The 200 Club, which recognizes HPD employees who have distinguished themselves through explemplary performances, also recognized three others at its annual awards breakfast today at Waialae Country Club: Melvin Nakaoka, reserve officer of the year; Randall Gratz, police parent of the year, and Michelle Yu, civilian employee of the year.

Kaanehe, a 19-year HPD veteran assigned to the Juvenile Services Division's Drug Abuse Resistence Education or DARE unit, taught 38 anti-drug courses, each 10-12 weeks long, to 1,200 students last year. She also serves as a DARE mentor, training officers to become instructors.

Nakaoka, an architect, put in 238 hours last year as a volunteer police officer, twice the amount required of volunteer officers. During the past year, he received four commendations and six letters of appreciation for his work.

Gratz, a detective, was honored for his work with a Boy Scout troop in Mililani, which recently completed a 50-mile hike through Kilauea Volcano National Park.