Kanani Souza's Biography
- State House (HI) - District 43, Republican Minority Whip
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (HI) - District 43
Contact Information
Post Office Box 701597
Kapolei, HI 96709
Phone: 808-349-5203
Office
415 South Beretania St.
Room 330
Honolulu, HI 96813
Full Name:
Kanani Souza
Gender:
Female
Home City:
Kapolei, HI
LLM, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, and Energy Law, Lewis & Clark College, 2019-2020
JD, Law, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2011-2013
MEd, Curriculum and Instruction, Chaminade University of Honolulu, 2008-2010
BA, Political Science, University of Southern California, 2004-2007
Attended, University of Washington, 2003-2004
Minority Whip, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 43, 2022-present
Candidate, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 43, 2024
Member, Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, Corrections, Military, and Veterans Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2023-Present
Member, Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2023-Present
Former Flight Attendant, Aloha Airlines
Attorney/Head of Paternity Practice Group, Coates Frey Tanimoto & Gibson
Former Associate Director of Academic Support, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Former Intern, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Honolulu Division
Movie Blog Writer, Honolulu Advertiser
Former Extern, Honorable David Alan Ezra, United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
Lecturer, University of Hawaii at West O'ahu
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, County of Hawaii, 2018
Associate Attorney, Chee Markham and Feldman, 2016-2017
Board Member, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai'i
Advisory Board Member, Caring for Hawai'i Neonates
Former Member, Hawaii Innocence Project