&#149  Champion for Social Justice Award, Hawaii State Bar Association (2010)
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&#149  Distinguished Service Award, Japanese American Citizens League Honolulu (2010)
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&#149  Henry Toll Fellow, Council of State Governments (2006)
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&#149  Flemming Fellow, Center for Policy Alternatives (2002)
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&#149  Strathmore's Who's Who in America (2000-2001)
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&#149  Hawaii Herald's Influential 21 AJAs under 40