Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tristan Labuguen April 7, 2026 at 04:36PM Gregg Moriguchi helped build the emergency medical services (EMS) program for Commander, Navy Region Hawaii’s (CNRH) Federal Fire Department (FFD) from the ground up. When he joined the FFD in 2000 after working as a paramedic for the City and County of Honolulu, the department’s EMS capability was limited. Moriguchi was one of six paramedics tasked with building the EMS program. “Under the leadership of then Fire Chief Michael Jones and EMS Chief Dennis Yurong, I helped identify program requirements, worked with medical directors to establish treatment protocols, and developed operating procedures for the department’s EMS program,” recalled Moriguchi.
