Hawaii State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street, Room 218
Room 218
Honolulu, HI 96813
Full Name:
Donna Mercado Kim
Gender:
Female
Family:
1 Child: Micah
Birth Place:
Kalihi, HI
Home City:
Honolulu, HI
BA, Washington State University, 1974
Attended, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1970-1972
Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 14, 2000-present
Candidate, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 14, 2022
President, Hawaii State Senate, District 14, 2012-2015
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2014
Vice President, Hawaii State Senate, 2003-2008, 2011-2012
Candidate, United States Senate, 2012
Member, Honolulu City Council, 1985-2000
Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1982-1985
Vice Chair, Education Committee
Member, Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
Chair, Higher Education Committee
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Vice Chair, Education Committee, Hawaii State Senate, 2023-present
Member, Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee, Hawaii State Senate, 2023-present
Member, Ways and Means Committee, Hawaii State Senate, 2023-present
Former Member, Economic Development Steering Committee
Former Vice Chair, Education Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Chair, Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Hawaii Korean Millenium Commission
Former Member, Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Chair, Higher Education Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary and Labor Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, National League of Cities
Former Member, President's National Committee on Transportation
Former Member, Special Committee on Studying Effects of Economy on Judiciary
Former Member, Tourism and International Affairs Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Chair, Zoning Committee, Honolulu City Council
Former Chair, Special Committee on Accountability, Hawaii State Senate, 2011-2013
Former Chair, Tourism Committee, Hawaii State Senate, 2003-2006, 2011-2013
Former Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Hawaii State Senate, 2009-2010
Former Chair, Tourism and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, 2001-2002
Small Business Executive Director, present
Trained Facilitator, KUMU Radio, present
Board of Directors, The Pacific Institute, present
Public Relations Director
Former Fellow, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
Former Member, Board of Directors, Bank of America Hawaii
Former Representative, Communications Sales
Radio Talk Show Co-Host, Equaltime KHNR Radio
Former Representative, Hotel Catering Sales
Member, Filipino Chamber of Commerce, present
Honorary Member, Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Kalihi Business Association, present
Honorary Member/Board of Trustees, Palama Settlement, present
Former Member, Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials Planned Parenthood
Former Member, Boys and Girls Club of Honolulu, Aliamanu Unit
Former Member, Century Club
Former Member, Hawaii's Junior Miss Incorporated
Former Member, Moanalua Lions Club
Member, National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials
Member, National Conference of State Legislators Education Committee
Member, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
Former Member, Board of Directors, The Pacific Institute
Member, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education Legislative Advisory Committee
Hawaii State Director, Women in Government
Former Member, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Board Chair, National Foundation for Women Legislators, 2020-2021
Awards:
Partner in Education Award, Achieve3000, 2018;
Light of the Orient Award, Korean American Foundation of Hawaii, 2015;
Legislator of the Year, Hawaii Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association, 2014;
Legislator of the Year, Friends of the Library of Hawaii, 2012;
Distinguished Honoree, Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation, 2012;
Outstanding City and County Administrator, American Society for Public Administration, 1997;
Farrington High School Outstanding Alunmi Award, 1997;
Three Outstanding Young Persons, Hawai`i Jaycee, 1988
Father's Name:
Andrew Kim
Mother's Name:
Lily Kim