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Jeanne KapelaDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 5
29
Years of Age
3
Years of Experience
HIResidence (state)

Jeanné Kapela is an American politician and beauty pageant titleholder who has represented Hawaii's fifth district in the Hawaii House of Representatives since 2020. A Democrat, Kapela also was previously crowned Miss Hawaii 2015 and competed in Miss America 2016.

Education3 - 3 of 1
Harvard University
Attending Certificate in Social Justice
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2021 - Current
Director
Miss Kona Coffee Scholarship Competition
2019 - 2020
Former Executive Director
Unite Hawai'i
2015 - 2019
Other Experience1 - 8 of 8
Member
Board of Directors, Kona Coffee Farmers Association
2019 - 2020
Communications Chair
Konawaena High School's 100th Anniversary Committee
2019 - Current
Member
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Board of Directors
2019 - Current
Member
Lions Club of Kona
2019 - Current
Prevention Education Coordinator
Imua Alliance
2019 - Current
Member
Labor and Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Member
Culture, Arts, and International Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Vice Chair
Higher Education and Technology Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2023 - Current