Glenn Wakai Explained

Glenn Wakai[1]
State Senate:Hawaii
District:15th
Term Start:November 2, 2010
Predecessor:Norman Sakamoto
Successor:Incumbent
State House3:Hawaii
District3:31st
Term Start3:November 5, 2002
Term End3:November 2, 2010
Predecessor3:Nathan Suzuki
Successor3:Linda Ichiyama
Birth Date:14 May 1967
Birth Place:Japan
Nationality:American
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Miki Wakai
Alma Mater:University of Southern California

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 .

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senator Malama Solomon . . . December 4, 2013 . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141002041528/http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=wakai&year=2013 . live .
  2. Web site: Glenn Wakai's Biography . . December 4, 2013.
  3. Web site: Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 2 . December 4, 2013 . October 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018101052/http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2012/primary/elections/results/2012/primary/files/histatewide.pdf . live .
  4. Web site: Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 1 . December 4, 2013 . January 30, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130130180820/http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2012/general/elections/results/2012/general/files/histatewide.pdf . live .
  5. Web site: Open Primary Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 21, 2002 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 4 . December 4, 2013 . October 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018100740/http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2002/primary/02swpri5.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: General Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 5, 2002 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 2 . December 4, 2013 . October 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018100555/http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2002/general/02swgen4.pdf . live .
  7. Web site: Open Primary 2004 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2004 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 3 . December 4, 2013 . October 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018094121/http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2004/primary/04swpri10.pdf . live .
  8. Web site: General Election 2004 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2004 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 2 . December 4, 2013 . October 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018094226/http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2004/general/04genswfinald.pdf . live .
  9. Web site: Primary Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 26, 2006 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 4 . December 4, 2013 . October 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018092637/http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2006/primary/pdf/histatewide.pdf . live .
  10. Web site: General Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 7, 2006 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 2 . December 4, 2013 . October 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018092641/http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2006/general/files/histatewide.pdf . live .
  11. Web site: Primary Election 2008 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 20, 2008 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 3 . December 4, 2013 . October 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018100408/http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2008/primary/files/histatewide.pdf . live .
  12. Web site: General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 4, 2008 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 1 . December 4, 2013 . October 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018100327/http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2008/general/files/histatewide.pdf . live .
  13. Web site: Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2010 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 2 . December 4, 2013 . November 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121115100323/http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2010/primary/files/histatewide.pdf . live .
  14. Web site: General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2010 . Hawaii Office of Elections . Honolulu, Hawaii . 1 . December 4, 2013 . December 9, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101209192251/http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2010/general/files/histatewide.pdf . live .
  15. News: Cave. James. Hawaii, Other States Calling Dibs On Official State Bacteria. Huffington Post. 24 October 2017. English. 3 April 2014. 7 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151107114044/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/03/official-state-bacteria_n_5080910.html. live.
  16. Web site: . Hawaiian Bat and Microbe Take Center Stage at State Legislature. Hawaii Reporter. Hawaii Reporter Inc.. 22 October 2017. English. March 7, 2013. 7 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171207084611/http://www.hawaiireporter.com/hawaiian-bat-and-microbe-take-center-stage-at-state-legislature/. live.
  17. Web site: Choy. Isaac. Isaac Choy. HB1217. Hawaii State Legislature. 22 October 2017. Honolulu, HI. English. 25 January 2017. 25 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171025023555/http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1217&year=2017. live.
  18. Web site: Taniguchi. Brian. Brian Taniguchi. SB1212. Hawaii State Legislature. 22 October 2017. Honolulu, HI. English. 25 January 2017. 25 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171025022953/http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1212&year=2017. live.

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