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HENRY LINDO JR. – Battalion chief

Henry “Hanale” Lindo Jr. and Kristopher Sakamoto have been promoted to the rank of battalion chief in the Maui Fire Department.

Lindo joined the department in 1994 and was stationed in Paia and Kahului before he was promoted to Firefighter III in 2005. He was a public education officer in the Fire Prevention Bureau and worked as a fire inspector on both Maui and Molokai.

In 2009, Lindo was promoted to captain, working in Kaunakakai, then Hoolehua, Molokai.

He is a member of the Maui Incident Management Team, Critical Incident Stress Management Team and Molokai Fire Task Force.

KRISTOPHER SAKAMOTO – Battalion chief

The 1990 graduate of Kamehameha Schools lives in Hoolehua with his wife, Zhantell. They have eight adult children.

Sakamoto joined the department in 2001 and was stationed in Hana and Kahului before he was promoted to Firefighter II and worked on a Kahului rescue crew in 2007. He was promoted to Firefighter III the following year and was stationed in Kahului, working on tanker, engine and rescue companies.

After being promoted to captain in 2013, Sakamoto was a training captain, then headed engine companies in Wailuku and Kahului. Most recently, he was captain of the Kahului-based hazmat company.

Sakamoto is program director for the Fire Department’s boat operations and is an instructor for confined space rescue.

He is a 1994 graduate of Maui High School and a 1998 graduate of the University of Hawaii Maui College. He and his wife, Geri, live in Wailuku with their three children.

The promotions took effect March 1.

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