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List of United States representatives from Hawaii

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The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Hawaii. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Hawaii. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2015), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented both the state and the territory, both past and present.

Current members[edit]

Updated January 2023.[1]

List of members and delegates[edit]

Member Party Years District Residence Electoral
history
Neil Abercrombie Democratic September 20, 1986
January 3, 1987
1st Honolulu Elected to finish Heftel's term.
Lost renomination.
January 3, 1991
February 28, 2010
Elected in 1990.
Resigned to run for Governor of Hawaii.
Daniel Akaka Democratic January 3, 1977
May 15, 1990
2nd Honolulu Elected in 1976.
Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator.
Henry Alexander Baldwin Republican March 25, 1922
March 3, 1923
Territory Paia Elected to finish Kalanianaʻole's term.
Retired.
John A. Burns Democratic January 3, 1957
August 21, 1959
Territory Honolulu Elected in 1956.
Retired to run for Governor of Hawaii.
Ed Case Democratic November 30, 2002
January 3, 2007
2nd Honolulu Elected to finish Mink's term.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
January 3, 2019
present
1st Kāneʻohe Elected in 2018.
Incumbent.
Charles Djou Republican May 22, 2010
January 3, 2011
1st Honolulu Elected to finish Abercrombie's term.
Lost re-election.
Joseph Rider Farrington Republican January 3, 1943
June 19, 1954
Territory Honolulu Elected in 1942.
Died.
Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington Republican August 4, 1954
January 3, 1957
Territory Honolulu Elected to finish her husband's term.
Lost re-election.
Tulsi Gabbard Democratic January 3, 2013
January 3, 2021
2nd Honolulu Elected in 2012.
Retired to run for President of the United States.
Thomas Gill Democratic January 3, 1963
January 3, 1965
At-large Honolulu Elected in 1962.
Retired to retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Colleen Hanabusa Democratic January 3, 2011
January 3, 2015
1st Honolulu Elected in 2010.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
November 8, 2016
January 3, 2019
Elected in 2016.
Retired to run for Governor of Hawaii.
Cecil Heftel Democratic January 3, 1977
July 11, 1986
1st Honolulu Elected in 1976.
Resigned to run for Governor of Hawaii.
Mazie Hirono Democratic January 3, 2007
January 3, 2013
2nd Honolulu Elected in 2006.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Victor S. K. Houston Republican March 4, 1927
March 3, 1933
Territory Honolulu Elected in 1926.
Lost re-election.
Daniel Inouye Democratic August 21, 1959
January 3, 1963
At-large Honolulu Elected in 1959.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
William Paul Jarrett Democratic March 4, 1923
March 3, 1927
Territory Honolulu Elected in 1922.
Lost re-election.
Kai Kahele Democratic January 3, 2021
January 3, 2023
2nd Hilo Elected in 2020.
Retired to run for Governor of Hawaii.
Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Republican March 4, 1903
January 7, 1922
Territory Waikiki Elected in 1902.
Died.
Samuel Wilder King Republican January 3, 1935
January 3, 1943
Territory Honolulu Elected in 1934.
Retired.
Spark Matsunaga Democratic January 3, 1963
January 3, 1971
At-large Honolulu Elected in 1962.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
January 3, 1971
January 3, 1977
1st
Lincoln Loy McCandless Democratic March 4, 1933
January 3, 1935
Territory Honolulu Elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.
Patsy Mink Democratic January 3, 1965
January 3, 1971
At-large Waipahu Elected in 1964.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
January 3, 1971
January 3, 1977
2nd
September 22, 1990
September 28, 2002
Elected to finish Akaka's term.
Died.
Pat Saiki Republican January 3, 1987
January 3, 1991
1st Honolulu Elected in 1986.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Mark Takai Democratic January 3, 2015
July 20, 2016
1st Aiea Elected in 2014.
Died.
Jill Tokuda Democratic January 3, 2023
present
2nd Kāneʻohe Elected in 2022.
Incumbent.
Robert William Wilcox Home Rule December 15, 1900
March 3, 1903
Territory Honolulu Elected in 1900.
Lost re-election.

Living former members[edit]

As of December 2024, there are seven living former members of the House from Hawaii. The most recent member to die was Daniel Akaka (served 1977–1990) on April 6, 2018. The most recently serving member to die was Mark Takai (served 2015–2016), who died in office on July 20, 2016.

Representative Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Neil Abercrombie 1986–1987
1991–2010
(1938-06-26) June 26, 1938 (age 86)
Pat Saiki 1987–1991 (1930-05-28) May 28, 1930 (age 94)
Mazie Hirono 2007–2013 (1947-11-03) November 3, 1947 (age 77)
Charles Djou 2010–2011 (1970-08-09) August 9, 1970 (age 54)
Colleen Hanabusa 2011–2015
2016–2019
(1951-05-04) May 4, 1951 (age 73)
Tulsi Gabbard 2013–2021 (1981-04-12) April 12, 1981 (age 43)
Kai Kahele 2021–2023 (1974-03-28) March 28, 1974 (age 50)

Superlative representatives[edit]

Longest serving representatives[edit]

Representative First served Last served Length of service
Patsy Mink January 3, 1965
September 22, 1990
January 3, 1977
September 28, 2002
24 years, 6 days
Neil Abercrombie September 20, 1986
January 3, 1991
January 3, 1987
February 28, 2010
19 years, 161 days
Spark Matsunaga January 3, 1963 January 3, 1977 14 years
Daniel Akaka January 3, 1977 May 16, 1990 13 years, 133 days
Cecil Heftel January 3, 1977 July 11, 1986 9 years, 189 days

Shortest serving representatives[edit]

Excluding incumbent Toduka

Representative First served Last served Length of service
Charles Djou May 22, 2010 January 3, 2011 226 days
Mark Takai January 3, 2015 July 20, 2016 1 year, 199 days
Thomas Gill January 3, 1963 January 3, 1965 2 years
Kai Kahele January 3, 2021 January 3, 2023 2 years
Daniel Inouye August 21, 1959 January 3, 1963 3 years, 135 days
Pat Saiki January 3, 1987 January 3, 1991 4 years

In film[edit]

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.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. "Directory of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. "Rise of the Wahine Documentary Film". Archived from the original on 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2020-03-06. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)