Esther Kiaʻāina
Esther Kiaʻāina | |
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Kia’āina in 2012 | |
| Member of the Honolulu City Council from the 3rd district | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ikaika Anderson |
| United States Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas | |
| In office June 26, 2014 – March 13, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Anthony Babauta |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Domenech |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16, 1963 Guam, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Southern California (BA) George Washington University (JD) Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
Esther Puakela Kiaʻāina (born July 16, 1963) is a Native Hawaiian politician who currently serves on the Honolulu City Council as its Vice Chair and represents District 3 on the island of Oʻahu (Waimānalo, Kailua and Kāneʻohe). She was elected on November 3, 2020, and began her tenure on January 2, 2021. She is Chair of the Planning and the Economy Committee and Vice Chair of the Committee on Housing, Sustainability, and Health.