Lisa Kitagawa is an American politician and former academic administrator serving as a member of the

Hawaii House of Representatives The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consis ...

from the 48th district. She assumed office on November 6, 2018.

Early life and education

A fourth generation Japanese American, Kitagawa was born and raised in

Kaneohe, Hawaii Kāneohe () is a census-designated place (CDP) included in the City and County of Honolulu and located in Hawaii state District of Koolaupoko on the island of Oahu. In the Hawaiian language, ''kāne ohe'' means "bamboo man". According to an an ...

. After graduating from James B. Castle High School, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in family resources and Master of Education from the

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa The University of Hawaii at Mānoa (University of Hawaii—Mānoa, UH Mānoa, Hawai'i, or simply UH) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Manoa, Mānoa, a neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii. It ...

Career

Kitagawa began her career as a faculty and student services specialist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She also worked in the office of State Representative

Aaron Ling Johanson Aaron Ling Johanson (born January 30, 1980) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since 2010, representing Aiea, Moanalua, Foster Village and Fort Shafter in Honolulu County on the island of ...

. She was elected to the

in 2018, succeeding Jarrett Keohokalole.

References

Living people People from Honolulu County, Hawaii University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni Democratic Party members of the Hawaii House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people) Hawaii politicians of Japanese descent American women of Japanese descent in politics 21st-century American women {{Hawaii-politician-stub