Assistant Majority Floor Leader, Hawaii State Senate, 2023-present

Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 7, 2021-present

Candidate, Hawaii State Senate, District 7, 2024

Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 13, 2015-2021

Appointed by Governor David Ige, Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 7, June 17th, 2021

Appointed by Governor David Ige, Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 13, February 20, 2015

Member, Agriculture and Environment Committee

Chair, Economic Development and Tourism Committee

Member, Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee

Member, Ways and Means Committee

Former Vice Chair, Agriculture Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

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

Chair, Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Higher Education and Technology, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Housing Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

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

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

Former Member, Public Safety Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Tourism Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Tourism and International Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

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

Owner/Operator, L&R Farms Enterprises, Limited Liability Company, present

Former Member, Annual Moloka'i Christmas Parade

Former Member, Annual Prince Kuhio Day Event

Former Member, Maui Water Community Working Group

Former Member, Moloka'i Agriculture Festival

Former Member, Moloka'i Annual Charity Walk

Former Member, Molokai Workforce Development Agricultural Working Group

Former Hawaii State Director, National Foundation of Women Legislators

Southwest Regional State Director, National Foundation of Women Legislators

Former President, Parent Teacher Student Organization, Molokai Middle School

Chair, Farm Service Agency, 2007-2015

Member, Hawaii State Board of Agriculture, 2012-2015

President, Molokai Homestead Farmers Alliance, 2006-2015

Board Member, Lokahi Pacific, 2004-2012

Member, Molokai Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 2006-2012

Member, Molokai Irrigation Advisory Board, 2008-2012

Board Member, Hikiola Cooperative, 2008-2011

Member, Molokai Planning Commission, 2006-2009

Awards:

Women of Excellence Award, 2019, National Foundation of Women Legislators

Number of Grandchildren:

2 Grandchildren: Kennedy-Jane, Manuel