&#149 Created the Small Business Regulatory Review Board<br>
&#149 Recipient of a National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) award<br>
&#149 Championed the South Kona Wilderness Area conservation plan (Session 2003)<br>
&#149 Secured the funds for the purchase of a mobile medical van to serve rural areas in his district (Session 2009)<br>
&#149 Acquired funding for the construction of a gymnasium/civil defense shelter on the Ka`u High & Pahala Elementary campus (Session 2010)<br>