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DESCRIPTION: Today is two-fold: An official visit from our Rotary Distr
ict Governor\, Ted Faigle and our guest speaker Kim Coco Iwamoto “My Lif
e as a Successful Transgender Person in Hawaii.” In 2006\, when Kim
Coco Iwamoto was elected to the Board of Education\, Hawaii became the
first state in the nation to elect an openly transgender person to a state
wide office\; she was re-elected in 2010 with 25% more votes. Iwamoto went
on to serve as a Commissioner on the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission. In 2
013\, the Obama White House honored her as a Champion of Change. Iwamoto i
s an attorney\, small business owner and Co-Founder of the Chamber of Sust
ainable Commerce\, which now has over 500 members statewide. Iwamoto lives
in Kakaako with her 11 year-old daughter Rory\, a proud student of Queen
Kaahumanu Elementary School. Kim Coco Iwamoto was born on the island of
Kauai and is of Japanese descent. She received a Bachelor of Arts in
Creative Writing from San Francisco State University and a Juris Docto
r from the University of New Mexico School of Law. In 2011\, Iwamoto com
pleted Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government program
for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett F
oundation LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow. She won election to
the Hawaii Board of Education in 2006\, becoming the first out trans perso
n to win state office and one of the first out trans people elected in the
United States. Iwamoto served two terms on the board and was appointed to
the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission by Governor Neil Abercrombie in 2012.
In 2020\, Iwamoto lost her race for the Hawaii House of Representativ
es by just 167 votes. Iwamoto was recognized as a Champion of Change by
President Barack Obama in 2013[3] and in 2018\, Newsweek listed her
as one of fifty need-to-know pioneers for LGBTQ rights.[4 Iwamoto's othe
r work experiences include serving as Managing Attorney at Volunteer Legal
Services Hawaii and facilitating affordable housing through AQuA Rentals\
, LLC (Affordable Quality Apartment Rentals\, LLC). Her volunteer work inc
ludes serving on the board of directors for both Kūlia Nā Mamo and Hawai
ʻi People's Fund.[8] Walk-ins welcome! We welcome walk-ins and know
some of you don't know if you can make it until the last minute. Please
join us! Registration closes 24 hours prior to the event. Walk-in rate
is $50. Can't attend in person? We have the technology! If you cannot
attend in person\, please plan to attend via Zoom. https://us02web.
zoom.us/j/4417548335?pwd=eWFoNkVqaFBCSVF2S1YyTklONHJ3dz09 Meeting ID: 441
754 8335 Passcode: Rotary22
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LOCATION:Outrigger Canoe Club
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SUMMARY:2024.08.27 Hybrid Lunch Mtg - Kim Coco Iwamoto
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our Rotary District Governor\, Ted Faigle
\n\nand our guest speaker Kim Co
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\n\nIn 2006\, when \;Kim \;Coco \
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tate in the nation to elect an openly transgender person to a statewide of
fice\; she was re-elected in 2010 with 25% more votes. Iwamoto went on to
serve as a Commissioner on the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission. In 2013\, t
he Obama White House honored her as a Champion of Change. Iwamoto is an at
torney\, small business owner and Co-Founder of the Chamber of Sustainable
Commerce\, which now has over 500 members statewide. Iwamoto lives in Kak
aako with her 11 year-old daughter Rory\, a proud student of Queen Kaahuma
nu Elementary School.
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hn F. Kennedy School of Government \;program for Senior Executives
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hip Fellow.
\n\nShe won election to the Hawaii Board of Education in 2006\, becoming
the first out trans person to win state office and one of the first out t
rans people elected in the United States. Iwamoto served two terms on the
board and was appointed to the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission by Governor
Neil Abercrombie in 2012. \; \;In 2020\, Iwamoto lost her race fo
r the Hawaii House of Representatives by just 167 votes. \;
\n\nIwamoto was reco
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g as Managing Attorney at Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii and facilitating
affordable housing through AQuA Rentals\, LLC (Affordable Quality Apartme
nt Rentals\, LLC). Her volunteer work includes serving on the board of dir
ectors for both Kūlia Nā Mamo and Hawaiʻi People'\;s Fund.[8]
\n\n \;
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te. \; Please join us! \; Registration closes 24 hours prior to th
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