| Mark Nakashima | |
| Office: | Vice Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | January 17, 2018 |
| Term End: | January 2021 |
| Preceded: | John Mizuno |
| Succeeded: | John Mizuno |
| State House1: | Hawaii |
| State1: | Hawaii |
| District1: | 1st |
| Term Start1: | November 8, 2008 |
| Term End1: | July 11, 2024 |
| Preceded1: | Dwight Takamine |
| Succeeded1: | TBD |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Hilo, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Profession: | Legislator (full time) |
| Residence: | Honokaa, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
Mark M. Nakashima (March 27, 1963 – July 11, 2024) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2008, and represented the first district, including Hamakua, North Hilo, and South Hilo. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1988, he taught at Castle High School and Olomana School's Alder Street Detention Home before transferring back to his alma mater, Honokaa High & Intermediate School. From 1993 until his election to the state legislature, he worked for the Hawaii State Teachers Association, the state affiliate of the National Education Association.[1]
While in office, Nakashima helped to raise the minimum wage.[2] He died in Honolulu on July 11, 2024, at the age of 61.[3] [4]