List of United States representatives from Hawaii
Appearance
This is a complete list of Members of the United States House of Representatives from Hawaii in alphabetical order.
Representative ↑ | Image | Party | District | Years | District home | Note |
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Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 1st | September 20, 1986 – January 3, 1987 | Honolulu | Won special election to fill Cecil Heftel's unexpired term, but lost the Democratic primary held on the same day for a full two-year term. | |
January 3, 1991 – February 28, 2010 | Resigned to run for Governor (won). | |||||
Daniel Akaka | Democratic | 2nd | January 3, 1977 – May 15, 1990 | Honolulu | Resigned after being appointed to fill the vacancy in the United States Senate caused by the death of Spark Matsunaga. Served as Senator from May 15, 1990 to January 3, 2013. | |
Ed Case | Democratic | 2nd | November 30, 2002 – January 3, 2007 | Honolulu | Elected in 2002 by special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Patsy Mink. Mink had been reelected, posthumously, and Case was again elected by special election to fill her seat, in 2003. In 2006, he chose not to run for another term in the House so he could challenge Senator Daniel Akaka in the Democratic primary for Akaka's Senate seat. Case lost 53%–46%. | |
Charles Djou | Republican | 1st | May 22, 2010 – January 3, 2011 | Honolulu | Won special election to fill Neil Abercrombie's unexpired term, but lost the general election for a full two-year term. | |
Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic | 2nd | January 3, 2013 – present | Honolulu | Incumbent | |
Thomas Gill | Democratic | At-Large | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | Honolulu | Was the third Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii from 1966 to 1970. He unsuccessfully ran for governor twice, in 1970 and 1974. | |
Cecil Heftel | Democratic | 1st | January 3, 1977 – July 11, 1986 | Honolulu | Resigned to run for Governor (lost). | |
Colleen Hanabusa | Democratic | 1st | January 3, 2011 – present | Honolulu | Incumbent | |
Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 2nd | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013 | Honolulu | In 2012, ran for and won the Senate seat held by the retiring Sen. Akaka. | |
Daniel Inouye | Democratic | At-Large | August 21, 1959 – January 3, 1963 | Honolulu | Served as the at-large Representative upon Hawaiʻi’s admission to the United States. Served in the Senate from January 3, 1963 until his death on December 17, 2012. Was President pro tempore of the United States Senate from June 28, 2010 until his death. | |
Spark Matsunaga | Democratic | At-Large | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971 | Honolulu | ||
1st | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 | Elected to the United States Senate in 1976. | ||||
Patsy Mink | Democratic | At-Large | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971 | Honolulu | ||
2nd | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 | |||||
September 22, 1990 – September 28, 2002 | Elected to fill the vacancy caused by Daniel Akaka’s resignation. Died in office, but was re-elected posthumously in 2002. | |||||
Patricia Saiki | Republican | 1st | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991 | Honolulu |
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii
As of April 2015[update], there are seven former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. State of Hawaii who are currently living at this time.
Representative | Term of office | District | Date of birth (and age) |
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Daniel Akaka | 1977–1990 | 2nd | September 11, 1924 |
Neil Abercrombie | 1986–1987 1991–2010 |
1st | June 26, 1938 |
Pat Saiki | 1987–1991 | 1st | May 28, 1930 |
Ed Case | 2002–2007 | 2nd | September 27, 1952 |
Mazie Hirono | 2007–2013 | 2nd | November 3, 1947 |
Charles Djou | 2010–2011 | 1st | August 9, 1970 |
Colleen Hanabusa | 2011–2015 | 1st | May 4, 1951 |
In film
The life and election of Patsy Mink and her role as co-author of Title IX is highlighted in the documentary film Rise of the Wahine, directed by Dean Kaneshiro.[1]