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Dale Kobayashi
Dale Kobayashi (Democratic Party) was a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 23. He assumed office on November 6, 2018. He left office on November 8, 2022.
Kobayashi ran for election to the Honolulu City Council to represent District 5 in Hawaii. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on August 10, 2024.
Biography
Dale Kobayashi was born in Manoa, HI and earned a master's degree in public and private management from Yale University in 1991 and a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Southern California in 1983. His professional experience includes serving as the president and chief investment officer at Bishop Street Capital Management, and former chief investment officer at First Hawaiian Bank. He was chair of the Manoa Neighborhood Board and co-founder of Save Manoa Valley. Kobayashi was elected to the Hawaii State House of Representatives in 2019.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Kobayashi was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
- Labor Committee
- Legislative Management Committee, Chair
- Water and Land Committee
- Economic Development & Technology Committee
2019-2020
Kobayashi was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections, Military, & Veterans Committee (decommissioned)
- Intrastate Commerce Committee, Vice Chair
- Lower and Higher Education Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Honolulu City Council District 5
Scott Nishimoto won election outright against Brendan Schultz and William Muneno in the primary for Honolulu City Council District 5 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Nishimoto (Nonpartisan) | 71.1 | 13,399 |
 | Brendan Schultz (Nonpartisan)  | 18.6 | 3,506 | |
| William Muneno (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 1,934 | ||
| Total votes: 18,839 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dale Kobayashi (Nonpartisan)
- Nanea Lo (Nonpartisan)
- Mark Tamosiunas (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kobayashi in this election.
2022
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 22
Andrew Takuya Garrett defeated Jeffrey Imamura in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Takuya Garrett (D) | 78.0 | 6,961 |
| Jeffrey Imamura (R) | 22.0 | 1,960 | ||
| Total votes: 8,921 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 22
Andrew Takuya Garrett defeated incumbent Dale Kobayashi in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 22 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Takuya Garrett | 57.4 | 3,781 |
 | Dale Kobayashi | 42.6 | 2,804 | |
| Total votes: 6,585 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 22
Jeffrey Imamura advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 22 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeffrey Imamura | 100.0 | 641 | |
| Total votes: 641 | |||
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2020
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2020
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 23
Incumbent Dale Kobayashi won election outright in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 23 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dale Kobayashi | 100.0 | 4,870 |
| Total votes: 4,870 | |||
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2018
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Dale Kobayashi won election in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 23.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 23
Dale Kobayashi defeated Andrew Takuya Garrett, Dylan Armstrong, Elton Fukumoto, and Benton Park Rodden in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 23 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dale Kobayashi | 42.2 | 2,434 |
| Andrew Takuya Garrett | 26.5 | 1,531 | |
| Dylan Armstrong | 12.7 | 731 | ||
| Elton Fukumoto | 10.4 | 598 | ||
| Benton Park Rodden | 8.2 | 473 | ||
| Total votes: 5,767 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Isaac Choy ran unopposed in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 23 general election.[2]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 23 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Isaac Choy Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections | ||
Incumbent Isaac Choy defeated Dale Kobayashi in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 23 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Isaac Choy Incumbent |
50.64% | 2,778 | |
| Democratic | Dale Kobayashi | 49.36% | 2,708 | |
| Total Votes | 5,486 | |||
Endorsements
In 2016, Kobayashi's endorsements included the following:[5]
- University of Hawaii Professional Assembly
- Sierra Club of Hawaii
- Hawaii Association of Public Accountants
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dale Kobayashi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Dale Kobayashi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Dale Kobayashi did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 5.
2021
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In 2021, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 to July 10.
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2019
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In 2019, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 through May 2.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Smart, "Dale Kobayashi's Biography," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "General Election 2016 - State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2016," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "2016 Candidate Report," accessed June 10, 2016
- ↑ Hawaii.gov, "Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Dale for House, "Endorsements," accessed July 13, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 23 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Scott Nishimoto (D) |
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