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Kaiali'i Kahele

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Won the General, 2020 Hawaii U.S. House District 2

Hawaii State Senate, District 1 (2016 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Kaiali'i 'Kai' Kahele
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Place:
    Miloli'i, HI
  • Home City:
    Hilo, HI
  • Family:
    Wife: Maria; 3 Children: 'Ale'aokalani, 'lolana, Namakaokaha'i
Personal Details

Education

  • Attended, Hawai'i Community College
  • Attended, University of Hawai'i at Hilo
  • BA, Education, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1998

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Hawai'i Community College
  • Attended, University of Hawai'i at Hilo
  • BA, Education, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1998
  • Executive Director, Pa‘a Pono Miloli‘i, 2011-present
  • Commercial Airline Pilot, Hawaiian Airlines, 2009-present
  • Major, Hawai‘i Air National Guard, 2001-present
  • Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, present

Political Experience

  • Attended, Hawai'i Community College
  • Attended, University of Hawai'i at Hilo
  • BA, Education, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1998
  • Executive Director, Pa‘a Pono Miloli‘i, 2011-present
  • Commercial Airline Pilot, Hawaiian Airlines, 2009-present
  • Major, Hawai‘i Air National Guard, 2001-present
  • Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, present
  • Majority Floor Leader, Hawaii State Senate, 2018-present
  • Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 1, 2016-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2020
  • Majority Whip, Hawaii State Senate, 2017-2018
  • Candidate, Hawaii State Senate, District 1, 2018
  • Appointed by Governor David Ige, Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 1, February 16, 2016

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Education Committee, Hawaii State Senate

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

Former Member, Housing Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Former Member, Tourism and International Affairs Committee, Hawaii State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Vice Chair, Hawaiian Affairs Committee

Member, Higher Education Committee

Chair, Water and Land Committee

Member, Ways and Means Committee

Other Info

  • Gilbert Kahele

  • Former State Senator, District 1

Priority Issues:

Senator Kaialiʻi Kaheleʻs Vision for Hawaiʻi

Families

  • Economy
  • Jobs
  • Lower Education ~ Department of Education
  • Higher Education ~ University of Hawaiʻi System
  • Environment
  • Clean Energy
  • Natural Resources
  • Food Sustainability
  • Agriculture
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Homeless
  • Social Services
  • Technology
  • Innovation

    • State Bills
    Speeches

    Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Congresswoman Cori Bush Leads Broad Coalition of Nearly 100 House Democrats in Calling for an Immediate End to the Filibuster
    Apr. 22, 2021Letter
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    Congresswoman Escobar Joins Senator Markey and Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to Reintroduce the Green New Deal Resolution
    Apr. 20, 2021Press Release
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    Paycheck Fairness Act

     Apr. 15, 2021Floor Speech
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    Events

    2020

    Oct. 15
    Talk Story with Kai: Improving Public Education in Hawai‘i

    Thur 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

    Oct. 13
    Hawai‘i Island Democratic Party Virtual Town Hall

    Tue 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

    Oct. 8
    Talk Story with Kai: Kupuna Power

    Thur 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

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