Background
Pai, Gregory Gi Yong was born on March 4, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Edward Ei Whan and Inez (Kong) Pai.
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Gregory Gi Yong Pai
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Bachelor, University Hawaii, 1967. Master in Architecture, Harvard University, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979.
Career
Economist, Department Commerce, Washington, 1979-1982; vice president, chief economist, First Hawaiian Bank, Honolulu, 1983-1989; special assistant to governor for economics affairs, State of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1989-1994; director office of state planning, State of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1994-1996; commissioner, Public Utilities Commission, Honolulu, since 1996.
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President First Night of Honolulu, 1993-1996. Chairman research committee Hawaii Visitors' Bureau, Honolulu, 1985, social action committee economic justice task force Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, 1985, human resources task force Department Labor and Industrial Relations, 1987. Member governor's blue ribbon panel on healthcare in Hawaii, 1993.
Board directors Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, 1988, Hawaii Public Radio, vice president, 1994-1996. Member American Statistical Association (president Hawaii chapter 1988), Hawaii-Korean Chamber of Commerce (president 1986).
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American
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Catherine Bauer Wurster fellow Harvard/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Center for Urban Studies, 1978, Bemis Fund fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978, National Science Foundation fellow, 1979.Catherine Bauer Wurster fellow Harvard/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Center for Urban Studies, 1978, Bemis Fund fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978, National Science Foundation fellow, 1979.