Former Majority Whip, Hawaii State Senate

Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 22, 2010-2022

Candidate, Hawaii State Senate, District 17, 2022

Councilman, Honolulu City Council, 2003-2010

Chairperson, Honolulu City Council, 2003-2007

Chairman, Wahiawa Neighborhood Board, 2000-2002

Chair, Ways and Means Committee

Chair, Ways and Means Committee, 2023-present

Former Chair, Committee on Economic Development, Hawaii State Senate

Former Chair, Committee on Executive Matters, Honolulu City Council

Former Chair, Committee on Housing, Hawaii State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Committee on International Affairs, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Committee on Planning, Honolulu City Council

Former Vice Chair, Committee on Public Infrastructure, Honolulu City Council

Former Chair, Committee on Public Safety and Services, Honolulu City Councils

Former Vice Chair, Committee on Transportation, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Committee on Transportation, Honolulu City Council

Former Member, Committee on Water and Environment, Council of State Governments-WEST

Member, Education Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation and Energy Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Adjunct Professor, Hawaii Pacific University, 2018-present

Vice President of Communications, DTL- A Hawaiian Strategy Studio, 2015-present

Former Coordinator, Public Relations, Hilton Hawaiian Village

Director of Communications, WCIT Architects, 2011-2014

Director of Marketing, Watermark Publishing, 2002-2003

Account Supervisor, Stryker Weiner & Yokota Public Relations, 1998-2002

Account Executive, McNeil Wilson Communications, 1995-1998

Member, Advisory Council, Leeward Community College, present

Member, Clean and Safe Energy Coalition, present

Member, Culinary Institute Board, Leeward Community College, present

Member, Filipino Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, Hawaii Asia Pacific Association (HAPA) Young Leaders, present

Member, Leilehua Alumni and Community Association, present

Member, Leilehua High School Education Foundation, present

Member, Oahu Economic Association, present

Member, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, present

Member, Urban Land Institute, present

Member, Wahiawa Lions Club, present

Member, Hawaii Bicycling League

Former Member, Micro-Enterprise Program, Kahuku Federal Credit Union

Creator, The Whitmore Project

Former Boardmember, Wahiawa Neighborhood Board

Former Member, Whitmore Filipino Community Association

Awards:

HawaiiKidsCAN Legislative Champion, 2018; Inaugural Champion of Agriculture Award, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, 2013; Progress Award for Excellence in Government Service, Filipino Community Council of Hawaii, 2007; Pacific Century Fellow, 2004; Pacific Business News Forty and Under 40 Award, 2001; Koa Anvil Award, Public Relations Society of America, 2001

Father's Name:

Hilario "Loddy" Dela Cruz

Mother's Name:

Patricia Dela Cruz

Publications:

The Okazu Guide, The Puka Guide, The Omiyage Guide