Maile’s Resume

REP. MAILE S. L. SHIMABUKURO
HAWAI`I STATE CAPITOL
415 S. BERETANIA STREET,
ROOM 406
HONOLULU, HAWAI`I 96813
(808) 586-8460 (PH) / (808) 586-8464 (FAX)
repshimabukuro@capitol.hawaii.gov

WORK EXPERIENCE

January 2003 –Present
REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 45 (WAI`ANAE/MĀKAHA/MĀKUA), HAWAI`I STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Vice-Chair, Hawaiian Affairs Committee; Member, Education, Higher Education, Health, and Human Services Committees; Women’s Caucus; Hawaiian Caucus

June 2001 – Present
ATTORNEY, LEGAL SERVICES OGANIZATION
Represent clients in family, housing, public benefits, and consumer court and administrative proceedings; teach divorce clinics; conduct community outreach, staff training, intake services, and legal research; write briefs and legal memorandums; provide legal counsel and advice

June 2000 – June 2001
LAW CLERK, DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF HAWAI`I
Prepared orders and pleadings; performed legal research; assisted with settlement conferences and committee meetings; staffed law library; and fielded questions from the public

August 1998 – December 1999
LEGAL ASSISTANT, ALAN B. BURDICK, ATTORNEY AT LAW
Composed legal memoranda, demand letters, pleadings and correspondence; Conducted client interviews, home visits, and investigation; Performed legal research and filing for solo personal injury practitioner/insurance specialist

May 1999 – August 1999
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF HI WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON SCHOOL OF LAW
Wrote, edited & performed research for portions of casebook on internment of Japanese Americans during WWII

May 1998 – August 1998;
February 1992 – August 1997
PARALEGAL, LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION
Represented clients in welfare, social security, and unemployment administrative hearings; Assisted attorney with family, housing and consumer cases; Composed briefs, pleadings, memorandums of law and training manuals; Testified before legislature; Conducted intake, client interviews, home visits, notaries, legal research, training and outreach; sent to The Benchmark Institute advocacy skills training in June 1996

Feb. 1992 – July 1996
REPORTER, THE LEEWARD COASTER
Wrote monthly news, feature and investigative articles; Edited health center newsletter

June 1995 – August 1995
EDITORIAL INTERN, TRADE PUBLISHING COMPANY
Wrote/edited news & feature articles for Building Industry, HI Hospitality, HI Landscape, Building Management HI, HI Inn The Know

June 1990 – August 1990
STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SHIP) CLERK, WAI`ANAE COAST COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER
Recruited and assisted patients in obtaining SHIP coverage; Wrote procedure manual

EDUCATION AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

J.D., UNIV OF HI WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON SCHOOL OF LAW (May 2000)
Best Brief Appellate Advocacy Section 2
Top Quartile, ‘97-98; Top 50% ’98-’99 and ’99-‘00
Environmental Law Society Co-Director and Co-Vice Director
Advocates for Public Interest Law Summer Grantee and Board Member
National Association for Public Interest Law Student Rep. And Delegate
Student Bar Association 1L Representative
Scholarships: HI Legal Auxiliary, Delta Gamma Foundation, and
Alumnae Golf Tournament
Nā Loio O He`e Nalu Co-Director (surf club)
Delta Theta Phi Treasurer

B.A. ENGLISH, THE COLORADO COLLEGE, December 1991
Dean’s List
Track & Field / Cross Country Team Member
Vice President – Rush, Delta Gamma Sorority
National Spanish Honor Society

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

2006 – pres