Maile Shimabukuro
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Sen Shimabukuro 011215.jpg
| caption =Sen. Shimabukuro on 12 January 2015, opening day of the Hawaii State Legislature
| name = Maile S.L. Shimabukuro
| imagesize = 143px
| state_senate = Hawaii
| state = Hawaii
| district = 22nd
| prior_term = 21st (2010–2022)
| term_start = December 2010
| appointed = Neil Abercrombie
| preceded = Colleen Hanabusa
| succeeded = Cross Makani Crabbe
| state_house2 = Hawaii
| state2 = Hawaii
| district2 = 45th
| term_start2 = 2002
| term_end2 = 2010
| preceded2 = Redistricted
| succeeded2 = Jo Jordan
| party = Democratic
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|10|01}}
| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Shayne Sakoda
| profession = Attorney
| residence = Waianae, Hawaii
}}
Maile S.L. Shimabukuro (born October 1, 1970) is a former Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate. She represented the state's 21st district from 2010 to 2022 and the 22nd district from 2022 to 2024 after redistricting. The district includes Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Ko ‘Olina, Nānākuli, Mā‘ili, Wai‘anae, Mākaha, and Mākua on the island of Oahu. She is a graduate of Iolani School, Colorado College and the William S. Richardson School of Law at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.{{cite web|url=http://www.electmaile.blogspot.com|title=Elect Maile|publisher=|accessdate=22 December 2016}}
Committees
State Senator, District 21 Leeward Coast (01/2011–present)
- Chair, Hawaiian Affairs Committee
- Member, Ways & Means
- Member, Transportation & Energy
- Member, International Affairs & the Arts
- Member, Women's and Hawaiian Caucuses
- (Past) Vice Chair, Judiciary & Labor Committee
- (Past) Member, Water & Land Committee
State House Representative, District 45 Waianae/Makaha/Makua (01/2003-12/2010)
- Chair, Human Services & Housing Committee (2005-2006)
- Vice Chair, Hawaiian Affairs Committee (2009-2010){{Cite web|url=http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=shimabukuro|title=Legislative Members|website=www.capitol.hawaii.gov|access-date=2017-02-05}}
Auto Crash February 2003
In February 2003, Shimabukuro was involved in a car crash while driving toward Honolulu from Waianae. Her vehicle flipped over and landed in the Waianae-bound traffic lane. Shimabukuro was unharmed and credits her safety to the fact that she was wearing a seat belt at the time of the incident.{{cite web|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/02/11/news/story6.html|title=Lawmaker appreciates seat belt, rescuers in crash|last=Omandam|first=Pat|date=February 11, 2003|website=|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=22 December 2016}}
References
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External links
{{Portal|Biography}}
- [http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=shimabukuro Hawaii State Legislature - Senator Maile Shimabukuro]
- [https://21maile.com/ Maile's District 21 Blog]
- [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Senator-Maile-Shimabukuro/464229260308120?ref=hl Maile's FaceBook page]
- [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=32249&type=category&category= Project Vote Smart - Representative Maile S.L. Shimabukuro]
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Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Democratic Party Hawaii state senators
Category:Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Category:Hawaii politicians of Japanese descent
Category:Women state legislators in Hawaii
Category:American women of Japanese descent in politics
Category:Colorado College alumni
Category:ʻIolani School alumni
Category:William S. Richardson School of Law alumni
Category:Hawaii people of Okinawan descent
Category:Asian American and Pacific Islander state legislators in Hawaii
Category:21st-century members of the Hawaii State Legislature