Kimi was born and raised in Kobe, Japan. She was an exchange student and graduated from the University of Nevada-Reno. While in Reno, she met her future husband and has been married for 29 years. She graduated from the Dental Hygiene program at Sacramento City College and has been practicing Dental Hygiene for twenty-five years. She moved to Maui four years ago and resides on the westside. In her free time, she likes to exercise including stand-up paddling and surfing.