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Kanani SouzaREPRepublican State Representative, District 43
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Years of Experience
HIResidence (state)

K. Kanani Souza is an American politician serving in the Hawaii House of Representatives for the 43rd district (Kapolei, Makakilo). She won the seat in the 2022 election against Democrat opponent Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli.

Education7 - 7 of 5
Lewis & Clark College
LLM Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, and Energy Law
2019 - 2020
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
JD Law
2011 - 2013
Chaminade University of Honolulu
MEd Curriculum and Instruction
2008 - 2010
University of Southern California
BA Political Science
2004 - 2007
University of Washington
Attended
2003 - 2004
Past Positions1 - 11 of 11
Minority Whip
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2022 - Current
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
County of Hawaii
2018
Associate Attorney
Chee Markham and Feldman
2016 - 2017
Attorney
Coates Frey Tanimoto & Gibson
Former Associate Director of Academic Support
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Former Extern
Honorable David Alan Ezra, United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
Former Flight Attendant
Aloha Airlines
Former Intern
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Honolulu Division
Lecturer
University of Hawaii at West O'ahu
Movie Blog Writer
Honolulu Advertiser
Other Experience1 - 6 of 6
Advisory Board Member
Caring for Hawai'i Neonates
Board Member
American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai'i
Former Member
Hawaii Innocence Project
Member
Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Member
Corrections, Military, and Veterans Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Member
Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2023 - Current