County of Hawaii - County Council District 3, Council Member J Yoshimoto

HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
South Hilo (Waiākea Homesteads and Waiākea-Uka) and Puna (Kea‘au,
Kurtistown, Orchidland, and Mountain View)

J Yoshimoto was elected to the Hawai'i County Council in 2006 and currently serves as Chairperson of the Public Safety and Parks and Recreation Committee. He is a licensed attorney and has been practicing law since 1992. J is married to Tracie Nakano-Yoshimoto and has two children.

Education

E.B. De Silva Elementary School
Hilo Intermediate School and Hilo High School
Political Science degree with distinction, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1988
Law degree, William S. Richardson School of Law, 1992

Work Experience

Hawai'i State Legislature, Office of Representative Wayne Metcalf
Associate Attorney with the law firm of Amano, Pinao & Kobayashi
Deputy Attorney General for the State of Hawai'i
Legal Specialist for the Legislative Research Branch, Hawai'i County Council

Organizations & Other Interests

Hawai'i State Bar Association
Hawai'i County Bar Association
Arbitrator for Lemon Law Complaints filed with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Arbitrator for the Court Annexed Arbitration Program for cases filed with the Third Circuit Court.
Previously served as: President of the Young Lawyers Division of the Hawai'i State Bar Association; mediator for the Ku'ikahi Mediation Center; member of the American Bar Association; coach and judge for the High School Mock Trial Program; and Chair of the Hawai'i County Democratic Party.