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Ann Kobayashi

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Ann Hayashi Kobayashi (born April 10, 1937) is an American politician and businesswoman from Honolulu, Hawaii. She was a member of the Honolulu City Council, representing District 5 from 2009 to 2021. She previously held the same City Council seat between 2002 and 2008, but resigned from the seat to unsuccessfully run for Mayor of Honolulu against incumbent Mufi Hannemann.[1][2] She was also a member of the Hawaii Senate between 1981 and 1994, having held elected office in Hawaii for over three decades.

Personal life

Ann Kobayashi was born April 10, 1937, in Honolulu to Mori and Florence Hayashi. She grew up with her brother Roy Hayashi near Punchbowl Crater, later moving with her family to Nu‘uanu Valley.[1]

Kobayashi graduated from President Theodore Roosevelt High School before attending Pembroke College in Brown University and Northwestern University.[1]

She was married to Paul Kobayashi until their divorce. She has three children, including former state representative Dale Kobayashi.[1]

Political career

From 1981 to 1994, Kobayashi represented the Manoa area in the Hawaii Senate. During that time, she was chairwoman of the State Senate's Ways and Means Committee for two years. She switched parties from Republican to Democratic in July 1988 due to "disagreement with the recent conservative turn of the Hawaii Republican Party."[3]

In 1994, Kobayashi ran for Mayor of Honolulu but lost. In 1997, she was the Executive Assistant to Mayor Jeremy Harris, and from 1997 to 2002 she worked in the State Executive office as a Special Assistant to Governor Ben Cayetano.[1]

In 2002, Kobayashi successfully ran for Honolulu City Council District 5. She gave up her council seat in 2008 when she again ran for Mayor of Honolulu. She lost the election, and her council seat was won by Duke Bainum, who ran unopposed.[1] Bainum, however, died on June 9, 2009, leaving the council seat vacant.[4] The special election that was held resulted in Kobayashi being declared the winner on August 8 with more than 37 percent of the vote.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Boylan, Peter (16 de septiembre de 2008). "El proyecto ferroviario de Hawái motivó la candidatura de Kobayashi a la alcaldía" . The Honolulu Advertiser . Archivado del original el 24 de febrero de 2015. Recuperado el 21 de agosto de 2009 .
  2. ↑ Personal (14 de julio de 2009). "Kobayashi se postulará en elecciones especiales" . KGMB9.com . Consultado el 28 de julio de 2009 .{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: servicio de archivado obsoleto ( enlace )
  3. ↑ Burris, Jerry (8 de julio de 1988). "La senadora Ann Kobayashi se pasa a los demócratas". The Pacific Commercial Advertiser . Citando su desacuerdo con el reciente giro conservador del Partido Republicano de Hawái, la senadora Ann Kobayashi anunció ayer que se unirá al Partido Demócrata.
  4. ↑ Altonn, Helen (10 de junio de 2009). «Fallece el concejal Duke Bainum» . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . Archivado del original el 12 de junio de 2011.
  5. ↑ Pang, Gordon YK (7 de agosto de 2009). "Kobayashi regresa al Ayuntamiento en elecciones especiales" . The Honolulu Advertiser . Archivado del original el 5 de noviembre de 2014.
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