Jarrett Keohokalole (born August 7, 1983) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the

Hawaii Senate The Hawaii Senate is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membe ...

, representing the 24th district which includes Kāne‘ohe and Kailua. He previously served in the Hawaii House of Representatives. He represented the 48th House District, which includes Kāne‘ohe, Kahalu‘u, and Waiāhole. Jarrett is a seventh-generation resident of Kāne‘ohe.

Education

In 2006, Keohokalole received a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He then obtained a

Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

degree from

William S. Richardson School of Law The William S. Richardson School of Law is the professional graduate law school of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the school is named after its patriarch, former Hawaii State Supreme Court Chief Justice William S. ...

at the University of Hawaii in 2013, earning a certificate in Native Hawaiian Law.

Political career

Hawaii House of Representatives

Keohokalole was first elected in 2014 and was unopposed in the 2016 election. He served as the House Majority Policy Leader and Vice Chair of the committee on Economic Development & Business. He also served as a member on the committees of Labor & Public Employment (LAB) and Finance (FIN).

Hawaii State Senate

Keohokalole was elected to serve the 24th Senate District on November 6, 2018. He currently serves as Majority Floor Leader, Chair of the committee on Health (HTH), Vice Chair of the committees on Judiciary (JDC) and Hawaiian Affairs (HWN), and member of the committee on Labor, Culture, and the Arts (LCA). Keohokalole is also Co-Chair of the Legislative Hawaiian Caucus, and member of the Senate Special Committee on COVID-19, Hawaii 2.0 Initiative, Mayor's Economic Recovery Task Force, and ETS Information Technology Steering Committee. Keohokalole formerly served as Chair of the committee on Technology and member of the committees on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health (CPH) and Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism (EET).

Personal life

In 2010, Jarrett married Kāne‘ohe resident Ku'ulani Miyashiro. Together, they have three children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keohokalole, Jarrett 1983 births Living people 21st-century American politicians Democratic Party Hawaii state senators Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni William S. Richardson School of Law alumni