:Michael Kahikina

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Michael Kahikina

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|caption =

|office1 = Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 44th district

|term_start1 = January 15, 2003

|term_end1 = January 17, 2007

|predecessor1 = Emily Auwae

|successor1 = Karen Awana

|office2 = Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 43rd district

|term_start2 = January 18, 1995

|term_end2 = January 15, 2003

|predecessor2 = Henry H. Peters

|successor2 = Romy Mindo

|birth_name = Michael Puamamo Kahikina

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|1|16}}

|birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii

|party = Democratic

}}

Michael Kahikina (born January 16, 1950) is an American politician who served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007.{{cite web|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2000/09/30/news/story7.html |title=Seeking better education, roads for 'have-nots' |publisher=Archives.starbulletin.com |date=2000-09-30 |access-date=2018-07-29}}{{cite web|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Oct/16/ln/ln15p.html |title=Republicans eyeing 44th District |publisher=The Honolulu Advertiser |date=2004-10-16 |access-date=2018-07-29}}

Political positions

When Vote Smart asked him about his political positions in 2004, he answered "Yes" to "Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative and gubernatorial candidates?" when it came to "Individual," "PAC," "Corporate," and "Political Parties," and he answered "No" to "Should Hawaii recognize civil unions between same-sex couples?"{{cite web |title=Michael Kahikina's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test) |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/3431/michael-kahikina |website=Vote Smart |publisher=Vote Smart |access-date=15 November 2024}}

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