KIM COCO HONORED BY THE WHITE HOUSE
In 2013 Kim Coco was honored by the Obama White House as a “Champion for Change”
(Obama White House Archives)
KIM COCO INTERVIEW ON HPR
Iwamoto spoke to The Conversation about the $53 million in revenue the state would lose from passing HB 2653. She also shared her perspective as an heir to Roberts Hawaii, her family's tour and transportation company.
EDITORIALS AND COLUMNS
“This bill will only help candidates running against other candidates who are not already in the pocket of corporate lobbyists.”
- Kim Coco Iwamoto, District 25 Candidate for State House
Letter: Public campaign finance bill would be good start
(Star Advertiser, January 30, 2024)
“When state and county elected officials fail to protect their citizens from a clear, imminent and catastrophic disaster of this magnitude, then we the people must step up and fight to protect our families,”
- Kim Coco Iwamoto, a former Board of Education member and a plaintiff in the case, said in the release.
New ‘citizen suit’ takes aim at aging Red Hill fuel tanks
(Star Advertiser, November 2, 2021)
Advocate FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Testimony: Support Raising Minimum Wage
(State Capitol, January 30, 2020)
Editorial: Livable wage can sustain our economy
(Star Advertiser, March 31, 2019)
Testimony: Tax Land-Investors from Out-of State
(State Capitol, February 23, 2017)
Advocate for THE ENVIRONMENT
Testimony: Incineration of Waste is NOT “Renewable”
(Kapolei Hale, July 31, 2019)
Testimony: Ban Glyphosate from DOE Campuses
(BOE, June 24, 2019)
Testimony: Support Banning Single-Use Plastics
(State Capitol, February 5, 2019)
Testimony: Decommission Red Hill Fuel Tanks
(State Capitol, November 1, 2018)
Chances for Redemption on Mauna Kea
(Civil Beat, April 15, 2015)
Pesticides and Schools — Who Should State Protect?
(Civil Beat, Febuary 3, 2015)
Advocate for Public Education, STUDENTS & TEACHERS
ConAm: Raise School Funds by Taxing Land-Investors
(Civil Beat, October 18, 2018)
Contradictory Efforts on School Bullying, Workplace Harassment (Civil Beat, March 24, 2015)
Entering Another Cycle of Neglect for School Maintenance (Civil Beat, January 20, 2015)
Hawaii’s 4-Year-Olds Adrift in Election’s Aftermath
(Civil Beat, November 25, 2014)
The New Board of Education Faces a Math Question
(Civil Beat, April 25, 2011)
Better Option Exist in Drug-Testing Issue
(Honolulu Advertiser, July 10, 2008)
No isle youth should die for recruiter’s lie
(Honolulu Star Bulletin, June 22, 2008)
MORE ARTICLES, EDITORIALS AND INTERVIEWS
David Shapiro: How to clean corruption? One politician at a time
(Star-Advertiser, May 19, 2024)
House Speaker Well Funded In Rematch With Persistent Opponent
(Civil Beat, Feb 5, 2024)
Candidate Q&A: House District 25 — Kim Coco Iwamoto
(Civil Beat, June 27, 2022)
Iwamoto Challenges Speaker Saiki for Hawaii House Seat
(Civil Beat, August 5, 2020)
Candidate Q&A: State House District 26 — Kim Coco Iwamoto
(Civil Beat, July 17, 2020)
Campaign corner: Transformative Choices Needed at the Legislature
(Civil Beat, June 23, 2020)
Campaign Corner: Kim Coco Iwamoto Has Always Been Smart And Tough
(Civil Beat, July 30, 2018)
Hawaii Independent Editor Will Caron Interviews Kim Coco Iwamoto
(June 13, 2018)
The candidate is smart, has an analytical mind and is not contaminated by Hawaii party politics.
(Civil Beat, May 16, 2018)
HEADSHOT
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