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ABOUT NADINE

From her personal to professional background, get to know Representative Nakamura!
BACKGROUND
TRAINING
COMMUNITY
PROFESSIONAL ​EXPERIENCE
TEACHING
GIVING BACK
EDUCATION
AWARDS
AFFILIATIONS
 

Background

  • Resident of Kapa'a, Hawai'i
  • Married to Galen Nakamura, attorney-at-law (deceased)
  • Mother of Casey (25), after serving in the military for 3-1/2 years, she will be attending law school;  and Reis (22), senior at University of Hawai'i at Manoa, majoring in Business
  • Member of All Saints' Episcopal Church, Kaua'i
  • Daughter of Hiroyoshi Maeda (deceased) and Mabel Maeda
  • In-laws:  Henry "Hank" Nakamura and Doris Nakamura​​ (both deceased)
 
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Professional Experience

  • 2016-Present: State House of Representatives, District 15 (was renamed from  District 14 in 2022), currently:
    • Chair, Housing Committee
    • Member, Judiciary Committee
    • Member, Transportation Committee
  • 2013-2016: ​Managing Director, County of Kaua'i (1,200 employees, 72,000 residents)
  • ​2010-2013: County Council Member & Vice Chair 
    • Chair, Planning Committee
    • Vice Chair, Finance & Economic Development
  • 1992-2012: Principal, NKN Project Planning
  • 1991-1992: Project Coordinator, Pacific Housing Assistance Corp.
  • 1989-1991: Planner VI, ​Department of Land Utilization,  City & County of Honolulu 
  • ​1987-1989: Planner V, Department of Transportation, City & County of Honolulu 
  • 1985-1987: Development Coordinator, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp 
  • ​1984-1985: Planning, Staff Researcher, Hawaii Community Development Authority ​

Legislative Appointments:

  • ​Hawaii Invasive Species Committee
  • NCSL Health Task Force
  • Hawai`i Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development
  • Hawai`i Children’s Trust Fund
  • Hawaii Broadband Assistance Advisory Council
 
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Education

  • Masters in Urban and Regional Planning, 1987, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
  • Bachelors of Science, Public Affairs and Urban Planning, cum laude, 1983, University of Southern California,  Los Angeles, CA
  • Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. Training Institutes
  • International City/County Managers Association Training
  • Council of State Government, Western Legislative Academy
 
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Training

  • Council of State Governments, Western Region Leadership Academy, 2018
  • National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center, 2016
  • Pacific Regional Disaster Preparedness Center, 2015
  • International City/Cunty Management Association, 2013, 2014
  • Neighborhood Reinvestment Training Institutes, 1995, 1997, 2001
  • Graudate, Institute of Nonprofit Consultants, 2000
  • Hawai'i Community Foundation training, 2001
  • National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Organization, Advanced Commissioner Training, 2001
 
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Teaching

  • 2005-2009, Leadership Kaua'i - Presentations on "Kaua'i General Plan" and "Community Planning and Facilitation
  • Spring 2005, Fall 2006, University of Hawai'i, Department of Urban & Regional Planning - Guest speaker "Participation: Involving the Community"
 
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Awards

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  • Peacemaker Award, The Mediation Center of the Pacific, November 1, 2021
    "For bringing diverse stakeholders together to create Act 57, eviction mediation program, to successfully help hundreds of landlords and tenants throughout the State."
  • Certificate of Merit, Department of Land and Natural Resources, May 10, 2021
    "Outstanding service as a Team Member of the Ha'ena State Park Flood Remediation & Master Plan Implementation Team"
  • 2021 Preservation Honor Award, Historic Hawai'i Foundation, June 4, 2020
    "Ha'ena State Park Master Plan"
  • Pathfinder Midwifery Champion Award, Midwives Alliance of Hawai'i, May 12, 2019
  • Na Wahine Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi Women Leaders of Kauaʻi  Haʻupu Award, YWCA of Kauaʻi< amy 2014
  • Environment/Preservation Award, American Planning Association, Hawai'i Chapter,   2011
    "Lāwa`i  Kai Special Subzone Master Plan & Management Plan" written for National Tropical Botanical Garden
  • The Dinell Award, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Urban and Regional Planning, November 2008
    Recipient of "Outstanding Urban and Regional Planning Alumni Award"
  • Kapa'a Elementary School, 2007-2009
    Recipient of "Outstanding Service to the Keiki of Kapaʻa Elementary School"

 
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Strengthening Community

  • Facilitated group meetings and wrote first County of Kaua'i Community Drug Response Plan, 2004
  • Worked with numerous nonprofit organizations including the Kaua'i Public Land Trust, Boys and Girls Clubs of Hawai'i, Leadership Kaua'i, Rotary Club of Kapa'a, and various church groups
  • Co-developed the Hawai'i Home Ownership Center, a statewide nonprofit that educates and counsels first-time home buyers
  • Co-developed the Kaua'i Planning & Action Alliance, a Kaua'i-based nonprofit that brings people together to create a better future for Kaua'i
 
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Giving Back to Kauaʻi & the State of Hawaiʻi

  • Raised over $100,000 in grant funds, and managed Kapa'a Elementary After-School program, "Dolphin Clubs," with 25 classes and serving over 400 students per year, 2006-2010
  • Kapa'a Elementary and Middle School Community Council, Chair 2006-2010
  • Served as Vice Chair of the Hawai`i Tourism Authority
  • Served as Vice Chair of the State Housing Development Corporation of Hawai`i
  • Served as Board member of the Hawai`i Community Reinvestment Corporation, a statewide nonprofit organization that provides low-interest loans for affordable rental housing throughout the State of Hawai`i
  • Serves as a volunteer board member of Pacific Housing Assistance Corporation, a developer of affordable rental housing
 
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Affiliations

CURRENT:
Board Member, Pacific Housing Assistance Corp., 2019 – present

PAST:
  • Board Member, Hawai`i Community Reinvestment Corporation, Affiliations July 2005 –  August 2013 
  • Member, American Planning Association
  • Chair, Kapa`a Middle School Community Council, August, 2008 - 2010
  • Board Member, Kaua`i Island Utility Cooperative Foundation, August 2007 – 2010
  • Member, County of Kaua`i, Cost Control Commission, 2008 - 2010
  • Vice Chair, Board Member, Hawaii Tourism Authority, July 2002– June 2006
  • Chair, Kapa`a Elementary School Community Council, August, 2003 - 2008
  • Member, Kaua`i Planning & Action Alliance, 2003-2010
  • Member, Kaua`i Chamber of Commerce, 2005-2010
  • Member, Kapa`a Elementary School PTSA, 2000 – 2010
  • Member, Kapa`a Middle School PTSA, 2006 – 2010
  • Parent Member, Kapa`a Elementary School, School Community Based Management Council, 2001- 2005
  • Member, Kapa`a Business Association, 2005 - 2006
  • Vice Chair, State Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii, July, 1999 – June, 2002
  • Advisory Council, Kaua`i Workforce Investment Act Youth Council, 2001- 2002
  • Director, State Housing Finance and Development Corporation, July, 1995 – July, 1998

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