Calvin Say | |
Office: | 10th Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 4, 1999 |
Term End: | January 16, 2013 |
Predecessor: | Joseph M. Souki |
Successor: | Joseph M. Souki |
State House1: | Hawaii |
State1: | Hawaii |
District1: | 20th |
Term Start1: | November 2, 1976 |
Term End1: | November 3, 2020 |
Successor1: | Jackson Sayama |
Office2: | Member of the Honolulu City Council from the 5th district |
Term Start2: | January 2, 2021 |
Predecessor2: | Ann Kobayashi |
Birth Date: | 1 February 1952 |
Birth Place: | Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii |
Spouse: | Cora Kotake |
Profession: | businessman |
Party: | Democratic |
Calvin K.Y. Say (born February 1, 1952) is an American politician and former Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives. Say currently serves as a member of the Honolulu City Council, representing Honolulu's 5th District. He was sworn in as a member of the council in January 2021, taking the seat formerly occupied by Ann Kobayashi, who retired due to the council's term limits.[1] After being worn in, Say was appointed chairperson of the council's budget committee.[2]
Prior to his election to the City Council, Say was a Democratic member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives, representing the 20th District from 1976 to 2020.[3] He served as Speaker of the House for 13 years until 2013,[4] when he was replaced by Joseph M. Souki (who was himself a former Speaker). He attended Saint Louis High School and received a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.