Glenn Wakai[1]
Member of the Hawaii Senate
from the 15th district
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 56)
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.

Elections

Social Activities

Glenn Wakai is President of non government organization Reach Out Pacific.[citation needed]

State microbe legislation

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

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