Nadine Kuniko Nakamura is an American politician serving as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from District 15, encompassing east and north Kaua`i, from Wailua to Haena.

[4] Nakamura was born in Honolulu, the youngest of four children of Hiroyoshi and Mabel Maeda.

Nakamura then attended the University of Southern California (USC) where she obtained a Bachelor of Science, Public Affairs and Urban Planning in 1983.

While at USC, Nakamura spent a semester in Washington D.C. where she worked as an intern at Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. (now NeighborWorks America) which promotes reinvestment in communities by local financial institutions working cooperatively with residents and local government.

While at NKN Project Planning, she was responsible for notable community endeavors, some of which include: From 1991 to 1992, Nakamura was a Project Coordinator with Pacific Housing Assistance Corp. where she helped to develop special needs affordable housing for the elderly and individuals with mental and developmental disabilities.