Senator Carol Fukunaga currently serves as chair of the committee on Economic Development and Technology. She also sits as a member on the committees on Water and Land, and Ways and Means. 
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Senator Fukunaga represents Hawaii's 11th Senatorial District and has served in the Hawaii State Senate since 1992. Fukunaga represented Makiki, Ala Moana, and McCully communities as a State Representative from 1978 to 1982 and 1986-1992. 
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Born on December 12, 1947, Senator Fukunaga received a BA from the University of Hawaii and continued her education, receiving an JD at the University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law.