State Capitol
Honolulu, HI 96813
Full Name:
Sylvia J. Luke
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Michael
Birth Date:
12/15/1967
Birth Place:
Seoul, Korea
Home City:
Honolulu, HI
Religion:
Christian
JD, University of San Francisco School of Law, 1995
BA, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1989
Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawaii, 2022-present
Former Vice Speaker, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 25, 1999-2022
Candidate, Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, 2022
Former Vice Chair, House Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Chair, House Committee on Judiciary, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former vice Chair, House Committee on Legislative Management, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Select Committee on War Preparedness, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Attorney, Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina and Fairbanks, present
Member, American Association for Justice, present
Member, American Bar Association, present
Member, Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, present
Member, Hawaii State Bar Association, present
Member, Kawananakoa Middle School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA), present
Member, Nuuanu Elementary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA), present
Member, Nuuanu Valley Association, present
Member, Pacific Heights Coalition, present
Member, Pauoa Hawaii Police Activities League Baseball, present
Member, Pauoa School Parent Teacher Association (PTA), present
Member, Roosevelt High School Alumni Association, present
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Hawaii State Supreme Court Committee on Equality and Access to the Courts
Former Member, University of San Francisco Law Review
Barrister, American Inn of Court, 1996-1997
Awards:
Hawaii Farm Bureau Legislator of the Year, 2017; AARP Hawaii Certificate of Appreciation for CARE Act, 2016; Guide Dogs of Hawaii Certificate of Appreciation for Supporting Visually Impaired Children in Hawaii, 2016; Hawaii State Hospital Door to Hawaii's Future, 2015; Hawaii Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association Legislator of the Year Award, 2013; Easter Seals Hawaii Certificate of Appreciation, 2013; Humane State Legislator Award, Humane Society of the United States, 2006; Hawaii Certificate of Appreciation for Consumer Protection, AARP, 2006; Pioneer Award in Leadership, Korean American Coalition, 2003; Outstanding Civic Leadership Award, Hawaii Technology Trade Association, 2000