Donna Mercado Kim (HI)
State Senator (HI-14)
2001: Leadership Academy for Elected Officials
Biography
Senator Donna Mercado Kim currently serves as chair of the Ways and Means committee. She also chaired the Senate Special Investigative Committee and Task Force on Reinventing Government. With the State facing tough economic times, Kim has focused on important issues such as fiscal accountability by examining mismanagement practices, contracting procedures, and wasteful spending.
Senator Kim represents Hawai`i's 14th Senatorial District and has served in the Hawai`i State Senate since 2000. Kim served on the Honolulu City Council from 1984 to 2000 and represented Moanalua, Aiea, and Kalihi communities as a State Representative from 1982 to 1984.
Senator Kim is a graduate of Farrington High School, attended the University of Hawai`i, and received a B.A. from Washington State University in 1974.

