House Republicans Release The Following Statements Regarding Rep. Barbara Marumoto's Decision To Not Seek Reelection

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House Republicans Release The Following Statements Regarding Rep. Barbara Marumoto's Decision To Not Seek Reelection
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Director of Minority Research
(808) 586-7029, (808) 286-2810

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HOUSE REPUBLICANS RELEASE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS REGARDING REP. BARBARA MARUMOTO'S DECISION TO NOT SEEK REELECTION

"I honor Rep. Marumoto's decision to say "time-out for 2012," but the people of her district, the State of Hawaii and the Republican Caucus are losing a great leader and stateswoman," said Minority Leader Gene Ward. "She will always be remembered as the one who killed Governor Abercrombie's proposal to tax pensions. Barbara is a lot like Fred Hemmings and Frank Fasi in that she will never stop working for the people of Hawaii."

Rep. Barbara Marumoto

"I have served beside Barb in the State House for over 20 years and will always appreciate her strong resolve, her policy expertise and most of all, her friendship. She has been a brilliant leader for the people of Hawaii," said Rep. Cynthia Thielen.

Rep. Corinne Ching added, "Barbara has been a champion for taxpayers and small businesses in our state. She has fought diligently for common sense safety issues and has made education a high priority. We will miss her greatly at the Legislature but I hope she knows she has made a lasting imprint on both the State House and her community."

"On behalf of the freshman legislators in our caucus, I thank Representative Marumoto for her tenacity and fortitude to do the right thing for our State in her decades of service," said Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson. "She will be missed in the State House, but she is leaving a remarkable legacy for the next generation of Republicans to carry on."

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ABOUT BARBARA MARUMOTO
REPRESENTATIVE 19TH DISTRICT
Barbara Marumoto has represented the Kaimuki, Kahala, Waialae area in the Hawaii House of Representatives since 1978. Before beginning her legislative service, Barbara was elected to the 1978 Hawaii Constitutional Convention. She was born in San Francisco and was interned during WWII. She is married to retired CPA Richard A. Coons, former partner-in-charge-Honolulu and together they have six children and six grandchildren.

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ABOUT BARBARA MARUMOTO
REPRESENTATIVE 19TH DISTRICT
Barbara Marumoto has represented the Kaimuki, Kahala, Waialae area in the Hawaii House of Representatives since 1978. Before beginning her legislative service, Barbara was elected to the 1978 Hawaii Constitutional Convention. She was born in San Francisco and was interned during WWII. She is married to retired CPA Richard A. Coons, former partner-in-charge-Honolulu and together they have six children and six grandchildren.

Representative Marumoto discusses Kaimuki Part 1 of 4

Click here to view video part 2, 3 and 4

As a delegate to the "con con" and as a Minority member of the House she is credited with:

changing the formerly partisan Board of Education to non-partisan;
assigning legislative reapportionment to a Reapportionment Commission;
reestablishing staggered terms for the state Senate in 1978;
introducing the 1st proposal to secure a General Fund expenditure ceiling;
instituting a $25 tax credit for the purchase of child passenger restraint systems; " Keiki carseats"
obtaining appropriations to expand a tree-planting program and to keep brown tree snakes out of Hawaii;
leading the effort to prohibit children under 13 from riding in pickup truck beds; and
promoting the law to increase child car seat usage allowing a judge to decide whether HIV testing of suspect is warranted in sex offense cases.
introducing the first bill calling for DNA testing of all convicted felons

Barbara Marumoto focuses her legislative efforts on pocket-book issues, such as taxation, business climate improvement, worker's compensation reform, economic development, better public schools and higher education.

Legislative Experience

Elected to Hawaii State Constitutional Convention, 1978
Elected continuously to Hawaii House of Representatives, R-19th District, Kaimuki, Kahala, Waialae since 1978
House Minority Leader, 1984 -1986, 1998-2000

Federal Appointments

Dept. of Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services -- 1983
Dept. of Agriculture Citizens' Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunity -- 1982
Dept. of Education Intergovernmental Advisory Council -- 1988
Small Business Administration Honolulu Advisory Council - 1988
President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders -- 2001

Awards

Outstanding Woman Leader-Public Sector, Organization of Woman Leaders - 1994
Legislator of the Year, National Republican Legislators Assn. -- 1992
Certificate for Patriotic Civilian Service, Department of the Army -- 1987
Headliner Award, Women in Communication-Honolulu Chapter - 1985
Alumni Hall of Merit, George Washington High School -- 1986

Education/Business Experience

University of Hawaii-Manoa, B.A. Sociology
University of California - Berkeley
San Francisco State University
Hawaii Realtor Associate
Honolulu Club Membership Department

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