Kai Kahele's Biography
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Full Name:
Kaiali'i 'Kai' Kahele
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Maria; 3 Children: 'Ale'aokalani, 'lolana, Namakaokaha'i
Birth Date:
03/28/1974
Birth Place:
Miloli'i, HI
Home City:
Hilo, HI
Attended, Hawai'i Community College
Attended, University of Hawai'i at Hilo
BA, Education, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1998
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Hawaii, District 2, 2021-2023
Candidate, Governor of Hawaii, 2022
Majority Floor Leader, Hawaii State Senate, 2018-2021
Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 1, 2016-2021
Candidate, Hawaii State Senate, District 1, 2018
Majority Whip, Hawaii State Senate, 2017-2018
Appointed by Governor David Ige, Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 1, February 16, 2016
Former Member, Education Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Higher Education and the Arts Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Housing Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Tourism and International Affairs Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Chair, Water and Land Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Executive Director, Paa Pono Milolii, 2011-present
Commercial Airline Pilot, Hawaiian Airlines, 2009-present
Major, Hawaii Air National Guard, 2001-present
Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, present
No organizational membership information on file.
Father's Name:
Gilbert Kahele
Father's Occupation:
Former State Senator, District 1
Priority Issues:
Senator Kaialiʻi Kaheleʻs Vision for Hawaiʻi
Families
Economy
Jobs
Lower Education ~ Department of Education
Higher Education ~ University of Hawaiʻi System
Environment
Clean Energy
Natural Resources
Food Sustainability
Agriculture
Health
Housing
Homeless
Social Services
Technology
Innovation