| David Tarnas | |
| State House: | Hawaii |
| District: | 8th |
| Prior Term: | 7th (2018–2022) |
| Term Start: | November 6, 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Cindy Evans |
| State House2: | Hawaii |
| District2: | 6th |
| Term Start2: | 1994 |
| Term End2: | 1998 |
| Predecessor2: | Larry Tanimoto |
| Successor2: | Jim Rath |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Kamuela, Hawaii[2] |
| Alma Mater: | Kalamazoo College and University of Washington |
David Tarnas is an American politician who is currently the Hawaii state representative in Hawaii's 8th district. Tarnas first served as the State Representative for Kohala and Kona from 1994-1998.[3] After a 20 year break from politics, he won the 7th district seat by defeating incumbent Democrat Cindy Evans in a primary election, going on to win the general election.[4] He previously ran in a primary against Evans for the same seat in 2016, losing that primary 52.1% to 47.9%.[5] He has since won the Democratic primary and general elections in 2020 and 2022, chairing the Water, Land & Hawaiian Affairs Committee from 2021-2022.[6] and the Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee in 2023.
Tarnas holds a master's degree in marine affairs from the University of Washington (1985) and a bachelor's degree in political science from Kalamazoo College (1982).[7]