Dale Kobayashi

{{Short description|American politician}}

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| name = Dale Kobayashi

| office = Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 23rd District

| term_start = November 6, 2018

| term_end = November 8, 2022

| predecessor = Isaac Choy

| successor = Andrew Takuya Garrett

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| party = Democratic

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| relatives = Ann Kobayashi (mother)

| residence = Manoa Valley, Hawaii{{cite web|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2018/07/candidate-qa-state-house-district-23-dale-kobayashi/|title=Candidate Q&A: State House District 23 — Dale Kobayashi|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|date=July 2, 2018 }}

| alma_mater = University of Southern California
Yale University

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Dale Toshiaki Kobayashi is an American politician who served as the Hawaii state representative in Hawaii's 23rd district from 2018 to 2022.. He won the seat after incumbent Democrat Isaac Choy decided not to run for re{{endash}}election in 2018. He defeated several Democratic candidates in the District 23 primaries and won unopposed in the general election.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/11/us/elections/results-hawaii-primary-elections.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=FA4E4D23E6AD75172231CFE284AEFA3C&gwt=regi&assetType=REGIWALL|title=Hawaii Primary Election Results|work=The New York Times |date=August 11, 2018 |last1=Almukhtar |first1=Sarah |last2=Bloch |first2=Matthew |last3=Lee |first3=Jasmine C. }} He ran for District 23 in 2016 as well, losing in a primary election to incumbent Isaac Choy.{{cite web|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2017/02/bill-would-require-recounts-in-close-hawaii-elections/kobayashi-5/|title=Dale Kobayashi primary Aug 2016|website=Honolulu Civil Beat}}