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.
Charles Kong Djou is an American politician who served as U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district from 2010 to 2011. Djou won his House seat in a May 2010 special election. He was defeated in the November general election after the Democratic primary provided a single opponent. He ran for but did not win his old House seat again in 2012 and 2014. Djou,who previously served in the Hawaii House of Representatives and on the Honolulu City Council,was the first Thai American of any party and the first Chinese American Republican to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. In June 2016,he entered the race for mayor of Honolulu,which he lost,48% to 52%,to incumbent Kirk Caldwell. As of 2023,Djou was the last Republican to have represented Hawaii in Congress. He left the Republican Party in 2018 and in 2020 endorsed Joe Biden for president. After Biden won the presidency,he appointed Djou to be Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission.
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 12th lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2012.
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.
Isaac W. Choy is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives representing District 23 from January 2013 to January 2019. Choy consecutively served from 2009 until 2013 in the District 24 seat.
Ryan I. Yamane is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from November 2004 to January 2023 representing District 37.
James "Jimmy" Kunane Tokioka is an American politician and was a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from November 2006 to January 2023,most recently representing District 16. He currently serves as the Director of the Department of Business,Economic Development,and Tourism of Hawaiʻi in the cabinet of Governor Josh Green.
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.
Glenn S. Wakai is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since November 2010 representing District 15. Wakai consecutively served in the Hawaii State Legislature where he served from 2002 until 2010 in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 31 seat.
Joshua Booth Green is an American politician and physician who has been the governor of Hawaii since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the state's ninth governor. He was the 15th 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.
Brian T. Taniguchi is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate from January 16,2013,to January 16,2023,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.
Andria P. L. Tupola is an American politician and member of the Honolulu City Council,representing the 1st district since January 2021. She was a Republican member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2014 to 2018,representing District 43. In 2015,Tupola served as the minority floor leader for one year. She served as the state house minority leader,making her the first Samoan woman to serve in that position. In 2018,Tupola was the Republican nominee for Governor of Hawaii. She garnered 33% of the vote and lost to incumbent Democrat David Ige.
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.
Christopher Toshiro Todd is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 2017,currently representing District 3 (Hilo). Todd was appointed by Governor David Ige on January 5,2017,to replace the late Clift Tsuji.
The 2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next governor of Hawaii. Incumbent Democratic Governor David Ige was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third term. Incumbent lieutenant governor Josh Green was the Democratic nominee,and faced former lieutenant governor Duke Aiona,the Republican nominee. This marked the third time Aiona had been the Republican gubernatorial nominee,having previously run unsuccessfully in 2010 and 2014. Green won the election with 63.2% of the vote with Aiona receiving 36.8% of the vote.
The Aloha ʻĀina Party is a political party in the US state of Hawaiʻi that advocates for the Hawaiian sovereignty movement and the promotion of Native Hawaiian culture.
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.
The 2020 Hawaii House of Representatives elections took place on November 3,2020,as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. The process will elect all 51 seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives. Primary elections took place on August 8.
Greggor Ilagan is an American politician who is currently the Hawaii state representative in Hawaii's 4th district. He won the seat after incumbent Democrat Joy San Buenaventura decided to run for a seat in the Hawaii Senate. He previously ran for Hawaii Senate in Hawaii's 2nd district,running in the primary against then-incumbent Russell Ruderman,losing the race 54.4% to 45.6%. He won election for his House seat in 2020 against Republican Hope Louise Cermelj,receiving 70.1% of the total vote.
Natalia Hussey-Burdick is an American politician and activist,who was elected to succeed Patrick Branco as State Representative for District 50 in the Hawaii House of Representatives during the state's 2022 General Election.
