Dwight Y Takamine was born on January 29,1953 and is an Okinawan-American Hawaii state senator and state representative.
10 Facts About Dwight Takamine
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Yoshito Dwight Takamine served in the Hawaii State House of Representatives from 1959 to 1984.
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In 1983, he opened his own law office in Hilo, Hawaii as his father Yoshito Dwight Takamine resigned after 26 years in the Hawaii House of Representatives.
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Dwight Takamine maintains a house in Laupahoehoe but usually lives in Honolulu with his second wife who is a school official there.
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Dwight Takamine has continued to practice labor law, focusing on workers' compensation cases.
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Since 1984, Dwight Takamine served as the State Representative for the Big Island's 1st District until 2007 when he was elected as the State Senator for District 1.
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Dwight Takamine was deposed from this position on the Finance Committee during pre-2007-session faction fighting in the Democratic caucus.
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Dwight Takamine then ran for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen Lorrane Inouye.
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Dwight Takamine was elected November 4,2008, as a candidate for the State Senate District 1 which includes Hilo, Hamakua, and Kamuela.
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Dwight Takamine is married to Carol who has focused her career on early childhood education.