Asian Journal- The Filipino-American Community Newspaper

SENATOR Donna Mercado Lim represents the 14th Senatorial District in the Hawaii State Senate, which includes the areas of Moanalua, Aiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley and Halawa Valley on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Born and raised in the Kalihi-Palama neighborhood of Honolulu, she is of Filipino-Korean ancestry and is a member of the Democratic Party. Donna attended University of Hawai`i from 1970 to 1972, and has a BA degree from Washington State University where she graduated cum laude.

A strong and effective leader

• Elected to House of Representatives in 1982 from District 40

• Reelected to House in 1984; resigned a year later to seek seat on the Honolulu City Council (District VII) in special election

• Elected to City Council in 1984

• Reelected to Council for full four-year term in 1986 and consecutively in 1990, 1994, and 1998

• Served as chair of the Council’s powerful Zoning Committee for 13 of her 14 years

• Resigned seat in July 2000 to seek election to the Senate from District 15; won landslide victory in November general election

• Serves as chair of Senate Tourism and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee

Member of the following committees:

An accomplished professional

• Public Relations Director, KUMU Radio

• Trained Facilitator, The Pacific Institute

• Board of Directors, Bank of America Hawai`i

• Hotel Catering Sales Representative

•Communications Sales Representative

• Small Business Executive Director

• Recreation Director

An active member of the community

Current Service

• Kalihi Business Association, Member

• Filipino Chamber of Commerce, Member

• Hawai`i Korean Chamber of Commerce, Honorary Member

• Palama Settlement, Board of Trustees

• Hawai`i Korean Millennium Commission, Member

Past Service

• National League of Cities, Economic Development Steering Committee

• President’s National Committee on Transportation

• YMCA Century Club

• Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials

• Planned Parenthood

• Hawai`i’s Junior Miss, Inc.

• Boys and Girls Club of Honolulu, Aliamanu Unit

Honors and Awards

American Society for Public Administration’s Outstanding City and County Administrator, 1997;

Farrington High School Outstanding Alumni Award, 1997;

Hawaii Jaycee’s Three Outstanding Young Persons of 1988.

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( Published on February 25, 2009 in Asian Journal Los Angeles p. B2 )