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I earned a degree in journalism from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa in 1990, graduating as the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society Top Scholar. During my senior year of college, I served as editor in chief of Ka Leo O Hawai`i, the university newspaper... After graduation, I worked at the federally funded Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture, writing and editing the Center's newsletter, technical bulletins, annual publications proposal, website and a variety of publications as well as annual Congressional testimony. I also tracked all grants to up to 12 aquaculture research projects funded each year by the Center. In addition, I did free-lance writing, and helped my husband in his small construction contracting business.