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 Hawaii State Senate is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate,elected from the membership of the body,currently Ron Kouchi. The forerunner of the Hawaii Senate during the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii was the House of Nobles originated in 1840. In 1894,the Constitution of the Republic of Hawaii renamed the upper house the present senate. Senators are elected to four-year terms and are not subject to term limits.
Calvin K.Y. Say is an American politician and former Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives. Say currently serves as a member of the Honolulu City Council,representing Honolulu's 5th District. He was sworn in as a member of the council in January 2021,taking the seat formerly occupied by Ann Kobayashi,who retired due to the council's term limits. After being worn in,Say was appointed chairperson of the council's budget committee.
Charles Kong Djou is an American politician and attorney who is currently Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission. A former member of the Republican Party,Djou briefly served as U.S. representative from Hawaii's 1st congressional district from May 2010 to January 2011. As of 2024,he is the last Republican to represent Hawaii in Congress.
Della Au Belatti is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 2012 representing District 24. Belatti served consecutively from November 2006 until 2012 in the District 25 seat. The district includes Makiki and Tantalus,along with portions of McCully and Papakolea on the island of Oahu.
Jill Naomi Tokuda is an American small business owner and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2023.
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.
Isaac W. Choy is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives representing District 23 from November 2012 to November 2018. Choy consecutively served from 2008 until 2012 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.
Diana "Mele" Carroll was an American politician from Oahu,Hawaii,and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from February 4,2005,to February 1,2015,representing District 13. Carroll was initially appointed by Governor Linda Lingle to the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sol Kahoohalahala. On February 1,2015,Carroll resigned from the Hawaii Legislature due to complications from cancer treatment. On February 18,2015,Carroll died of cancer.
Scott Y. Nishimoto is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 2002 representing District 21.
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.
Marcus R. Oshiro is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1994 to 2017. Oshiro consecutively served from November 1994 until 2012 in the District 40 and 39 seats,and 2012 until 2017 for District 46.
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.
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.
The 2018 Hawaii gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the Governor of Hawaii and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii.
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.
Adrian Tam is an American politician serving as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the interim Chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii.
