Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 12, 2019-present

Administrative Director, Hawaii Court System

Candidate, Hawaii State Senate, District 12, 2022

Member, Health Committee

Member, Health and Human Services Committee

Chair, Labor and Technology Committee

Member, Ways and Means Committee

Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Hawaii State Senate, 2023-present

Chair, Labor and Technology Committee, Hawaii State Senate, 2023-present

Former Chair, Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Health Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Housing Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Technology Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Associate, Cades Schutte Limited Liability Partnership

Chair, Conference of Personnel Directors, Governor Waihe'e's 2nd Cabinet

Director, Department of Human Resources Development, Governor Waihe'e's 2nd Cabinet

Deputy Director, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Governor Waihe'e's 1st Cabinet

Co-Chair, Hawaii Energy Policy Forum, University of Hawaii

Assistant Director & Associate Researcher, Hawaii Gerontology Center, University of Hawaii

Associate Director, Social Science Public Policy Center, University of Hawaii

Chair, State Deferred Compensation Board, Governor Waihe'e's 2nd Cabinet

Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Hawaii

Organizer/Co-Host, "Hawaii: The State of Clean Energy" ThinkTech Hawaii Television Show

Organizer/Co-Chair, Good Neighbor Store, Democratic Party

Facilitator, Hawaii State Senate Working Group on Family Court Legal Interventions

Vice President, Hawaii Technology Institute

Founder, Kakaako United

Vice President, One Waterfront Towers Condominium Board

Participant, Major Figure, Hawaii Women's Conference, 1979

Awards:

"Unsung Hero" Award, Hawaii's Thousand Friends; Outstanding Community Service Award, University of Hawaii; Ellison Onizuka Memorial Award, National Educational Association; Hawaii State Public Administration Award, American Society for Public Administration; Eugene Rooney Leadership Award, National Association of State Personnel Executives

Number of Grandchildren:

5 Grandchildren