Full Name:
Brian T. Taniguchi
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Janice; 2 Children: Daniel, Karli
Birth Date:
11/07/1951
Birth Place:
Honolulu, HI
Home City:
Manoa, HI
Attended, Monmouth College
JD, Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1978
BA, University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1973
Former Majority Whip, Hawaii State Senate
Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 11, 1994-2022
Assistant Majority Whip, Hawaii State Senate, 2019-2022
Candidate, Hawaii State Senate, District 11, 2020
Majority Whip, Hawaii State Senate, 2018
Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 23, 1980-1994
Member, Manoa Neighborhood Board, 1978-1981
Former Chair, Economic Development, Environment and Technology Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Chair, Higher Education and the Arts Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Housing Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, International Affairs and the Arts Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Chair, Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
Former Chair, Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor
Former Chair, Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Consultant, Central Pacific Bank, 2005-present
Former Project Coordinator, Hawaii Housing Authority
Former Legal Counsel, Corporate Marketing/Attorney, International Savings and Loan
Former Law Clerk, Judge Hiroshi Kato, State Circuit Court
Former Director, Koga Engineering and Construction
Former Advisor, Waimanalo Residents Housing Development Corporation
Legal Counsel, Corporate Marketing/Attorney, City Bank, 1988-2005
Attorney, Private Practice, 1980-1989
Research Aide, Governor John Burns, 1971-1972
Member, Hawaii State Bar Association, present
Former Member, Atherton Young Men's Christian Association
Former Board Member, Koga Engineering
Former Member, Lyon Arboretum Council's Community Association
Former Member, Old Vineyard Street Residents Association
Former Advocate, Ota Camp Residents Association
Former Program Coordinator, Waipahu Youth Project
Names of Grandchildren:
Roysen, Lucy, Hunter
Number of Grandchildren:
3 Grandchildren