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KANIELA ING
This former ASUH President has gone from representing the undergraduate students of UH MÄnoa to the residents of South Maui in a few years.
Kaniela Ing, who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in political science, served as ASUH President from 2009-10. During his time in office, he was responsible for leading a 32-person senate and managing a $6 million portfolio. He likened his experience in student government to that in the legislature.
“ASUH is an exact microcosm of the legislature,†he said. “And the two weeks that I campaigned for ASUH might have been even more stressful than my actual state campaign, and I was up against an incumbent.â€
Upon graduation, Ing was in the same situation as many young adults who struggle to find jobs. He worked as a copy machine salesman, where he learned a lesson that he still holds close today: Nothing is irrelevant.
“I thought ‘This is the most irrelevant job. Why am I doing this?’†he explained. “But later on in the campaign, I realized that this is the exact same skill I learned when I was cold calling that I’m doing now when I’m knocking on doors and asking for votes. The thing is, whatever you do you’ve got to keep moving and keep working hard at it. It doesn’t matter if it seems relevant or not.â€
Ing recently completed the coursework for a master’s degree in Public Administration at UH MÄnoa while serving a full term as a Neighborhood Board At-Large member. In the 2012 general election, he defeated incumbent George Fontaine in the race for District 11 State Representative.
While in office, Ing is looking to introduce a bill that would make organ donor education in state driver’s education programs mandatory, a measure that was inspired by the passing of his father, who was an organ donor, when Ing was only l2 years old. His family later met the benefactors at a Legacy of Life event.
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KANIELA ING
This former ASUH President has gone from representing the undergraduate students of UH MÄnoa to the residents of South Maui in a few years.
Kaniela Ing, who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in political science, served as ASUH President from 2009-10. During his time in office, he was responsible for leading a 32-person senate and managing a $6 million portfolio. He likened his experience in student government to that in the legislature.
“ASUH is an exact microcosm of the legislature,†he said. “And the two weeks that I campaigned for ASUH might have been even more stressful than my actual state campaign, and I was up against an incumbent.â€
Upon graduation, Ing was in the same situation as many young adults who struggle to find jobs. He worked as a copy machine salesman, where he learned a lesson that he still holds close today: Nothing is irrelevant.
“I thought ‘This is the most irrelevant job. Why am I doing this?’†he explained. “But later on in the campaign, I realized that this is the exact same skill I learned when I was cold calling that I’m doing now when I’m knocking on doors and asking for votes. The thing is, whatever you do you’ve got to keep moving and keep working hard at it. It doesn’t matter if it seems relevant or not.â€
Ing recently completed the coursework for a master’s degree in Public Administration at UH MÄnoa while serving a full term as a Neighborhood Board At-Large member. In the 2012 general election, he defeated incumbent George Fontaine in the race for District 11 State Representative.
While in office, Ing is looking to introduce a bill that would make organ donor education in state driver’s education programs mandatory, a measure that was inspired by the passing of his father, who was an organ donor, when Ing was only l2 years old. His family later met the benefactors at a Legacy of Life event.
Continue reading
{Register to be an organ,eye and tissue donor. To learn how, www.donatelife.net or www.organdonor.gov}
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