Full Name:
Romeo 'Romy' M. Cachola
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Erlinda; 2 Children: Lyla, Earl
Birth Date:
03/08/1938
Birth Place:
Ilocos Sur, Philippines
Home City:
Honolulu, HI
ML, Quezon University
JD, Manuel L. Quezon University, 1961
Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 30, 1984-2000, 2012-2021
Candidate, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 30, 2018
Majority Whip, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 30, 2012-2015
City Council Member, Honolulu City Council, District 7, 2000-2012
Former Chair, Affordable Housing & Economic Development Committee, Honolulu City Council
Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member, Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member, Economic Development and Business Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member, Executive Matters, Honolulu City Council
Former Member, Finance Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Honolulu City Council
Former Member, Intrastate Commerce Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Vice-Chair, Planning & Sustainability Committee, Honolulu City Council
Former Member, Public Health, Safety & Welfare, Honolulu City Council
Former Member, Tourism Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member, Tourism and International Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans, Military, and International Affairs, and Culture and the Arts Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Real Estate Investor, present
Former Employee, Associate Mortgage Corporation
Former Director, Savings and Loan Company
Member, Filipino Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Ilocos Surian Association of Hawaii, present
Member, Kalakaua Lions Club, present
Member, Saint Anthony's Filipino Catholic Club, present
Board Member, Susannah Wesley Community Center, present
Former Board Member, Kalihi Business Association
Former Board Member, Kalihi Young Men's Christian Association
Former President, School Board, Saint Anthony's School
Former Honorable Chair, Statewide Sakada Commission
Former President, Waipahu Business Association
Awards:
*Key to the City Award, Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson, Province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines; Named Favorite Son of Ilocos Sur; YMCA Century Club Award, Kalihi YMCA; Special Award-Sakadas Celebration, Gov. Castor Raval of Ilocos Norte, Philippines, 1987; National Distinguished Legislator Award-State Legislative Leaders Association, National Conference of State Legislators in Tennessee, August 1990; Public Servant of the Year, Community Advocate Magazine, 1990; Outstanding Achievement Award, Kalihi-Palama Neighborhood Board No. 15, April 1991; Award on Condominium Initiatives, Community Associations Institute, 1999; Hawaii Chapter Award, Community Association Institute, 1999; Outstanding Legislator Award, Hawaii Medical Association, 1999; Presidential Award "Lady Timarau", Oahu Visayan Council, 1999; Progress Award for Public Service, United Filipino Community Council (UFCH), 1999; Service Award, Kalihi Business Association, 2002; Certificate of Recognition, Honolulu City Council, 2004; Farrington Governors Hall of Fame Award, 2008; Resolution for Years of Service, Hawaii Association of Counties (HSAC), 2008; 18 December Award, International Migrants day and the month of overseas Filipinos, 2009; Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Community Servic, United Filipino Council of Hawaii (UFCH), 2011
Names of Grandchildren:
Joseph, Aiden, Ayla
Number of Grandchildren:
3 Grandchildren