Candidate · Lieutenant Governor
Derek S.K. Kawakami
What this job does: Takes over if the governor leaves office and acts as governor when the governor is out of state. Hawaii's lieutenant governor also handles some official records, such as name changes and the state seal. A term is four years.
- Current office
- Mayor of Kauai County (since 2018)
- Occupation
- Mayor of Kauai
Background
- Mayor of Kauai County since Dec. 3, 2018. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Served on the Kauai County Council 2008-2011 and 2016-2018. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Hawaii state representative, District 14, 2011-2016 (first appointed by Gov. Neil Abercrombie). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Born in Hilo in 1977; graduated from Kauai High School; bachelor's degree from Chaminade University of Honolulu. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Won the Aug. 8, 2026 Democratic primary for lieutenant governor with 140,247 votes (66.1%). source: en.wikipedia.org
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