Barbara Marumoto is a former member of the

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. She represented

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, Waialae, and Kahala as a

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Biography

Marumoto was born in

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, and spent part of her childhood in an

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. Marumoto earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from the

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. She also studied at the

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and

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. Marumoto was a delegate to the 1978 Hawaii Constitutional Convention. She served in the Hawaii House of Representatives since 1978. She is a Republican, and served as the Hawaii House Minority leader from 1984–1986 and again from 1998–2000. She did not seek reelection in 2012. As a lawmaker, she was best known for supporting

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es, children's safety, tax reduction, and fiscal reform. Marumoto was also active in many community organizations, such as the

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, the

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, and the

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. She is married to Richard A. Coons, a retired CPA.

References

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