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| User: | jonriki (821507) |
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| Name: | Representative Jon Riki Karamatsu | |||||
| Website: | JonRikiKaramatsu.com | |||||
| Location: | Waipahu, Hawaii, United States | |||||
| Birthdate: | 1974-12-21 | |||||
| E-mail: | jon@jonrikikaramatsu.com | |||||
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| Bio: | View my photo album on flickr EDUCATION: Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D. 2001 University of Hawaii at Manoa, B.A. 1997 Pearl City High School, 1992 POLITICAL OFFICE: Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2002-Present House Leadership Positions: Majority Whip, 2004-2006, 2008-Present Vice Chair, Water, Land, Ocean Resources, and Hawaiian Affairs Committee, 2008-Present Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives, 2006-2008 Chair, Economic Development and Business Concerns Committee, 2005-2006 Vice Chair, Tourism and Culture Committee, 2002-2005 House Committees: Member, Finance Committee, 2002-2006, 2008-Present Member, Water, Land, Ocean Resources, and Hawaiian Affairs Committee, 2008-Present Member, Energy & Environmental Protection Committee, 2008-Present Member, Legislative Management Committee, 2006-2007 Member, Judiciary Committee, 2005-2006 Member, Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee, 2005-2006 Member, Tourism & Culture Committee, 2002-2006 Member, Economic Development and Business Concerns Committee, 2002-2006 Member, Agriculture Committee, 2002-2006 PROFESSIONAL: Attorney, 2001-Present President, JRK Enterprises LLC, 2002-Present Teacher, Kyoiku Juku Ltd., 2002 Legislative Assistant, Hawaii State Senator Carol Fukunaga, 2002 Clerk, Kapiolani Women`s Center, 2000 Law Clerk, Corporation Counsel, City & County of Honolulu, 1999 Legislative Assistant, Hawaii State Representative K. Mark Takai, 1997-1998 Service Representative, Duty Free Shoppers Hawaii, 1992-1996 COMMUNITY: Waikele Elementary School, School Community Council (SCC), 2008-Present Chair, Peace Day Hawaii Committee, 2007-Present Vice President, Jodo Mission of Hawaii, 2006-Present Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, 2004-Present Waipahu Business Association, August 2004-Present Waipahu Community Association, 2003-Present Waipahu Community Response Plan, 2002-Present Youth Leadership Counselor, 2001 Women`s Law Caucus, Gonzaga University School of Law, 1999-2000 Neighborhood Board No. 21, 1997-1998 Vice President, Associated Students of the University of Hawaii, 1997 Senator, Associated Students of the University of Hawaii, 1996-1997 Eagle Scout, Troop 75, 1981-1992 HONORS: Forty Under 40, Pacific Business News, 2007 Legislator of the Year, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, 2006 Center for Women Policy Studies' National Honor Roll of State Legislators, 2004 Flemming Fellows, Center For Policy Alternatives, 2004 Class Western Legislative Academy, Council of State Governments-West, 2003 Class "Bouquet of Flowers" for Good Government Deeds, Hawaii Pro-Democracy Initiative, 2003 Top 30 Under 30, Honorable Mention, PoliticalCircus.com, 2002 Eagle Scout, 1992 | |||||
| Interests: | 15: agriculture, alternative energy, aquaculture, biotech, economic development, education, film industry, hawaii, hawaii politics, high tech, mass transit, nanotechnology, politics, recycling, sustainability | |||||
| Schools: | None listed | |||||
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| Account type: | Plus Account | |||||
