Barbara Marumoto
Barbara Marumoto is a former member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives. She represented Kaimuki, Waialae, and Kahala as a Republican.Biography
Marumoto was born in San Francisco, and spent part of her childhood in an internment camp.
Marumoto earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Hawaii. She also studied at the University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles and San Francisco State University.
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 small businesses, children's' safety, tax reduction, and fiscal reform. Marumoto was also active in many community organizations, such as the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, the AARP, and the Historic Hawaii Foundation.
She is married to Richard A. Coons, a retired CPA.
