Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 18, 2022-present

Minority Policy Leader, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2021-present

Former Minority Leader Emeritus, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Minority Policy Leader, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Candidate, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 18, 2022

Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 17, 2006-2022

Minority Leader, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2019-2021

Minority Floor Leader, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2017-2018

Minority Leader, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1993-1997, 2011-2012

Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 16, 1990-1998

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Hawaii, District 1, 1998

Member, Agriculture and Food Systems Committee

Member, Energy and Environmental Protection Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Economic Development and Business Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Human Services and Homelessness Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Intrastate Commerce Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Keiki Caucus

Former Member, Legislative Management Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Tourism Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Veterans, Military, and International Affairs, and Culture and the Arts Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Member, Agriculture and Food Systems Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2023-Present

Member, Energy and Environmental Protection Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2023-Present

Member, Finance Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2023-Present

Adjunct Faculty, Hawaii Pacific University, 1991-present

Former Adjunct Professor, Charminade University

Country Director, Peace Corps, East Timor, 2005-2006

Senior Democracy Advisor, Office of Democracy and Governance, United States Agency for International Development, 2000-2005

Advisor, Industrial Development Organization, United Nations, 1985-2000

Co-Founder/Executive Director, Hawaii Entrepreneurship Training and Development Institute, 1977-1990

Advisor, International Labor Organization Malawi, Africa, United Nations, 1985-1987

Translator-Interpreter, United States Army, Vietnam, 1968-1970

Advisory Board Member, Trans Pacific Hawaii College, 2008-present

Member, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Association, 1998-present

Precinct Vice President, Republican Party, 1988-present

Member, Rotary International, 1983-present

Member/Board of Directors, Hawaii-Indonesia Chamber of Commerce, present

Former Member, African-American Chamber of Commerce

Former Member, Filipino Chamber of Commerce

Former Member, Friends of Hawaii Kai Library

Former Director, HALE Coalition, Japanese American Citizens League

Former Member, Japanese American Chamber of Commerce

Former Member, Small Business Council, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii

Former Member, Small Business Hawaii

Former Chair, Transportation Committee, Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board

Former Member, Waikiki Rotary

Member, Board of Governors, East-West Center, 2010-2011

Co-Chair/Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2008

Board Member, East-West Center Alumni Association, 1998-2000

Member, Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board, 1988-1990

Awards:

Most Outstanding Legislator, Small Business Hawaii, 1996; National Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year, Small Business Administration, 1990; Western Region Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year, Small Business Administration, 1990; Hawaii Minority Small Business Advocate of the Year, Small Business Administration, 1990

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Jogging; Learning new languages; (speak Malay, Indonesian, and Vietnamese), Traveling

Publications:

Text on Campaign Finance, Commentary for the Honolulu Advertiser: Money in Politics: published by USAID (in English & Spanish)