Education:
MEd, University of Hawaii, 1966
Professional Certificate, School Administration, University of Hawaii, 1961
Professional Certificate, Secondary Education, University of Hawaii, 1953
BA, Education, University of Hawaii, 1952.

Professional Experience:
Special Assistant, Human Resources, Office of the Governor, 1975-1976
Director, State of Hawaii, Progressive Neighborhoods Program, 1975-1976
Director, State of Hawaii, Office of Economic Opportunity, 1971-1974
Chief Program Planner, State of Hawaii, Department of Education, 1969-1971
Principal, 1963-1968
Vice Principal, 1960-1963
Teacher, 1953-1960
First Mate, Schooner Morning Star, 1948
United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1945-1947
Welder-Mechanic, United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1943-1944
Welder, Hawaiian Electric Company, 1942.

Political Experience:
Senator, United States Senate, 1990-present
Appointed, United States Senate, April 1990
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1976-1990
Primary Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, 1974.

Organizations:
Act 4 Education
Advisory Committee
Board of Directors, Hanahauoli School
Choir Director/Member, Kawaiaha`o Church
Library Advisory Council
Manpower and Full Employment Commission
Na Hookama O Pauahi Scholarship Committee.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Afterschool Caucus
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Congressional Biotechnology Caucus
Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Congressional Friends of Human Rights Monitors
Congressional Port Security Caucus
Vice Chair, Congressional Postal Caucus
Congressional Technology Caucus
Chair, Hawaii Congressional Task Force on Native Hawaiian Issues Policy Committee
National Guard Caucus
Senate Anti-Meth Caucus
Senate Army Caucus, Co-Chair
Senate Caucus on Natural Hazards
Senate Cultural Caucus
Senate Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
Senate Rural Health Caucus
Senate Sweetener Caucus
Senate Tourism Caucus
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education) Caucus
Co-Chair, Senate Sweetener Caucus
Senate Tourism Caucus.

Committees:
Armed Services, Member
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Member
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Member
Indian Affairs, Member
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Member
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Member
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, Member
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Chair
Subcommittee on Personnel, Member
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Member
Subcommittee on SeaPower, Member
Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Member
Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration, Member
Veterans' Affairs, Chair