Marumoto Briefs Mainland Lawmakers On Hawaii's Renewable Energy Achievements

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Marumoto Briefs Mainland Lawmakers On Hawaii's Renewable Energy Achievements
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MARUMOTO BRIEFS MAINLAND LAWMAKERS ON
HAWAII'S RENEWABLE ENERGY ACHIEVEMENTS

Des Moines, Iowa - Rep. Barbara Marumoto gave a presentation on the state of renewable energy in Hawaii at the Women in Government Fourth Annual Energy Summit in Des Moines, Iowa. She, along with other women legislators from across the U.S., are discussing current and emerging energy policies, as well as energy efficiency, innovations, and new technology. The summit is hosted by the Women in Government Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan organization based in Washington, D.C.

Marumoto informed her fellow legislators that Hawaii's dependence on fossil fuels is driving the development of renewable energy and desire for greater self-sufficiency, and that Hawaii's Clean Energy Initiative (70% clean energy by 2030, with 40% coming from locally generated renewable sources and 30% from efficiency measures) is the most aggressive state policy in the country.

Mainland legislators are already familiar with wind energy, photovoltaic (PV) systems, and biofuel development, but Hawaii is uniquely positioned to lead the nation in the use of geothermal energy, wave energy, and ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) - a point emphasized by Marumoto.

According to Marumoto, "Since geothermal resources are found only on the neighbor islands, any energy produced there would be difficult to transmit to Oahu unless an undersea transmission cable is built. Therefore, wind and wave energy - along with OTEC - may be the most economical and practical way to power Oahu, where most of the energy demand is located."

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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

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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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