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<b>Awards and Recognition</b>
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&#149; &nbsp;Legislator of the Month - Cruelty Free International (2021)<br>
&#149; &nbsp;Legislator of the Year - Hawaii Farm Bureau (2016)<br>
&#149; &nbsp;America's Legislator Parents of the Year - National Parents Day Coalition (2016)<br>
&#149; &nbsp;Honorary Hempster - Maui Hemp Institute for Research and Innovation (2016)<br>
&#149; &nbsp;Humane State Legislator Award - Humane Society of the U.S. (2015 and 2016)<br>
&#149; &nbsp;Hawai&#8216;i Energy Policy Forum Transformational Achievement Award (2015)<br>
&#149; &nbsp;Hawai&#8216;i Youth Challenge Academy Lokahi Award (2011)<br>
&#149; &nbsp;First Senator of Samoan Ancestry in the Senate of the State of Hawaii Legislature Award - Samoan Heritage Week (2009)<br>
&#149; &nbsp;Legislators Who Made a Difference - Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter (2009)<br>
&#149; &nbsp;Lifetime Achievement Award - Knights of Columbus (2009)<br>
&#149; &nbsp;Stars of Oceania Award - University of Hawaii Pacific Business Center (2009)<br>
&#149; &nbsp;Compassionate Legislator Award - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (2008)<br>