In January of 2024, she clashed with UH President David Lassner over state funding to repair student housing.

[4] As of October 2024, Kim is helping both to find a new UH Manoa board member and a replacement for Lassner, who will step down at the end of 2024.

[6] On October 5, 1985, voters recalled three members on the Honolulu City Council, leaving three vacant seats.

[7] Kim won a special election to one of those seats on December 28, 1985 and served on the Honolulu City Council from 1986 to 2000.

In 2013, Kim became President of the Hawaiʻi Senate, replacing Shan Tsutsui who left the position to become Lieutenant Governor.

[14] In 2018, Kim once again ran for 1st Congressional District seat being vacated by Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa, as she was running for governor, but lost to former congressman Ed Case.

[16] She is also involved with community organizations like the Kalihi Business Association and the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce.