State Representative Hermina Morita

Representative Hermina M. Morita was elected to the House of Representatives in 1997, representing East and North Kauai. She serves as Chair of the Energy & Environmental Protection Committee.  She is a member of the Advisory Committee on Energy of the National Conference of State Legislature's Energy Project and National Committee on Electricity Policy.
 
In 1997 she was awarded the prestigious Arthur S. Flemming Fellowship given to emerging political leaders in the country.  In June 2002 she received an honorable mention as a finalist for the Good Housekeeping Award for Women in Government.  She received the EPA's 2003 Outstanding Environmental Achievement Award, Region IX for her work on environmental issues.  Recently, she received a fellowship from the Eleanor Roosevelt Global Leadership Institute as one of twelve State Legislators selected nationally for a study tour of China focused on environmental, energy and trade issues.