Member of the following committees:
EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection (Chair)
CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce
HSG - Housing
JUD - Judiciary
WLO - Water, Land, & Ocean Resources
Personal
- Married, husband Lance Laney
- Children Misha and Mindy
Education
- Attended George Washington University
- Attended University of Hawaii
- Kamehameha Schools 1972
Political Office
- State House of Representatives since 1997
Professional
- Full-time Legislator
Community
- Kauai County Planning Commission, 1990 - 1993
- Kauai Police Commission, 1993 - 1996
- Volunteer interpreter, Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
- Advisory Board & volunteer, Kauai Children's Discovery Museum
- Hanalei Community Association
- Board Member, Environment Hawaii
Awards
- 1998 Arthur S. Flemming Fellow
Member of the Democratic party