Biography

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee, At-Large (Four-Year Term)

Education:

  • Yale School of Management, The Endowment Institute – Level I,
  • University of Hawaii,
  • Kapi’olani Community College,
  • New York University,
  • Roosevelt High School

Political Experience:

  • OHA Trustee, 1990-present, served on all committees.
  • OHA Chair, 1998-2000;
  • OHA Vice-Chair, 1991-1992 and 2001-2002;
  • Vice-Chair, Committee on Asset & Resource Management, 2006-2008;
  • Vice-Chair, Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy & Empowerment, 2012-Present.

Professional Experience and Community Service:

  • First State Sovereignty Chair,
  • Past President of the State Culture & Arts Program–Bishop Museum,
  • Federal Grants Reviewer,
  • Niu Valley Fee Simple Committee Chair,
  • Governor’s Interstate Indian Council Conference, Board of Directors,
  • East Oahu Rotary, Honolulu Press Club,
  • Niu Valley Community Association,
  • Society of Hawaii’s Entertainers,
  • Musicians Association of Hawaii,
  • Hawaii Kai Bobby Sox Softball League,
  • Past President of the Federal Aviation Administration Women’s Club,
  • Department of Education, Substitute Teacher,
  • Abuse Counselor,
  • Radio Newscaster.

OHA Initiatives:

  • Programs in the areas of housing, education, health, jobs and business opportunities that greatly impact the Hawaiian people.
  • Kupuna Health Task Force – researching ways to improve Kupuna health.
  • Partnership between the office of Hawaiian Affairs, Fannie-Mae, and the two largest banks in Hawaii to provide lower interest loans to ALL Hawaiians.

Honors:

  • Alu Like Awards,
  • Aloha Week Awards,
  • National Women’s Week Award for Communications,
  • FAA Award for Hawaii Aerospace Education,
  • Hawaii Chapter Scholarship Program,
  • Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs’ Helen C. Kane Mahalo Award.