Neil Abercrombie is an American politician who served as the seventh governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is a public land-grant research university in Mānoa,a neighborhood of Honolulu,Hawaii. It is the flagship campus of the University of Hawaiʻi system and houses the main offices of the system. Most of the campus occupies the eastern half of the mouth of Mānoa Valley,with the John A. Burns School of Medicine located adjacent to the Kakaʻako Waterfront Park.
Dwight Y. Takamine is an Okinawan-American Hawaii state senator and state representative (1984–2007). A Democrat,he represents the first district on the island of Hawaii.
Maile S.L. Shimabukuro is a Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate,representing the state's 21st district since her election in 2010. The district includes Kalaeloa,Honokai Hale,Ko ‘Olina,Nānākuli,Mā‘ili,Wai‘anae,Mākaha,Mākua on the island of Oahu. She is a graduate of Iolani School,Colorado College and the William S. Richardson School of Law at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Jill Naomi Tokuda is an American small business owner who is currently serving as U.S. representative for Hawaiʻi's 2nd congressional district since 2023.
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a multi-tendency,democratic socialist political organization in the United States. After the Socialist Party of America (SPA) transformed into Social Democrats USA,Michael Harrington formed the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC). The DSOC later merged with the New American Movement to form the DSA. The organization is headquartered in New York City and has about 80,000 members. It leads organizing and protest campaigns,and has members in the House of Representatives,state legislatures,and other local offices.
John Mizuno is a Democratic politician who served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2006 to 2024. Mizuno was Vice Speaker of the House from 2013 to 2017,and was re-elected Vice Speaker on 20 January 2021. John Mizuno is the first Hawaii lawmaker to ever be recognized as the Legislator of the Year as a freshman. In 2007 Mizuno was recognized as the Legislator of the Year by the Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawaii. Mizuno was recognized as Legislator of the Year in 2009 by the Hawaii Psychological Association and in 2010 Mizuno was awarded the Legislator of the Year title by the United States Humane Society. He served as a House Majority Whip from 2011 until 2013. In 2017 Representative John Mizuno became the Chairman of the newly formed super committee of Health and Human Services. This was the first time in the history of the House of Representatives that the Health Committee has ever been combined with the Human Services Committee. Mizuno is the former chair of the Human Services Committee (2009-2012). Prior to winning elective office,Mizuno was an administrative hearings officer for the Department of Human Services in Hawaii (1992-1998),a special investigator for the Department of Human Services in Hawaii (1998-2003),and a legislative staff member for the House of Representatives (2003-2006). He is a graduate of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Willamette University College of Law.
Gregg Takayama is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 6,2012,representing District 34.
Sylvia Jung Luke is an American attorney and politician who is serving as the 16th lieutenant governor of Hawaii. She served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives for 24 years,from 1998 until her election as lieutenant governor in 2022. She is the first Korean American politician ever elected to a statewide office in the United States.
Justin-Michael "Ikaika" Anderson is an American politician from the state of Hawaii and a member of the Democratic Party. Anderson formerly served as chair and presiding officer of the Honolulu City Council and councilmember for the Honolulu County's District 3. He is a past vice chair and former chair of its Zoning and Planning Committee.
Matthew S. LoPresti is an American politician who served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives for District 41. He previously served from January 2015 to January 2019. He was a candidate for state Senate 19th district in 2018.
Kaialiʻi Kahele is an American politician,educator,and commercial pilot who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. From 2016 to 2020,he served in the Hawaii Senate from the 1st District. Kahele is a member of the Democratic Party and the son of the late Hawaii Senate member Gil Kahele.
Val Okimoto is an American politician and educator serving since November 29,2022 as the member of the Honolulu City Council representing District VIII. She is a former member and Minority Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives,serving in that body from 2018 to 2022.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii were held on November 8,2022,to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Hawaii,one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Adrian Tam is an American politician serving as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,he is currently serves as the interim Chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii.
Nadine Kuniko Nakamura is an American politician and Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. She represents District 15,encompassing east and north Kaua`i,from Wailua to Haena. She won the seat after incumbent Democrat Derek Kawakami decided to run for a seat in the Kauai County Council. Nakamura won re-election in 2020 against Republican candidate Steve Monas,76.2% to 23.8%.
Ernesto Montemayor "Sonny" Ganaden is an American attorney and politician who has served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives' 30th district in 2020.
Lisa Kitagawa is an American politician and former academic administrator serving as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 48th district. She assumed office on November 6,2018.
Erika Uyterhoeven is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 27th Middlesex district. Uyterhoeven is a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Prior to serving in elected office,Uyterhoeven was a political activist and antitrust economist.
