A local girl with island roots...

• Born and raised in the Kalihi-Palama neighborhood of Honolulu
• Parents: Andrew and Lily Kim
• Son: Micah
• Graduate of Farrington High School
• Attended the University of Hawai`i
  (1970 - 1972)
• Cum laude graduate of Washington State University

An accomplished professional...

• Public Relations Director, KUMU Radio
• Trained Facilitator, The Pacific Institute
• Board of Directors, Bank of America Hawai`i
• Hotel Catering Sales Representative
• Communications Sales Representative
• Small Business Executive Director
• Recreation Director

A strong and effective leader...

• Elected to House of Representatives in 1982 from District 40
• Reelected to House in 1984; resigned a year later to seek seat on the Honolulu City Council (District VII) in special election
• Elected to City Council in 1984
• Reelected to Council for full four-year term in 1986 and consecutively in 1990, 1994, and 1998
• Served as chair of the Council's powerful Zoning Committee for 13 of her 14 years
• Resigned seat in July 2000 to seek election to the Senate from District 15; won landslide victory in November general election
• Serves as chair of Senate Tourism and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee

An active member of the community...

Current Service

• Kalihi Business Association, Member
• Filipino Chamber of Commerce, Member
• Hawai`i Korean Chamber of Commerce, Honorary Member
• Palama Settlement, Board of Trustees
• Hawai`i Korean Millennium Commission, Member

Past Service

• National League of Cities, Economic Development Steering Committee
• President's National Committee on Transportation
• YMCA Century Club
• Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials
• Planned Parenthood
• Hawai`i's Junior Miss, Inc.
• Boys and Girls Club of Honolulu, Aliamanu Unit

And a citizen-leader
recognized by her peers...

• American Society for Public Administration's Outstanding City and County Administrator (1997)
• Farrington High School Outstanding Alunmi Award (1997)
• Hawai`i Jaycee's Three Outstanding Young Persons of 1988

 

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