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Keiko Cecilia Bonk

Hawaiian politician, activist, educator and musician (b.1954)

• Curriculum vitae (2000)

• Profile (Wikipedia)

Bonk was the first representative of America's Green Party elected to county-wide office, as a Hawaii County Council member (and chair, 1995-1996).

• Rod Thompson, "Activism began early in Bonk family". Honolulu Star-Bulletin, October 20, 2000.

Profile of Bonk, mayoral candidate for the Big Island in 1996 and 2000.

• "Japanese center picks new president". Honolulu Advertiser, December 3, 2003.

"Keiko Bonk, a former Green Party politician and chairwoman of the Hawai'i County Council, has been selected for the top position at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i."

• "Bonk has immersed herself in art and culture". Honolulu Star-Bulletin, December 14, 2003.

Interview with Bonk following her appointment as President and Executive Director of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii.

• Sally Apgar, "Japanese Cultural Center fires director". Honolulu Star-Bulletin, February 16, 2005.

Assesses Bonk's brief tenure and her dismissal for what she describes as "philosophical differences."