:Makani Christensen
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| education = United States Naval Academy
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Makani Christensen was a 2016 Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in Hawaii.{{cite news|title=Today was the deadline for candidates to file for the 2016 elections.|agency=KITV-ABC|issue=5pm News|publisher=KITV NEWS AT 5|date=7 June 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Cocke|first1=Sophia|title=Schatz, Gabbard have no big rivals|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/hawaii-news/schatz-gabbard-have-no-big-rivals/|website=StarAdvertiser.com|date=8 June 2016 |publisher=Star Advertiser|accessdate=20 June 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.makanichristensen.com|accessdate=20 June 2016|title=Makani Christensen for United States Senator}} He was defeated in the primary race by Brian Schatz. He was the chair of the O{{okina}}ahu Aha Moku Advisory Committee, of which advises the state of Hawaii.{{cite web|url=http://www.ahamoku.org/index.php/oahu-moku-o-kakuhihewa/|title=Oʻahu – Moku O Kakuhihewa|website=AhaMoku.org|publisher=Aha Moku Council|accessdate=20 June 2016}} He is a combat veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, and a graduate of the United States Naval Academy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.makanichristensen.com/new-index/#new-page|title=Bio|website=Makani Christensen|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-26}}
Activism
Makani Christensen, native Hawai'ian, is known for his volunteer efforts with his box truck while utilizing his logistical and supply management skills after the Maui fires. His brown kross box truck brought essential relief supplies and sourced resources for Lahaina survivors, after the Lahaina and Kula Fires on August 8, 2023 on Maui. {{Cite web|url=https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2024-03-29/donated-furniture-helps-maui-fire-survivors-feel-at-home-while-navigating-transitions#new=page|title=Donated Furniture Helps Maui Fire Survivors|website=Hawaii Public Radio|date=29 March 2024 |language=en-UW|access-date=2024-11-27}} Makani is also known for his organization of the volunteer efforts to continue a search for twelve Marines who died in a helicopter collision in January 2016.{{cite news|last1=Sick|first1=Hope|title=After Official Search Ends, Civilians Keep Hunting for Missing Marines|url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/01/25/after-official-search-ends-civilians-hunting-missing-marines.html|accessdate=20 June 2016|agency=Military.com|publisher=Military.com|date=25 January 2016}} As executive director of the Hunting, Farming and Fishing Association, he participated in protests against the temporary closure of fishing along 3.6 miles of reef at Kaupulehu Bay.{{cite news|last1=Eager|first1=Bret|title=Fishermen to protest against recent restrictions on fishing grounds|url=http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/no-try-wait|accessdate=20 June 2016|publisher=West Hawaii Today|date=3 June 2016}} He is well known in the fishing world, helping to preserve the public right to access the ocean, as opposed to many bill proposed.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/ID/17847/Papahanaumokuakea-Schatz-Absurdly-Wrong.aspx|title=Papahānaumokuākea: Schatz Absurdly Wrong > Hawaii Free Press|website=www.hawaiifreepress.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-26}} He is also a member of the Maunalua Bay Recreation Advisory Committee appointed by DNLR.{{Cite news|url=http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dobor/maunalua-bay-recreation-advisory-committee-m-rac-members/|title=MAUNALUA BAY RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (M-RAC) MEMBERS|date=2016-01-08|work=Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation|access-date=2018-08-26|language=en-US}}
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