In 1994, Kimiko became the host of ESPN's Bodyshaping television program. She also owned Fitness Concepts, a nutrition education firm. She has a master's degree from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Contests include the 1994 Galaxy Fitness 7th; 1995 Ms. Fitness America 8th;

Growing up an only child wasn't easy when we lived on an acre of coffee trees and just dogs to play with. I soon became a tom-boy and would spend hours in the yard and rolling around with the dogs. When I was 12 years old my parents opened a gym and so I was constantly just hanging around. I soon began to show interest in working out and started playing around with little weights here and there. At the time my parents were into powerlifting and discovered that a few years earlier, a girl, Alphie Newman had set some world and state records that they thought I would be able to break if I just trained a little. So with less than 3 months before the World Record Breakers, I decided to train for my first powerlifting meet. Thus also began my first experience with dieting! YUCK!

The day came and I was very lucky to walk away with two new world records and the key to a lifetime of physical fitness. I decided to continue training for powerlifting and to compete in the State Championship. Along with training in the gym, I was also running cross country, track, and playing basketball for our school's junior varsity teams. Two years later, I set the state records in the bench, deadlift, and squat with a total of 545 lbs. lifted at 15 years old. I was fortunate to have made it through with an excellent support team and the world's best coach-Daddy! When I was 16 I decided that powerlifting was not going to be my career and began to flip through the fitness magazines for an alternative to the lifestyle. I was mesmerized by the beautifully fit bodies and dreamed of one day looking that way. I decided I wanted to try enterring a Jr. Fitness competition that was coming up in a few months. I entered the Big Island Jr. Fitness contest and missed the title by half a point. I was devastated but there was a bright light at the end of the tunnel. It just happened that Robert Kennedy was sitting in the audience and approached me to do a photo shoot the next day. I was so thrilled, but had no clue as to what to do with such a world class photographer! So, with a little coaching and a lot of patience I made it through my first photo shoot and instantly knew that this was something that I could see myself doing for years to come. A few months later I happened to pick up a copy of Musclemag and to my great surprise was a picture of little 'ol me! It was the high of a lifetime. Ever since then I have been involved in other fitness contests and managed to capture the N.P.C. state title and many other various physique competitions that you can read about in the competitions section. As for now, I am currently under contract with Prolab Nutrition and love the company and the products. I also do personal training and pre-contest consulting, as well as traveling around the world doing photo shoots and trade shows.

Competitions include the 1991 World Record Breakers Bench - 88 lbs., Deadlift - 205 lbs; 1993 Hawaii State Powerlifting Bench - 113 lbs., Deadlift - 225 lbs., Squat - 205 lbs.; 1994 Big Island Jr. Fitness Competition 2nd; 1994 Ms. Teen Hawaii Dream 1st; 1995 Miss Hawaii Island America 1st; 1995 Hawaii Student Body Physique 3rd; 1996 N.P.C. Hawaii State Fitness 1st; 1997 Hawaiian Harley Physique Classic 1st; 1997 Ms. Bayfest Physique 1st; 1998 Miss 24 Hr. Fitness Beauty and the Beast Physique Contest 1st; 1999 Miss Hawaii United States 1st; 1999 Miss American United States 1st & overall

Contests include the 1995 NPC National Fitness 8th; 1996 Women's World Pro Fitness 13th; 1997 Czech Pro 5th; 1997 Italian Pro 8th; 1998 Czech Pro 7th; 1998 Italian Pro Fitness 7th; 1998 Jan Tana Pro 8th; 1998 Midwest Fitness Pro 8th; 1999 Fitness International 10th; 2000 Fitness International 12th; 2000 Atlantic City Pro 9th;