, E50730, 7B and 7C.
Also Tony is a licensed Termite Inspector and holds a Field Representative License PCFR 1127. He graduated from Kapaa High School and besides Pest Control, is our Office Property Maintenance person.
Solomon Torio
Sol started with Mokihana Pest Control, Inc in January 2003.
He is Pest Control Technician, with State Certification License E50929 for 7B and 7C as well as Termite Control State Certification E 50828.
Sol is also Certified in Integrated Pest Management.
Sol is a coach for Kapaa HS, Electrical and small engine repair person.
Ryan Koerte
Ryan began working for Mokihana Pest Control, Inc in August 2014 as a Pest Control Technician.Ryan is Certified Pest Control Technician with DOA certification
Licenses E50933 for 7b for Termites and 7c for Pest Control.
He graduated from Kauai High School and in his spare time loves fishing.
Daniel Reis
Daniel started with Mokihana Pest Control, Inc in October 2018. He usually services properties for our North Shore customers. Daniel graduated from Kapaa High School and when not working, enjoys spending time with his young daughter.Daniel is Certified Pest Control Technician with DOA certification
Licenses E50933 for 7b for Termites and 7c for Pest Control.
J-Sea Correa
J-Sea Correa became the 1st female technician to join our Ohana when she accepted our job offer in June. She has become a Certified Pest Control Technician with DOA certification Licenses E50933 for 7b for Termites and 7c for Pest Control. With her great smile and happy, upbeat attitude, we are confident she will brighten the day for many of our customers. Welcome J-Sea!