Hawaii State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street, Room 228
Honolulu, HI 96813
Post Office Box 37443
Honolulu, HI 96837
Full Name:
Karl A. Rhoads
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Cindy
Birth Date:
01/24/1963
Home City:
Honolulu, HI
JD, George Washington University, 1993-1996
MA, Soviet/Eastern European Area Studies, University of London, 1987
BA, History/Chemistry, Andrews University, 1986
Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 13, 2016-present
Candidate, Hawaii State Senate, District 13, 2022
Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 29, 2006-2016
Member, Agriculture and Environment Committee, Hawaii State Senate, 2023-present
Former Chair, Committee on Water and Land, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Chair, Human Services Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Interim Task Force on Smart Growth
Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Judiciary and Labor Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Attorney, Self-Employed, present
Former Attorney, Perkin and Hosoda
Former Legislative Aide, Representative Louise M Slaughter
Former Intern, United States Senator John F. Kerry
Legislative Aide, Representative Marilyn B Lee, 2001-2006
Summer Clerk, Judge Corinne K. A. Watanabe, Intermediate Court of Appeals, 1995
Legislative Assistant, Representative Eliot L Engel, 1990-1993
Member, Board of Directors, Pacific Gateway Center, present
Former Member, Board of Directors, Honolulu Tower
Former Member, Chinatown Citizens Patrol
Former Member, Downtown Neighborhood Board
Former Member, Sheridan Citizens Patrol
Player, University of London, Men's Basketball, 1986-1987
Awards:
Freshman Legislator of the Year, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, 2007;
Chinatown Heroes Award, 2012;
Patsy Mink PAC Awardee, 2013;
Humane State Legislator Award, Humane Society of the United States, 2013;
Certificate of appreciation, United States Department of Defense, 2016;
Legislator of the Year, Hawaii Dental Association, 2019
Priority Issues:
In 2006, I ran on a platform of lowering the high cost of housing, reducing area crime and improving the education system. While combating the recession has forced all of us to work on reducing unemployment, the economy is improving and I hope to refocus on these three key issues soon.