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Gilbert Keith-Agaran

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Won the General, 2016 Hawaii State Senate District 5

Won the General, 2012 Hawaii State House District 9

Assistant Majority Whip, Hawaii State Senate (2017 - Present)

Hawaii State Senate, District 5 (2013 - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • BA, History, Yale College
  • JD, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California-Berkeley

Professional Experience

  • BA, History, Yale College
  • JD, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California-Berkeley
  • Partner, Takitani Agaran Jorgensen & Wildman, 2018-present
  • Partner, Takitani & Agaran, Law Corporations
  • Director, Maui County Department of Public Works and Environmental Management, 2003-2005
  • Deputy Director, State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, 1999-2000
  • Director, State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, 2000
  • Associate Attorney, Carlsmith Ball, Limited Liability Partnership, 1987-1994

Political Experience

  • BA, History, Yale College
  • JD, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California-Berkeley
  • Partner, Takitani Agaran Jorgensen & Wildman, 2018-present
  • Partner, Takitani & Agaran, Law Corporations
  • Director, Maui County Department of Public Works and Environmental Management, 2003-2005
  • Deputy Director, State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, 1999-2000
  • Director, State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, 2000
  • Associate Attorney, Carlsmith Ball, Limited Liability Partnership, 1987-1994
  • Assistant Majority Whip, Hawaii State Senate, 2017-present
  • Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 5, 2013-present
  • Candidate, Hawaii State Senate, District 5, 2014, 2016, 2020
  • Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 9, 2009-2013
  • Appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie, Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 5, January 2013
  • Appointed by Governor Linda Lingle, Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 9, January 2009

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Economic Development, Environment and Technology Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Higher Education and the Arts Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Housing Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Chair, Judiciary and Labor Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Higher Education Committee

Vice Chair, Water and Land Committee

Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, History, Yale College
  • JD, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California-Berkeley
  • Partner, Takitani Agaran Jorgensen & Wildman, 2018-present
  • Partner, Takitani & Agaran, Law Corporations
  • Director, Maui County Department of Public Works and Environmental Management, 2003-2005
  • Deputy Director, State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, 1999-2000
  • Director, State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, 2000
  • Associate Attorney, Carlsmith Ball, Limited Liability Partnership, 1987-1994
  • Assistant Majority Whip, Hawaii State Senate, 2017-present
  • Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 5, 2013-present
  • Candidate, Hawaii State Senate, District 5, 2014, 2016, 2020
  • Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 9, 2009-2013
  • Appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie, Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 5, January 2013
  • Appointed by Governor Linda Lingle, Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 9, January 2009
  • Board Member, A Keiki's Dream, present
  • Director, Filipino Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii, present
  • Member, Friends of Maui Waena Intermediate School, present
  • Member, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Vestry, present
  • Member, Hawaii Board of Bar Examiners, present
  • Director, Hawaii Filipino Lawyers Association, present
  • Member, Hawaii State Bar Association, present
  • Director, Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Council Member, Hope Chapel Kapolei International Four Square Gospel Church, present
  • Director, Kiwanis Club, Valley Isle, present
  • Board Member, Maui Food Bank, present
  • Director, Maui Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Director, National Asian Pacific Bar Association, Hawaii Chapter, present
  • Board Member, Tri-Isle Resource Conservation and Development Council, present
  • Director, Yale Club, Hawaii, present
  • Former Board Member, Maui Advisory Committee, Hawaii Community Foundation
  • Former President/Board Member, Maui Coastal Land Trust
  • Former President/Board Member, Maui High School Community Council
  • Former Board Member, Maui Memorial Medical Center Foundation
  • Former Vice President, Tri-Isle Resource Conservation and Development Council
  • Member, Bishop Search Committee, Episcopal Church Diocese of Hawaii, 2006
  • Member, Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission, 2000-2004
  • Member, Agribusiness Development Corporation, 2000-2002
  • Member, Aloha Tower Development Corporation, 2000-2002
  • Member, Barbers Point Naval Air Station Redevelopment Commission, 2000-2002
  • Member, Hawaii Tourism Authority, 2000-2002
  • Member, Hawaii Workforce Redevelopment Council, 2000-2002
  • Member, Natural Area Reserve Commission, 2000-2002
  • Member, Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority, 1995-1998, 2000-2002
  • Chair, State Board of Land and Natural Resources, 2000-2002
  • Governor's Designee, United States Coral Reef Task Force, 2000-2002
  • Member, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2000-2002
  • Director Designee, Agribusiness Development Corporation, 1995-1998
  • Director Designee, Aloha Tower Development Corporation, 1995-1998

Other Info

  • Manuel Coloma

  • Employee, Sugar Plantation

  • Lydia Agaran Coloma

  • Employee, Kahului Cannery

Priority Issues:

With fewer agricultural and blue collar jobs for Central Maui working families, Senator Keith-Agaran believes focused training and key infrastructure construction and expansion are key priorities to bringing well-paying jobs closer to home. Specifically, he envisions a growing health and science campus building on the proximity of Maui Memorial Medical Center, the Kaiser Foundation facilities, the Community Clinic of Maui, and UH-Maui College. He also believes that the State, county and private sectors should partner to reserve and create quality affordable workforce housing.

* Gil Supports Affordable Housing

* Gill Supports Universal Health Care

* Gil Supports the Right to Unions

* Gil Stands Behind Maui's Firefighters

* Gil Supports Strong Protections Against Harrassment

* Gil Fought Waste in State Government

* Gil Supports Local Control of Hospitals

* Gil Supports Meaningful Economy Diversification Efforts

* Gil Helped Rural Areas Get Pharmacies

* Gil Supports More Healthcare for Needy

* Gil Supports Language Access Services

* Gil Wants to Modernize Hawaii's Land Registration and Recording Process

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