Glenn Wakai

Glenn Wakai[1]
Member of the Hawaii Senate
from the 15th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2, 2010
Preceded byNorman Sakamoto
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 31st district
In office
November 5, 2002 – November 2, 2010
Preceded byNathan Suzuki
Succeeded byLinda Ichiyama
Personal details
Born (1967-05-14) May 14, 1967 (age 57)
Japan
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMiki Wakai
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Websiteglennwakai.com

Glenn S. Wakai[2] (born May 14, 1967) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since November 2010 representing District 15. Wakai consecutively served in the Hawaii State Legislature where he served from 2002 until 2010 in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 31 seat.

Education

Wakai earned his BAs in broadcast journalism and sociology from the University of Southern California.

Political career

Wakai was unopposed for both the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,478 votes,[3] and the November 6, 2012 General election.[4] When Democratic Representative Nathan Suzuki retired and left the House District 31 seat open, Wakai won the September 21, 2002 Democratic Primary with 1,975 votes (49.8%),[5] and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 4,393 votes (58.2%) against Republican nominee Brad Sakamoto.[6] who had been redistricted from District 6. Wakai was unopposed for the September 18, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,056 votes,[7] and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 4,841 votes (59.7%) against Republican nominee Kaipo Duncan.[8] Wakai was unopposed for the September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,986 votes,[9] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 5,024 votes (76.7%) against Yvonne Perry.[10] Wakai was unopposed for both the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,141 votes,[11] and the November 4, 2008 General election.[12] When Democratic Senator Norman Sakamoto ran for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii and left the Senate District 15 seat open, Wakai was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,848 votes,[13] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 7,753 votes (62.4%) against Republican nominee Ben Pascua.[14] Glenn Wakai is President of non government organization Reach Out Pacific Archived 2015-02-14 at the Wayback Machine.[citation needed]

In 2014, Wakai proposed SB3124 which attempted to establish Aliivibrio fischeri as the state microbe of Hawaiʻi.[15] This was opposing state representative James Tokioka's bill from the previous year, HB 293 HD1, to establish Flavobacterium akiainvivens as the state microbe.[16] Neither one succeeded. In 2017, legislation similar to the original 2013 F. akiainvivens bill was submitted in the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives by Isaac Choy[17] and in the Hawaiʻi Senate by Brian Taniguchi.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Senator Malama Solomon". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii State Legislature. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Glenn Wakai's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Open Primary Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 21, 2002" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "General Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 5, 2002" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "Open Primary 2004 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2004" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "General Election 2004 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2004" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  9. ^ "Primary Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 26, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  10. ^ "General Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 7, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  11. ^ "Primary Election 2008 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 20, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  12. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 4, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  13. ^ "Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  14. ^ "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  15. ^ Cave, James (3 April 2014). "Hawaii, Other States Calling Dibs On Official State Bacteria". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Hawaiian Bat and Microbe Take Center Stage at State Legislature". Hawaii Reporter. Hawaii Reporter Inc. March 7, 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  17. ^ Choy, Isaac (25 January 2017). "HB1217". Hawaii State Legislature. Honolulu, HI. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  18. ^ Taniguchi, Brian (25 January 2017). "SB1212". Hawaii State Legislature. Honolulu, HI. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.