Biography
- Date of Birth
- 08/13/53
- Place
- Waialua, Oahu
- Mill 9; Niho St. (Sugar Plantation housing)
- Hospital
- Waialua Hospital (no longer in existence)
- Education
- Waialua Elementary School (now Haleiwa Elementary School)
- Waialua High and Intermediate School, graduated June 1971
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, graduated May 1976 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering
- Career Experience
- Electrical Engineering Consultant 2009 to present
- Senior Project Engineer, A-1 Electrician, Inc., 1997 to 2008
- Project Manager/Estimator, American Electric Co. (AMELCO), 1994 to 1996
- Director of Engineering and Sales, American Technologies, Inc., 1989 to 1994
- Manager/Chief Engineer of Facilities and Building Services, Queen's Medical Center, 1986 to 1989
- Chief Electrical Engineer - Estimator/Project Manager, George S. Okano Electrical Contracting Corporation, 1976 to 1986
- Legislative Experience
- 2009-2010 Vice-Speaker
- 2007-2008 Chairman of Legislative Management Committee
Member of Finance; Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs; and Energy Environmental Protection
- 2005-2006 Chairman of Legislative Management Committee
Member of Finance; Economic Development & Business Concerns; Tourism & Culture; and Agriculture Committees
- 2003-2004 Chairman of Legislative Management Committee
Member of Finance; Economic Development & Business Concerns; Tourism & Culture; and Agriculture Committees
- 2001-2002 Vice-Chairman of Economic Development & Business Concerns Member of Finance; Tourism & Culture; and Agriculture Committees