Dru Kanuha's Biography
- State Senate (HI) - District 3, Democratic Majority Leader
Contact Information
Office
415 South Beretania Street, Room 206
Honolulu, HI 96813
Full Name:
Dru Mamo Kanuha
Gender:
Male
Birth Place:
Kealakekua, HI
Home City:
Kona, HI
BBA, Business Administration, University of San Diego
Bachelors, Political Science, University of San Diego
Majority Leader, Hawaii State Senate, 2023-present
Council Member, Hawaii County Council, 2012-present
Candidate, Hawaii State Senate, District 3, 2024
Majority Caucus Leader, Hawaii State Senate, 2021-2023
Senator, Hawaii State Senate, District 3, 2018-Present
Chair/Presiding Officer, Hawaii County Council, 2014-2016
Member, Education Committee
Member, Housing Committee
Member, Transportation, Culture, and the Arts Committee
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Former Member, Education Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Member, Government Operations Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Housing Committee, Hawaii State Senate
Vice Chair, Environmental Management Committee, Hawaii City Council, 2012-2014
Chair, Public Works and Parks and Recreation Committee, Hawaii County Council, 2012-2014
Legislative Aide, Judiciary and Labor Committee, Senator Clayton Lee, Hawaii State Legislature
County Chair, Hawai'i County Council, 2014-present
Member, Council of State Governments, West
President, Hawaii State Association of Counties
Member, Kai 'Opua Canoe Club Board of Directors
Volunteer, Kealakehe High School Waveriders Against Drugs
Board of Directors Member, National Association of Counties
Volunteer Instructor, Old Kona Airport Children's Tennis
Founding Member, The Betty Kanuha Foundation, Incorporated
Member, Water and Agricultural Resources, Kamehameha Schools-Land Assets Division, Hawaii Island
Member, Western Interstate Region Board
Vice Chair, Hawaii County Redistricting Commission, 2011
Kona Representative, Hawaii Island Burial Council, 2010-2011
Father's Name:
Jerome Kanuha
Father's Occupation:
Carpenter
Mother's Name:
Debbie Mogel