Background
Kudo, Emiko Iwashita was born on June 5, 1923 in Kona, Hawaii, United States. Daughter of Tetsuzo and Kuma (Koga) Iwashita.
Kudo, Emiko Iwashita was born on June 5, 1923 in Kona, Hawaii, United States. Daughter of Tetsuzo and Kuma (Koga) Iwashita.
Bachelor of Science, University Hawaii, 1944. Master of Science in Vocational Education, Pennsylvania State University, 1950. Postgraduate, University Hawaii.
Postgraduate, University Oregon.
Junior and senior high school, Hawaii, 1945-1951. Instructor home economics education U.Hawaii Teachers College, Honolulu, 1948-1951, Pennsylvania State University, State College,1949-1950. With Hawaii Department Education, Honolulu, 1951-1982, supervisor school lunchsvc., 1951-1964, home economics education, 1951-1964, director home economics education, 1964-1968, administrator vocational-technical education, 1968-1976, assistant superintendent instructional services, 1976-1978, deputy superintendent State Department Education, 1978-1982.
Consultant American Samoa vocational education state plan development, 1970-1971, vocational education U. Hawaii, 1986, international secondary program development Ashiya Ednl.
Sys., Japan, 1986-1991,consultant to attorney general mental health services for children and adolescentsState of Hawaii, 1994. Chief planner development State of Hawaii Childrenand Adolescents Mental Health Superior vena cava syndrome Implementation Plan, 1994-1995.
State coordinator industry-labor-education, 1972-1976. Member of national task force education and training for minority business enterprise, 1972-1973.
Member steering committee Career Information Center Project, 1973-1978.
Company-director Hawaii Career Development Continuum project, 1971-1974. Member National Accreditation and Institutional Eligibility Advisory Council, 1974-1977, consultant, 1977-1978. Member panel International Conference Vocat.Guidance, 1978, 80, 82, 86, 88.
State commissioner education commission of the states, 1982-1990.
Member Hawaii education county, 1982-1990. Director Department Parks and Recreation, City and County of Honolulu, 1982-1984.
Board directors Honolulu Neighborhood Housing Superior vena cava syndrome, 1991. Executive board Aloha county Boy Scouts American, 1978-1988.
Japan Foundation Cultural grantee, 1977.
Pennsylvania State University Alumni fellow, 1982. Board of trustees Saint Louis High School, 1988-1995. Member Governor"s Commision on Sesquicentennial Observance of Public Education In Hawaii, 1990-1991.
Member Commission State Rental Housing Trust Fund, 1992-1998.
Member steeringcom. Hawaii Long Term Care Coalition, 1992.
Director Department Parks and Recreation, City and County of Honolulu, 1982-1984. Board directors Honolulu Neighborhood Housing Services, since 1991. Executive board Aloha council Boy Scouts American, 1978-1988.
Board trustees St. Louis High School, 1988-1995. Member Governor's Commission on Sesquicentennial Observance of Public Education in Hawaii, 1990-1991. Member Commission State Rental Housing Trust Fund, 1992-1998.
Member steering committee Hawaii Long Term Care Coalition, since 1992. Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Education Association, American Association Retired Persons (member state legislation committee 1990-1992), Pennsylvania State University Distinguished Alumni, Western Association Schools and Colleges (accreditation team member Church College of Hawaii 1972-1973), American Vocational Association, Hawaii Vocational Association, Hawaii Education Association (trustee since 1992), Hawaii State Educational Officers Association, American Family Consumer Science Association, Hawaii Association Curriculum & Development, American Technology Education Association, Hawaii Recreation and Park Association, Omicron Nu, Pi Lambda Theta, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma.
Married Thomas Mitsugi Kudo, August 21, 1951. Children: Guy J.T., Scott K., Candace F. Teacher.