Aloha! As a life-long resident and dedicated public servant, with over thirty years of public service - as a member of the Neighborbood Board, public defender, Hawaii State Representative, and as a volunteer with the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and the Ka Wai Nui Marsh Task Force. I took these roles seriously and worked hard to improve service these important institutions represent as well as to ensure that every dollar was spent wisely. I have the experience and commitment to make our community a better place to live, work, and play.
Please contact me via email at [email protected] or on my cell (808) 354-1178 should you have any questions or concerns. I look forward to discussing the issues that are important to you.
We need an open, honest and respectful legislator in the Honolulu City Council, and, I humbly ask for your vote.
Professional Experience
Attorney at Law, Law Office of Thomas Waters 2002 to Present
Vice Chair, Judicial Selection Commission 2011 - 2014
Hawaii State House of Representatives 2002-2008
Chair, House Committee on Judiciary 2006-2008
Chair, House Committee on Higher Education 2004-2006
Majority Whip 2004-2008
Co-Chair, Joint Senate-House Task Force on Ice and Drug Abatement 2004
Vice Chair, House Committee on Environmental Protection 2002-2004
House Committee on Finance 2002-2004
House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce 2006-2008
House Committee on Education 2004-2006
House Committee on Hawaiian Affairs 2002-2004
House Committee on Water Land Ocean 2002-2004
Deputy Public Defender 1995-2002
Law Clerk, Honorable Marie N. Milks 1993-1995
Law Clerk, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation
Senator, Associated Students of the University of Hawaii 1986-1989
First Job: Laborer, Dole Pineapple Cannery
Public Service
Kailua Neighborhood Board member
Ka Wai Nui Marsh Task Force
Native Hawaiian Bar Association
Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club
President, Hui Lanakila Canoe Club
Save Ka Iwi Coalition
Education
Juris Doctor, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Speech, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Kamehameha Schools
Samuel Wilder King Intermediate, Kaneohe
Puohala Elementary, Kaneohe