Linda Lingle is an American politician who served as the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 to 2010. She was the first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since 1959,and was the state's first female and first Jewish governor. Prior to serving as governor,Lingle served as mayor of Maui County from 1991 to 1999 and as chair of the Hawaii Republican Party from 1999 to 2002.
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.
Colleen Wakako Hanabusa is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2016 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,she ran for her party's nomination for governor of Hawaii in 2018,challenging and losing to incumbent and fellow Democrat David Ige.
Jill Naomi Tokuda is an American small business owner and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Hawaiʻi's 2nd congressional district since 2023.
Robert Charles McDermott is an American politician and Republican former member of the Hawaii House of Representatives who served from 1996 to 2002 and 2012 to 2022.
Ty J.K. Cullen is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives who represented District 39 from January 16,2013 until his resignation on February 8,2022. Cullen served in the District 41 seat from 2011 to 2013.
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.
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.
Rosalyn H. Baker is an American politician. She was a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for District 6 from January 16,2013 to January 16,2023. 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 served as the Senate Chair of Commerce and Consumer Protection.
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.
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.
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.
Patrick Pihana Branco is an American lawmaker and a member of the Democratic Party who served as the State Representative for District 50 on the island of Oʻahu. He was elected in November 2020 and served until the end of his term in November 2022.
Jackson D. Sayama is an American politician who is currently the Hawaii state representative in Hawaii's 21st district.
The 2022 Hawaii House of Representatives elections was held on Tuesday November 8,as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. The process elected all 51 seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives.
Luella Toledo Costales is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives. She was appointed to represent the 39th district after incumbent Representative Ty Cullen resigned in February 2022.
