Calvin Kwai Yen Say ( zh, t=佘貴人, j= ; born February 1, 1952) is an American politician and former

Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives The Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives ( Hawaiian: Ka Luna Hoʻomalu o ka Hale ʻAhaʻōlelo Makaʻāinana) is the speaker ( presiding officer) of the Hawaii House of Representatives. Territorial House of Representatives After sta ...

. Say most recently served as a member of the

Honolulu City Council Honolulu City Council is the legislature of the City and County of Honolulu, the capital and largest city in Hawai'i, the fiftieth state in the United States. The City and County of Honolulu is a municipal corporation that manages government a ...

, representing Honolulu's 5th District from 2020 to 2024. He was sworn in as a member of the council in January 2021, taking the seat formerly occupied by Ann Kobayashi, who retired due to the council's term limits. After being worn in, Say was appointed chairperson of the council's budget committee. Prior to his election to the City Council, Say was a Democratic member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives, representing the 20th District from 1976 to 2020. He served as Speaker of the House for 13 years until 2013, when he was replaced by Joseph M. Souki (who was himself a former Speaker). He attended Saint Louis High School and received a bachelor's degree in education from the

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Hawaiʻi system and houses the main offic ...

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Hawaii House of Representatives - Calvin K.Y. Say
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Project Vote Smart - Representative Calvin K.Y. Say (HI)
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