Council Member, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, District 5, 2020-present

Former Member, Kaimuki Neighborhood Board #4

Former Member, Palolo Neighborhood Board #6

Speaker Emeritus, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2013-2021

Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 20, 1976-2021

Candidate, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 20, 2018

Speaker, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1999-2012

No committee memberships found.

Former Member, Board of Directors, State Legislative Leaders Foundation

Former Member, Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Education Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Energy and Environmental Protection Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Governor's Committee Commemorating Chinese Bicentennial

Former Member, Health Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Human Services and Homelessness Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Water and Land Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Chair, House Committee on Finance, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1993-1998

Former Vice-Chair, Legislative Management Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1991-1992, 1993-1998

Former Vice-Chair, House Committee on Finance, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1991-1992

Former Vice-Chair, House Committee on Agriculture, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1987-1988, 1989-1990

Former Vice-Chair, House Committee on Higher Education, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1987-1988

Former Vice-Chair, House Committee on Education, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1983-1986

Former Chair, House Committee on Water, Land Use, Development, and Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1983-1986

Former Chair, House Committee on Tourism, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1981-1982

Former Chair, House Committee on Culture and Arts, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1977-1980

President, Kotake Shokai, Limited, 1980-present

Board Member, City Bank

Former Secretary, Tokyo Bento Nichiyo

Member, Board of Directors, International Savings and Loan Company, 1975-1976

Former Director, Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

Member, Hawaii Youth Symphony Association

Former Member, Hong Kong Business Association

Member, Honolulu Symphony Society

Former Member, Jarrett Intermediate School Foundation

Former Member, Kaimuki High Athletic Club

Member, Kaimuki Professional and Business Association

Former Board Member, Pacific Rim Foundation

Former Member, Palolo Lions Club

Former Member, Palolo Little League

Former Member, Saint Louis Heights Community Association

Spouse's Occupation:

Public school teacher