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Colleen Hanabusa's Biography

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Full Name:

Colleen Wakako Hanabusa

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: John

Birth Date:

05/04/1951

Birth Place:

Honolulu, HI

Home City:

Nu‘uanu, HI

Religion:

Buddhist

JD, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1975-1977

MA, Sociology, University of Hawaii, 1973-1975

BA, Economics/Sociology, University of Hawaii, 1969-1973

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Hawaii, District 1, 2016-2019

Candidate, Governor of Hawaii, 2018

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2010-2014

Candidate, United States Senate, 2014

Senator, Hawaii State Senate, 1998-2010

President, Hawaii State Senate, 2007-2010

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2006

Member, APEC Caucus

Member, Air Force Caucus

Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, China Caucus

Member, Coast Guard Caucus

Member, Congressional Army Caucus

Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Member, Defense Energy Security Caucus

Member, LGBT Equality Caucus

Member, National Guard Caucus

Member, Native Americans Caucus

Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Navy/Marine Corps Caucus

Member, Oceans Caucus

Member, PORTS Caucus

Member, Portuguese American Caucus

Former Member, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment (Science, Space and Technology), United States House of Representatitves

Former Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, United States House of Representatives

Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition

Member, Taiwan Caucus

Member, UAV Caucus

Member, US-Philippines Friendship Caucus

Member, USO Caucus

Co-Chair, Joint House-Senate Task Force on Ice and Drug Abatement, Hawaii State Legislature, 2003-2004

Member, Advisory Committee on Gender Equality in Sports, 2000-2002

Vice-Chair, Committee on Ways and Means, Hawaii State Senate, 2001-2002

Co-Chair, Joint Senate-House Investigative Committee, Felix Consent Decree, Hawaii State Legislature, 2001

Attorney/Owner, Sakurai and Sing, 1990-1998

Attorney/Partner, Koshiba and Young Law Office, 1980-1990

Attorney/Owner, Colleen Hanabusa Sakurai, 1978-1980

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Hawaii Chapter, Ikenobo Ikebana Society of America

Member, Hawaii State Bar Association

Member, Seniors Task Force

Delegate, Hawaii State Judicial Conference, 1991-1993

Trustee, Saint Andrew's Primary School, 1984-1987

Awards:

Spirit of Excellence Award, 2009, American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity

Father's Name:

Isao

Father's Occupation:

Her father worked for a kamaaina company, Gaspro, Inc., and to the day he died, served as a director for the successor entity, Lenakona, Inc.

Mother's Name:

June

Pets (include names):

Dog: Little

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