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Kim Iwamoto's Biography

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Full Name:

Kim Coco Iwamoto

Gender:

Female

Certified, State and Local Government Program, Harvard University

JD, University of New Mexico, 2000

BA, Creative Writing, San Francisco State University, 1990

Associate's, Merchandising and Buying Operations, Fashion Institute of Technology, 1988

Candidate, Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, 2018

Director, State of Hawaii Board of Education, 2006-2011

Owner/Manager, Affordable Quality Apartment Rentals

Leadership Development Coordinator, Youth Enrichment Services

Education Columnist, Honolulu Civil Beat, 2014-2015

Owner, Enlightened Energy, 2007-2011

President, Iwamoto Family Foundation, 2015-present

Board Member, Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action, 2014-present

Member, Board of Directors for Hawai'i People's Fund

Member, Board of Directors for Kulia Na Mamo

Volunteer, Hawai'i State Court of Appeals

Volunteer Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii

Volunteer, Project Visitation of the Na Keiki Law Center

Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem, State of Hawaii Department of Human Services

Certified Therapeutic Foster Parent, State of Hawaii Department of Human Services

Board Member, Victory Fund & Institute, 2014-2017

Commissioner, Hawai'i Civil Rights Commission, 2012-2016

Member/Chair, Career & Technical Education Coordinating Advisory Council, 2007-2011

Board Member, Hawai`i Teachers Standards Board, 2009-2011

Member, Safe School Community Advisory Committee, 2004-2011

Member, Hawaii 3-5 Transition Task Force for Children with Disabilities, 2007-2008

Awards:

Champions of Civil Rights Award, 2017, JACL Honolulu Chapter
Harvey Milk Champion of Change, 2013, The White House
Friend of Social Workers Award, 2011, National Association of Social Workers
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award, 2010, Hawai`i Friends of Civil Rights
Spirit in Action Award, 2007, American Friends in Service Committee

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