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Background (from her website) Representative Mele Carroll currently serves in her third term (2-year terms) as the State House Representative for the thirteenth district of the Hawai`i State House of Representative which includes East Maui, the islands of Lana`i, Moloka`i including Kalaupapa, Kaho`olawe and Molokini. She is a graduate of James Campbell High School and attended the Hawaii Community College and the University of Hawaii-Hilo studying Business Administration. She currently serves as the Chair of the Hawaii Affairs Committee, Chair of the Legislative Hawaiian Caucus of the legislature, and serves as a member of the following committees: Health; Human Services; Judiciary; and the Consumer Protection & Commerce. Prior to her appointment in 2005 by Governor Linda Lingle, Mele Carroll served as the Executive Assistant & the Chief Legislative Liaison to County of Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa and was responsible for representing the County of Maui at the legislature by providing oral and written testimony, researching and drafting bills as well as providing community updates through public forums and meetings.