David Tarnas

David Tarnas DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 8

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David TarnasDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 8
63
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8
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Education6 - 6 of 4
Pacific Century Fellows Program
Certified Community Leadership for Hawaii
1997 - 1998
University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Attended Agricultural Leadership Training Program
1991 - 1993
University of Washington School of Marine Affairs
MMA Coastal and Marine Resources Management Policy
1983 - 1985
Kalamazoo College
BA Political Science
1978 - 1982
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2022 - Current
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2019 - 2022
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
1995 - 1998
Director of Government Affairs
Merica International Limited Liability Company
2009 - 2013
Chief Executive Officer
Phase, Incorporated
2000 - 2005
Project Development Leader
Doris and Earl E. Bakken Foundation
1998 - 2000
President
Marine and Coastal Solutions International, Incorporated
1999 - Current
Extension Agent
University of Hawaii Sea Grant Program
1990 - 1994
Other Experience1 - 21 of 21
Chair
Hawaii County, Democratic Party of Hawaii
2013 - 2015
Commissioner
Hawaii County Agricultural Advisory Commission
2010 - Current
Flutist
Waimea Community Chorus Orchestra
2010 - Current
Co-Founding Member
Malama Kai Foundation Board
1991 - 2010
Member
United States Army Garrison Hawaii Pohakuloa Training Area Community Advisory Group
2009 - Current
Chair
Phase, Incorporated Board
2000 - 2005
Flutist
Hulihee Palace Band
1988 - 2003
Board Member
Aquasearch Board
1999 - 2002
Congregation Member, Flutist, Liturgical Reader, Eucharistic Minister
Saint James Episcopal Church, Kamuela, HI
2000 - Current
District Vice Chair
Democratic Party
1994 - Current
Precinct President
Democratic Party
1994 - Current
Director
West Hawaii Mediation Services
Member
Hawaii Montessori Schools Board of Directors
Member
The Ocean Recreation Council of Hawaii
Member
American Planning Association
Member
Five Mountain Medical Community Board of Directors
Vice Chair
West Hawaii Coastal Monitoring Task Force
Chair
Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Former Member
Energy and Environmental Protection Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Lower and Higher Education Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
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