Member of the following committees:
JUD - Judiciary (Chair)
CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce
Education
- Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D. 2001
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, B.A. 1997
- Pearl City High School, 1992
Political Office
- Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2002 - present
Hawaii State House Leadership Positions
- Chair, Judiciary Committee, 2008-present
- Majority Whip, 2004-2006, 2008
- Vice Chair, Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs Committee, 2008
- Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives, 2006-2008
- Chair, Economic Development & Business Concerns Committee, 2005-2006
- Vice Chair, Tourism & Culture Committee, 2002-2005
Hawaii State House Committees
- Judiciary Committee, 2005-2006, 2008-present
- Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee, 2005-2006, 2008-present
- Finance Committee, 2002-2005, 2008
- Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs Committee, 2008
- Energy & Environmental Protection Committee, 2008
- Legislative Management Committee, 2006-2007
- Tourism & Culture Committee, 2002-2006
- Economic Development & Business Concerns Committee, 2002-2006
- Agriculture Committee, 2002-2006
Professional
- Attorney, 2001 - present
- President, JRK Enterprises LLC, 2002 - present
- Real Estate License, 2007-present
- Teacher, Kyoiku Juku Ltd., 2002
- Legislative Assistant, Hawaii State Senator Carol Fukunaga, 2002
- Clerk, Kapiolani Women's Center, 2000
- Law Clerk, Corporation Counsel, City & County of Honolulu, 1999
- Legislative Assistant, Hawaii State Representative K. Mark Takai, 1997 - 1998
- Service Representative, Duty Free Shoppers Hawaii, 1992 - 1996
Community
- Waikele Elementary School, School Community Council (SCC), 2008-present
- Chair, Peace Day Hawaii Committee, 2007-present
- Vice President, Jodo Mission of Hawaii, 2006-present
- Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, 2004-present
- Waipahu Business Association, 2004-present
- Waipahu Community Association, 2003 - present
- Waipahu Community Response Plan, 2002
- Youth Leadership Counselor, 2001
- Women's Law Caucus, Gonzaga University School of Law, 1999 - 2000
- Pearl City Neighborhood Board No. 21, 1997 - 1998
- Vice President, Associated Students of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1997
- Senator, Associated Students of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1996 - 1997
- Eagle Scout, Troop 75, 1981 - 1992
Honors
- Legislator of the Year, Hawaii Medical Association, 2009
- Champion of Small Business, The National Coalition for Capital, 2008
- Forty Under 40, Pacific Business News, 2007 Class
- Legislator of the Year, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, 2006
- Center for Women Policy Studies' National Honor Roll of State Legislators, 2004
- Flemming Fellows, Center For Policy Alternatives, 2004 Class
- Western Legislative Academy, Council of State Governments-West, 2003 Class
- "Bouquet of Flowers" for Good Government Deeds, Hawaii Pro-Democracy Initiative, 2003
- Top 30 Under 30, Honorable Mention, PoliticalCircus.com, 2002
- Eagle Scout, 1992
Member of the Democratic party.