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Dwight Takamine

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Dwight Takamine
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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
Hawaii House of Representatives

Hawaii State Senate District 1

Hawaii Director of Labor and Industrial Relations

Education

Bachelor's

University of Hawaii, Manoa

Law

University of Hawaii William Richardson School of Law, 1978

Contact

Dwight Takamine (b. January 29, 1953 in Hanoka'a, Hawaii) is the former Hawaii Director of Labor and Industrial Relations.[1] He was appointed to the statewide post by Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie on November 30, 2010, and confirmed by the State Senate the following February. Takamine's first term ended on December 1, 2014, and he was replaced the following January by Elizabeth Kim. Governor David Ige, who succeeded Abercrombie in December 2014, appointed Kim to take over the director's office after he was inaugurated.[2][3][4][5]

Before becoming director, Takamine served as a Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing the 1st District from 2008-2010.

Biography

Takamine is a practicing attorney of over 30 years, and has worked at the following firms: Bouslong and Symonds from 1978-1979, King, Nakamura, Nakamura and Takahashi from 1979-1981, Herbert R Takahashi from 1981-1983 and Dwight Y. Takamine from 1983 to the present.

He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a J.D. from the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law.[6] Takamine has been an attorney

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in psychology - University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • Juris Doctor - University of Hawaii William Richardson School of Law (1978)

Political career

Hawaii Director of Land and Industrial Relations (2010-2015)

Takamine was named Director of Labor and Industrial Relations by Governor Neil Abercrombie on November 30, 2010. His appointment was confirmed by the Hawaii Senate on February 12, 2011. The director heads the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the state agency that administers Hawaii's labor regulations, its unemployment insurance and workforce development programs and produces research and statistics regarding the state labor market.

Hawaii State Legislature (1984-2010)

Takamine served in the Hawaii State House from 1984-2008. He then joined the Hawaii State Senate in 2008. He served in that position, representing the 1st District, until his appointment as Director of the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.[7]

Committee assignments

Takamine was serving on the following committees when he left the Senate:

Elections

2010

Takamine was appointed Director of Labor and Industrial Relations for the state of Hawaii by Governor Neil Abercrombie on November 30, 2010. His appointment was confirmed by the Hawaii Senate on February 12, 2011.

2008

On November 4, 2008, Takamine won election to the Hawaii State Senate from Hawaii's 1st Senate District. Takamine received 12,972 votes in the election, defeating Ted Hong (R), who received 7,560 votes. Additionally, 1,013 "Blank" votes and 11 "Over" votes were cast in the election.[8] Takamine raised $300,113 for his campaign; Hong raised $160,068.[9]

Hawaii State Senate, District 1 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Dwight Takamine (D) 12,972 60.2%
Ted Hong (R) 7,560 35.1%
Blank 1,013 4.7%
Over 11 0.1%

Campaign finance summary


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Dwight Takamine campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2008Hawaii State Senate District 1Won $300,113 N/A**
2006Hawaii State House District 1Won $129,254 N/A**
2004Hawaii State House District 1Won $84,861 N/A**
2002Hawaii State House District 1Won $54,424 N/A**
2000Hawaii State House District 1Won $51,110 N/A**
1998Hawaii State House District 1Won $35,221 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

Hawaii Grassroot Institute

See also: Hawaii Grassroot Institute Scorecard (2010)

The Grassroot Institute issued its 2010 Legislative Score Card that tallied the votes of Hawaii legislators and graded their votes based on the Institute's values of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government.[10] The Institute observed state legislators' votes on issues involving taxes, spending, scope of government, business climate and raids on special funds. Takamine received a total score of 5%. Here are the scores Takamine received based on specific categories.

2010 Hawaii Senate Legislative Scorecard
Taxes Business climate Spending Individual liberty Raids Scope of government
0% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0%

Personal

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Takamine resides in Hilo, Hawaii and has one child, a son, named Trevor.[11]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Hawaii Director of Labor and Industrial Relations
2011-2015
Succeeded by
Elizabeth Kim
Preceded by
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Hawaii State Senate - District 1
2008–2010
Succeeded by
Malama Solomon