Ann Kobayashi Explained

Ann H. Kobayashi
Office:Member of the Honolulu City Council
from the 5th district
Term Start:August 8, 2009
Term End:January 2, 2021
Predecessor:Duke Bainum
Successor:Calvin Say
Term Start1:2002
Term End1:2008
Successor1:Duke Bainum
State Senate2:Hawaii
District2:10th
Term Start2:1981
Term End2:1994
Birth Date:10 April 1937
Birth Place:Honolulu, Hawaii
Party:Democratic
Otherparty:Republican (before 1988)
Spouse:Paul Kobayashi (divorced)
Children:3 (Dale, Mark and Susan)
Residence:Manoa, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma Mater:Pembroke College and Northwestern University
Occupation:Politician, businesswoman
Website:annkobayashi.com

Ann Kobayashi (born April 10, 1937) is an American politician and businesswoman from Honolulu, Hawaii. She is a member of the Honolulu City Council, representing District 5 since 2009. 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.

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 Nuā€˜uanu Valley.

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

She was married to Paul Kobayashi until their divorce, and has three children.

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. 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.

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. Bainum, however, died on June 9, 2009, leaving the council seat vacant.[3] The special election that was held resulted in Kobayashi being declared the winner on August 8 with more than 37 percent of the vote.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hawaii rail project motivated Kobayashi's run for mayor . . Peter . Boylan . September 16, 2008 . August 21, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150224180314/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Sep/16/ln/hawaii809160371.html . February 24, 2015 . live . mdy .
  2. News: Kobayashi to Run in Special Election . . Staff . July 14, 2009 . https://archive.today/20090821232745/http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/19179/40/ . August 21, 2009 . dead . mdy . July 28, 2009 .
  3. News: Councilman Duke Bainum dies . . Helen . Altonn . June 10, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612063900/http://www.starbulletin.com/news/bulletin/Councilman_Duke_Bainum_dies.html . June 12, 2011 . live . mdy .
  4. News: Kobayashi returned to City Council in special electionml . . Gordon Y.K. . Pang . August 7, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105103031/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/Aug/07/br/hawaii90807092.html . November 5, 2014 . live . mdy .