Hiram Leong Fong was an American businessman,lawyer,and politician from Hawaii. Born to a sugar plantation Cantonese immigrant worker,Fong became the first Chinese-American and first Asian-American United States Senator,serving from 1959 to 1977.
Gerald Michael Gabbard is a Samoan American politician,serving as the Hawaii State Senator for District 20 from the Democratic party,since 2006. Gabbard rose to prominence for efforts to prevent same-sex marriage in Hawai'i by passing a 1998 amendment to the Constitution of Hawaii to give the state legislature "the power to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples" under the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Gabbard,who was born in American Samoa,is the first person of Samoan descent to serve in the Hawaii Senate.
Brian Emanuel Schatz is an American educator and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Hawaii,a seat he has held since 2012. A member of the Democratic Party,Schatz served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006,representing the 25th legislative district;as the chairman of the Democratic Party of Hawaii from 2008 to 2010;and as the 11th lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2012.
House Bill 444 was a 2009 bill of the Hawaii State Legislature,passed in April 2010 and vetoed by Governor of Hawaii Linda Lingle,that would have legalized civil unions for couples in the state of Hawaii. Its legislative process was accompanied by controversy over the bill's content and effects and rallies were held by supporters and opponents.
J. Stuart Adams is the Senator for the Utah State Senate's 22nd District. Adams was appointed to the Utah House of Representatives in 2002,and then to the Senate in 2009. In 2012,he was chosen to be Senate Majority Whip. In 2018,he was chosen as the Senate President.
Stanley Chang is a Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate,representing the 9th district. Before entering the legislature,he served as a Honolulu city councilman. He is best known for defeating Sam Slom,the last remaining Republican in the Hawaii State Senate in 2016. Chang faced Slom a second time in 2020,and won reelection.
The Hawaii Marriage Equality Act of 2013 is legislation passed by the Hawaii State Legislature as Senate Bill 1 (SB1) and signed by Governor Neil Abercrombie which legalized same-sex marriage in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Prior to the bill's enactment,same-sex couples in the state of Hawaii were allowed to form civil unions or reciprocal beneficiary relationships;however,civil unions are both legally limited to civil officials in their performance and unrecognized by the federal government,and RBRs are even more limited by the rights and privileges accorded.
Robert Charles McDermott is an American politician and a Republican member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 6,2012,representing District 40.
Michelle N. Kidani is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since January 16,2013 representing District 18. Kidani served consecutively from 2009 until 2013 in the District 17 seat.
Joshua Booth Green is an American politician and physician serving since 2022 as the ninth governor of Hawaii. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 14th lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 2018 to 2022,a member of the Hawaii Senate from 2008 to 2018 and as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2004 to 2008.
Rosalyn H. Baker is an American politician. She has been a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for District 6 since January 16,2013. Baker served consecutively from 2003 until 2013 in the District 5 seat,and previously served from 1993 until 1999,having served consecutively in the Hawaii State Legislature from 1989 until 1993 in the Hawaii House of Representatives. Baker was appointed to the Senate in 1993 and currently serves as the Senate Chair of Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Jamie Kalani English is a former American politician and was a Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate representing District 7. English served consecutively from 2001 until 2013 in the District 5 and District 6 seats. English resigned his seat on May 1,2021,months after having been arrested by Federal agents.
Brian T. Taniguchi is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since January 16,2013 representing District 10. Taniguchi served consecutively from 1995 until 2013 in the District 10 and District 11 seats,having served consecutively in the Hawaii State Legislature from 1981 until 1995 in the Hawaii House of Representatives.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii was held on November 3,2020,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 the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The state's primary elections were held on August 8,2020.
The 2020 Honolulu mayoral election determined the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu for the term commencing in January 2021. Incumbent mayor Kirk Caldwell is ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii affected all aspects of life in the state,demolishing its economy,closing its schools and straining its healthcare system,even though it experienced far less spread than other US states.
Events from 2020 in Hawaii.
Adrian Tam is an American politician serving as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. He is a member of the Hawaii affiliate of the Democratic Party.
Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Hawaii Senate from the 5th district. Elected in November 2012,he assumed office in 2013. He previously represented the 9th district in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013.
The 2022 Hawaii Senate elections was held on November 8,2022,to elect senators in all 25 districts of the Hawaii Senate. Due to the chamber's use of the 2-4-4 term system,members were elected in single-member constituencies,with half of them serving two-year terms and the other half serving four-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections,including for Governor of Hawaii. Partisan primaries were held on August 13.
