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Lorraine Akiba
Lorraine Akiba is a former member of the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, the state body charged with regulating the state's utility companies. Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D) appointed Akiba. She took office on June 30, 2012.[1] Akiba served until June 30, 2018.[2]
Biography
When she served on the public utilities commission, Akiba was an attorney and competitive ballroom dancer. She worked with Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright for 13 years, first as an associate attorney and then partner. She served as director of the Hawai'i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations from 1995 to 2000, and was chair of the Hawaii Democratic Party for three terms. In 2000, she joined McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP as a partner.[3]
Education
- Bachelor's degree, University of California at Berkeley
- J.D., University of California Hastings College of the Law, 1981
Political career
Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (2012-2018)
Akiba served on the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission from June 30, 2012, to June 30, 2018.[1][2]
Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (1995-2000)
Akiba served as Director of the Hawai'i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations from 1995 to 2000.[3]
Appointments
2012
Akiba was appointed to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission by Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D) in February 2012.[4]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Honolulu Star Advertiser, "Attorney Akiba to replace Cole on Public Utilities Commission," February 17, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pacific Business News, "Ige nominates UH energy specialist to Hawaii's Public Utilities Commission," May 20, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Island Scene, "The Dancing Litigator," Winter 2006
- ↑ Pacific Business News, "Lorraine Akiba appointed to Hawaii PUC," February 17, 2012
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Hawaii Public Utilities Commission 2012-2018 |
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