Lorraine Rodero Inouye

Family

Husband: Vernon; 3 Children: Jay, Marcia, Ronald,

EDUCATION

Certificate, Legislative Energy Horizon Institute, University of Idaho, 2016
Certificate, Dale Carnegie
Certificate, Management and Supervision, Hawaii Employers Council

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Candidate, Hawaii State Senate, District 1, 2024
Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 4, 2015-2022
Majority Whip, Hawaii State Senate, 2019-Present
Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 1, 1998-2008, 2022-present
Mayor, Hawaii County, 1990-1992
Member, Hawaii County Council, 1984-1990

COMMITTEES

Transportation, Culture, and the Arts Committee
Water and Land Committee
Ways and Means Committee

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director, Aina Hawaiian Tropical Products, Limited Liability Company, 1998
Owner, Aloha Blooms Farm, 1993-present
Sales Manager, Hilo Hawaiian, Hilo Lagoon, Kona Lagoon Hotels, 1975-1987
Manager, Orchid Island Hotel, 1967-1975

RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS

Lifetime Member, Girl Scouts of America, present
Member, Waimea Outdoor Circle, present
Member, Pepeekeo Filipino Community Association, present
Member, Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii (VASH), present
Member, Big Island Filipino Community Council, present
Member, Steering Committee NCSL Foundation Smart Communities Public-Private Partnership, 2018-present
Member, NRI Committee Policy Working Group, 2018-present
Member, Natural Resource & Infrastructure, 2016-2018
Member, Rotary Club, Hilo, 1998-2000, 2010-2017
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Club, Hilo, 2010-2017
Member, International Relations Committee, Rotary Club, Hilo, 2010-present
Member, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, 2002-2008, 2015-present
Member, Waimea Community Assocation, 2000-present
Member, Waimea Art Council, 2000-present
Member, National Council of State Legislators, 2000-2008, 2015-present
Member, Waimea Outdoor Council, 1998-present
Director, Girl Scout Council of Hawaii, 1995-1998
Charter Member, Ho'okumu, North Hawaii Community Hospital, 1991-present
Member, Hawaii State Plan Policy Commission, 1980-1983
Member, Hawaii County Planning Comission, 1974-1979
Former Member, Hilo Japanese Community Association
Former Member, League of Women Voters
Former Member, Hawaii Island Portuguese Chamber of Commerce
Former Member, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
Former Member, Civilian Advisory Group, Pu'ali Hoaloha (Army of the Pacific)
Member, Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce
Member, Hawai'i County Democratic Party
Member, Paniolo Preservations Society
Member, United Nations-Hawai'i Island