Nadine Nakamura
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Background & Education

  • Resident of Kapa'a, Hawai'i
  • Married to Galen Nakamura, attorney-at-law (deceased)
  • Mother of Casey (23), Second Lieutenant, U.S., stationed in South Korea;  and Reis (20), sophomore at Western Washington University
  • 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)

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

Experience

  • State House of Representatives, District 14, 2016-Present
  • ​Managing Director, County of Kaua'i, 2013-2016
  • ​County Council Member, 2010-2013
  • Planning Consultant and Owner of NKN Project Planning, 1992-2012
  • Project Coordinator, Pacific Housing Assistance Corp.,1991-1992
  • Planner VI, ​Department of Land Utilization,  City & County of Honolulu, 1989-1991
  • ​Planner V, Department of Transportation, City & County of Honolulu, 1987-1989
  • Development Coordinator, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp, 1985-1987
  • ​Planner, Staff Researcher, Hawaii Community Development Authority, 1984-1985​

Awards

  • 2014 Na Wahine Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi Women Leaders of Kauaʻi  Haʻupu Award, YWCA of Kauaʻi
  • 2011 American Planning Assoc, Hawaii Chapter,  Environment/Preservation Award  for "Lawai Kai Special Subzone Master Plan & Management Plan," written for National Tropical Botanical Garden
  • 2008 Recipient of "Outstanding Urban and Regional Planning Alumni Award," Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • 2007-2009 Recipient of "Outstanding Service to the Keiki of Kapaʻa Elementary School"

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

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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