[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E455]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING JAMES KIMO CAMPBELL

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 27, 2012

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my friend James Kimo 
Campbell, who passed away on February 16, 2012. Kimo, as he was known 
locally, has been recognized for decades as a principled leader on 
environmental issues, education, and social justice. I admired the 
values he stood for and appreciated the opportunity to work with him 
over the years. He was a man of conscience, and his work has benefitted 
not only Marin County, but the entire Pacific coast.
  Campbell was born in 1947 in Los Angeles. He was raised in Ewa Beach, 
Oahu by his grandmother, Alice Kamokila Campbell, part of a prominent 
Irish-Hawaiian landowning family. After studying at the venerable 
Punahou School in Honolulu, Campbell came to northern California in 
1966 for a journalism program at College of Marin.
  It was at College of Marin that Campbell first earned recognition for 
his intelligence and insight, winning journalism awards and becoming 
editor of the college student newspaper by 1968. It was also at College 
of Marin that Campbell became involved in the earliest activities of 
the antiwar and environmental movements of the late 1960s. Campbell was 
an active reporter and demonstrator in Vietnam war events across the 
San Francisco Bay area, and he served as a public voice for peace and 
civil liberties on the national stage.
  As his work progressed, Campbell was especially effective in 
translating advocacy and protest into political power and substantive 
change. He ran four times for a seat on the College of Marin Board of 
Trustees before finally winning his first, narrow election at the age 
of 27. From then on, he worked tirelessly to defend the interests of 
the students, staff, and institution he represented, and to effectively 
manage College of Marin through a period of modernization.
  Campbell brought the same focus to a range of environmental 
priorities. He served on the Boards of the California League of 
Conservation Voters, Earthjustice, the Trust for Public Land, and other 
organizations. He also had a particular interest in projects supporting 
Hawaiian culture, including the Pohaku Fund and his home-based 
publishing operation, Pueo Press.
  Campbell is survived by his wife, Kerry Tepperman Campbell, and his 
two children, Mahealani and Kawika Campbell.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in recognizing a man whose 
leadership has set an example for all of us--a man whose tireless 
advocacy and positive spirit teach us all a lesson in the value of 
`ohana.

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