Experience

Legislative Experience
• Chairperson - Youth and Elderly Affairs, Lower Education, Agriculture, Higher Education
• Vice Chair - Water, Land & Housing, Agriculture, Lower Education, Economic Development
• Member - Commerce & Consumer Protection; Economic Development & Technology; Hawaiian Affairs; Ways and Means; Transportation, Ecology, Environment; Recreation, Government Operations & County Relations; Housing and Health; Hawaiian Affairs

Background
• General Manager, Waiaka Farms & Ranch
• State Senator 1983-1998
• Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee
• Marketing Manager Kohala Farms

Education
• University of Hawaii at Manoa - Bachelor of Arts - Education
• University of Hawaii, Hilo - Bachelor of Arts - Cultural Anthropology
• University of Hawaii at Manoa/MA - Masters Degree in Education
• Oregon State University/Ph.D. - Doctorate Degree in General Education and Community Education
• Kamehameha School, Kapalama