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REPRESENTATIVE HERMINA M. MORITA
Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 12
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 315
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Telephone (808) 586-8435
Fax (808) 586-8437
e-mail repmorita@capitol.hawaii.gov

Representative Hermina M. Morita was elected to the House of Representatives in 1997 for the 12th District, which includes Hanelai, Kilauea, Anahola, and Kapaa on Kauai and Haiku, Keanae, Nahiku and Hana on Maui - a so-called "canoe" district. She serves as Chair of the Energy & Environmental Protection Committee and as a member of the Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, Consumer Protection and Commerce, Water and Land Use committees.

In 1997, in recognition of her past achievements, she was awarded the prestigious Arthur S. Flemming Fellowship given to emerging political leaders in the country. She was the second legislator in Hawaii to receive this nationally recognized award. In June 2002 she received an honorable mention as a finalist for the Good Housekeeping Award for Women in Government. In addition to her committee assignments, Representative Morita is co-chair of the Women’s Legislative Caucus and a member of the Hawaiian and Keiki Caucuses. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee on Energy of the National Conference of State Legsilature’s Energy Project. She has been selected as “Legislator in Residence” within the College of Social Science, University of Hawaii, Manoa for the 2002 Fall Semester.

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

Representative Morita is a full-time legislator. Her husband, Lance Laney, is a drywall and plaster contractor. They have two young adult daughters, Misha and Mindy. Hanalei Valley, on the island of Kauai, is the home of the Laney family for over twenty years.

EDUCATION

Kamehameha Schools 1972
University of Hawaii at Manoa
George Washington University
Kauai Community College

WORK HISTORY

  • Business Manager, 1996-1997 Kilauea Point Natural History Association
  • Store Manager, 1992-1996 Kong Lung Company
  • Store & Property Manager, 1990-1992 Kong Lung Company/Kong Lung Center
  • Principal Interviewer, 1987-1989 University of Hawaii, Center for Oral History
  • Office Manager, 1982-1990 Lance Laney Drywall Construction
  • Hotel Manager, 1979-1980 Hotel Lanai
  • Reservations Manager, 1978-1979 Hanalei Bay Resort
  • Resort Sales Manager, 1976-1978 Princeville Corporation
  • Receptionist, 1973-1976 Office of U.S. Senator Hiram L. Fong

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    District 14, East & North Kaua    i

    COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

    • Energy & Environmental Protection, Chair
    • Water & Land Use
    • Consumer Protection & Commerce
    • Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

    PUBLIC & COMMUNITY SERVICE

    BOARD MEMBER
      Environment Hawaii

    ADVISORY BOARD & VOLUNTEER
      Kauai’s Children’s Discovery Museum

    VOLUNTEER
      Kauai Taro Festival

    VOLUNTEER INTERPRETER
      Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

    COMMISSIONER, 1990-1993
      Kauai County Planning Commission

    COMMISSIONER, 1993-1996
      Kauai County Police Commission

    BOARD MEMBER
      Wai Ola

    PRECINCT CHAIR, 1990-1996
      Democratic Party of Hawai

    PUBLICATION

    Lanai Ranch: The People of Koele and Keomuku, Center for Oral History, Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa, July 1989
    Research, Interviewing, Editing, Photography

    		  
     
    		 
     

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