Brenton Awa | |
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Minority Leader of the Hawaii Senate | |
Assumed office November 8, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Kurt Fevella |
Member of the Hawaii Senate from the 23rd district | |
Assumed office November 8,2022 | |
Preceded by | Gil Riviere |
Personal details | |
Born | 1986or1987(age 38–39) [1] Kaʻaʻawa,Hawaii,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Clarion University |
Brenton Awa is an American politician serving as a member of the Hawaii Senate for the 23rd district. He assumed office on November 8,2022.
Awa was born in Kaʻaʻawa,Hawaii,and graduated from Kahuku High &Intermediate School in 2004. [2] He is Native Hawaiian and attended Clarion University with a grant from Kamehameha Schools. [1]
Prior to entering politics,Awa was a news anchor for KITV. [3] Three years after joining KITV,he became the anchor of Good Morning Hawaii. [4] Awa was elected to the Hawaii Senate in November 2022. [5] [6]