• Member, Senate Health Care Summit Working Group (2010-Present)
• Chair, Senate Ad Hoc Committee (2009)
• Legislator in Residence, UH College of Social Sciences Public Policy Center (2008)
• Chair, Hawai`i 2050 Sustainability Task Force (2005-2008)
• Member, Joint Investigative Committee on Bureau of Conveyances (2007)
• Member, Joint Investigative Committee on Felix Consent Decree (2001)
• Member, Board of Land and Natural Resources (1998-2000)
• Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation (1994-1999)