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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Bachelor's, Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1975
  • BEd, University of Hawaii-Manoa, 1974

Professional Experience

  • Bachelor's, Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1975
  • BEd, University of Hawaii-Manoa, 1974
  • President, Kotake Shokai, Limited, 1980-present
  • Board Member, City Bank
  • Former Secretary, Tokyo Bento Nichiyo
  • Member, Board of Directors, International Savings and Loan Company, 1975-1976

Political Experience

  • Bachelor's, Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1975
  • BEd, University of Hawaii-Manoa, 1974
  • President, Kotake Shokai, Limited, 1980-present
  • Board Member, City Bank
  • Former Secretary, Tokyo Bento Nichiyo
  • Member, Board of Directors, International Savings and Loan Company, 1975-1976
  • Speaker Emeritus, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2013-present
  • Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 20, 1976-present
  • Former Member, Kaimuki Neighborhood Board #4
  • Former Member, Palolo Neighborhood Board #6
  • Candidate, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 20, 2018
  • Speaker, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1999-2012

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Board of Directors, State Legislative Leaders Foundation

Former Member, Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Education Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Energy and Environmental Protection Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Governor's Committee Commemorating Chinese Bicentennial

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Water and Land Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Chair, House Committee on Finance, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1993-1998

Former Vice-Chair, Legislative Management Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1991-1992, 1993-1998

Former Vice-Chair, House Committee on Finance, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1991-1992

Former Vice-Chair, House Committee on Agriculture, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1987-1988, 1989-1990

Former Vice-Chair, House Committee on Higher Education, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1987-1988

Former Vice-Chair, House Committee on Education, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1983-1986

Former Chair, House Committee on Water, Land Use, Development, and Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1983-1986

Former Chair, House Committee on Tourism, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1981-1982

Former Chair, House Committee on Culture and Arts, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1977-1980

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Health Committee

Member, Human Services and Homelessness Committee

Member, Judiciary Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Bachelor's, Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1975
  • BEd, University of Hawaii-Manoa, 1974
  • President, Kotake Shokai, Limited, 1980-present
  • Board Member, City Bank
  • Former Secretary, Tokyo Bento Nichiyo
  • Member, Board of Directors, International Savings and Loan Company, 1975-1976
  • Speaker Emeritus, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2013-present
  • Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 20, 1976-present
  • Former Member, Kaimuki Neighborhood Board #4
  • Former Member, Palolo Neighborhood Board #6
  • Candidate, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 20, 2018
  • Speaker, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1999-2012
  • Former Director, Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Member, Hawaii Youth Symphony Association
  • Former Member, Hong Kong Business Association
  • Member, Honolulu Symphony Society
  • Former Member, Jarrett Intermediate School Foundation
  • Former Member, Kaimuki High Athletic Club
  • Member, Kaimuki Professional and Business Association
  • Former Board Member, Pacific Rim Foundation
  • Former Member, Palolo Lions Club
  • Former Member, Palolo Little League
  • Former Member, Saint Louis Heights Community Association

Other Info

Spouse's Occupation:

Public school teacher

Policy Positions

Hawaii State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion & Reproductive

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

2. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- No

3. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- No

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Budget, Spending, & Tax

Budget Stabilization:

Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Hawaii's budget.

1. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions?
- No

2. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees?
- No

3. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients?
- No

4. An income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- Preservation of the general excise tax.

Campaign Finance & Government Reform

1. Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates?
- Yes

2. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

3. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- Yes

4. Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Crime & Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No

2. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- No

3. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No

4. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economic

1. Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes

4. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- Yes

5. Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits?
- Yes

6. Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Hawaii?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support adopting federal education standards in Hawaii?
- No

2. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes

3. Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Hawaii high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- Yes

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Environment & Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

3. Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives?
- Yes

4. Do you support increasing state funding for replacing Hawaii's cesspools?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Gun

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- Yes

3. Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom?
- No

4. Should a license be required for gun ownership?
- No Answer

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Health

1. Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse?
- Yes

2. Do you support Medicaid expansion through Hawaii's health care programs?
- No

3. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- Yes

4. Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia?
- Yes

5. Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations?
- No Answer

6. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Social

1. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Hawaii's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes

2. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Hawaii's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes

3. Do you support greater efforts by Hawaii state government in closing the pay gap between men and women?
- Yes

4. Do you support implementing government sanctioned safe zones ("Ohana Zones") for Hawaii's homeless population?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Legislative Priorities

In the following area, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- 1. Addressing the environment from the forest to the ocean area. Funding would be through a reallocation of state funds.2. Would lift the cap on the barrel tax and the conveyance tax.3. Work force development for state and county employees in the civil service system.

State Bills