Full Name:
Ryan I. Yamane
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Jennifer; 2 Children: Daniel, Gavan
Birth Date:
10/24/1969
Birth Place:
Honolulu, HI
Home City:
Waipahu, HI
Religion:
Christian
Attended, 2nd Strategic Disaster Risk Management and Leadership, Asian Institute of Management, 2019
Attended, Negotiation, United Nations Institute for Training and Research, 2019
Attended, National Disaster Medical Team, Center for Domestic Prepardness, 2018
Attended, Nature-Cultural Linkages in Disaster and Resilience, United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization, 2018
Attended, Climate Risk Management, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, 2017
Attended, Advanced Leadership Program, Stanford University, 2015
Attended, Kellogg School of Management Executive Program, Northwestern University, 2011
Attended, National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Executive Program/Executive Education, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership, 2011
Attended, Strategy Implementation Seminar, United States Army War College, 2011
Attended, Health Care Executive Program, University of California-Los Angeles, The Anderson School of Management, 2010
Certified, Emerging Political Leaders Program, University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, 2010
Attended, Public Relations/ Image Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, School of Business and Management, 2008
Attended, National Security Seminar, US Army War College, 2007
MBA, Business, University of Hawaii, College of Business Administration, 2000-2002
MSW, University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Social Work, 1994-1996
BA, Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1987-1995
Former Majority Whip, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Assistant Majority Floor Leader, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 37, 2004-2023
Candidate, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 37, 2022
Member, Waipahu District 22 Neighborhood Board, 1999-2004
Member, Culture, Arts, & International Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Member, Education Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Chair, Health, Human Services, & Homelessness Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Member, Higher Education & Technology Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Former Member, Energy and Environmental Protection Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member, Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Water and Land Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Transportation Committee, Hawaii State House Representatives, 2013-2015
Former Vice Chair, Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2011-2012
Former Chair, Health Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2009-2012
Former Member, Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force, 2008-2010
Former Chair, Tourism and Culture Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2006-2008
Former Vice Chair, Legislative Management Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2005-2007
Mathematics Teacher, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, 2016-present
Lecturer in Health Policy, Hawaii Pacific University, 2011-present
Lecturer in Social Work, Apprenticeship Program, Honolulu Community College, 2009-present
Former Social Worker, Queen's Medical Center
Adjunct Lecuturer, University of Phoenix, 2014-2016
Instructor in Business Education, Hawaii Pacific University, 2008-2015
Lecturer in Family Resources, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Apprentice Program, 2009-2015
Fellow, Flemming Leadership Institute, 2006
Clinical Director, Ho'okupono Program for Adolescent Treatment, 1998-2006
Fellow, Pacific Century, 2006
Mental Health Specialist IV, Child and Family Service, 1997-2000
Therapist, Child and Family Service, 1997-1999
Social Worker III, State Department of Health, 1996-1998
Care Coordinator, State of Hawaii, Hale Kipa Incorporated, 1991-1998
Instructional Facilitator, American Red Cross Services to the Armed Services, 2016-present
Instructor Facilitator, Mental Health First Aid Hawaii, 2015-present
Disaster Mental Health Volunteer, American Red Cross Hawaii, 2003-present
Former Volunteer, American Red Cross
Former Volunteer, Citizen Police Academy, Honolulu Police Department
Former Major/Volunteer, Civil Air Patrol
Former Community Volunteer, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Member, Hawaii Interagency Climate Adaptation Committee
Former Member, Hawaii Workforce Development Council
Former Member, Leeward Oahu Lion's Club
Former Member, Board of Managers, Leeward Young Men's Christian Association
Former Volunteer, Medical Reserves Corps
Advisory Board Member, Waipahu High School Academy of Natural Resources
Chair, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, 2016-2018
Participant, National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Executive Program/Executive Education, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership, 2011
Awards:
Legislator of the Year, Hawaii Farm Bureau, 2016; Advocate of the Year, BIA-Hawaii, 2015; Legislative Advocacy Award, Hawaii Academy of Family Physicians, 2014; Legislative Advocacy Award, Hawaii Civil Air Patrol, 2014; State Representative of the Year, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, 2012 and 2011; State Representative of the Year Award, Hawaii Dietetic Association, 2012; Legislator of the Year, Hawaii Medical Association, 2012 and 2009; Distinguished Service Award, Hawaii Dietetic Association, 2012; Legislator of the Year, Hawaii Psychiatric Medical Association, 2011; Legislative Recognition, Honolulu Fire Department, 2010; Legislator of the Year, Hawaii Dental Association, 2010; University of Hawaii School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene Appreciation Award, 2009