Derek Kawakami
American politician
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Races
- 2026 · Governor, HI · General · Democratic · on the ballot
- 2026 · Lieutenant Governor, HI · Primary · Democratic · won · 140,247 votes · source
Background
Derek Saburo Kawehi Kawakami is an American politician serving as the eleventh Mayor of Kauai since December 3, 2018.
More
Kawakami previously served as a Kauaʻi County Councilmember from 2016–2018 and 2008–2011 and as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from April 4, 2011 through November 8, 2016. Kawakami was appointed to the House by Governor Neil Abercrombie to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Hermina Morita to chair the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission. Kawakami is a member of the Democratic Party.
Website and social
Sources
- Portrait — USACE Honolulu District · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
- Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-09-26 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Kawakami
- Website and social links — Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16730664
- Roster — Wikipedia (secondary source) — https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Hawaii_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1371451119
- photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Derek_Kawakami.png
- photo_curated — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Kawakami
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