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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Quentin Kawananakoa |
| Address |
Kailua, Hawai'i , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | http://kawananakoa.com/ |
| Born |
September 28, 1961
(62 years)
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| Contributor | J.R. |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Feb 24, 2013 01:30am |
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Native American - Married - Christian -
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| Info | Born in Honolulu in 1961, Kawananakoa is the son of Edward “Dudie” Kawananakoa and Carolyn Willison. He is descended from Prince David and Princess Abigail Kawananakoa, and related to Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole.
Growing up in Kailua, Quentin attended public schools, including Kainalu Elementary, before entering Punahou School at age 12 as the family moved to Kaneohe. Quentin attended the University of Southern California, and earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the Business Administration’s Entrepreneurship Program in 1983.
With public service in mind, Quentin decided that a degree in law would provide a path to achieve a greater good. He entered the Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii in 1989. Three years later he passed the Hawai‘i State Bar exam and became a law clerk to Justice Frank D. Padgett of the Hawai‘i State Supreme Court.
It wasn’t long before he was discovered by Honolulu law firm Case, Bigelow & Lombardi, where he served as attorney for four years, remaining on “Of Counsel” as he entered politics to serve as Representative for the 26th House District from 1994 to 1998. As a longtime member of the Republican Party, he served as minority leader of the State House. His strong bid for United States Congress in 1998 was cut short by illness, from which he has completely recovered.
Over the next decade, Quentin devoted time to his young family and to spearhead the reorganization of the family business – the Estate of James Campbell. Countering the best predictions of financial experts, Quentin helped to successfully transform the expiring estate into an ongoing company. In the process, jobs were preserved, and a vital philanthropic foundation that has funded hundreds of worthy causes in the community.
Quentin was a founding member of the Native Hawaiian Bar Association, an association of lawyers and judges of Hawaiian ancestry that promotes unity and the exchange of ideas. He has also served on a number of boards and commissions: Past President of the Prince Kuhio Hawaiian Civic Club; Board Member of The Friends of Iolani Palace; Regent of Hale O Na Ali‘i O Hawai’i; member of the United States Civil Rights Commission Advisory Committee; and Board Member & Advisory Committee Member of the Moanalua Gardens Foundation.
Presently, Quentin serves as Oahu Commissioner of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, helping the Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) to effectively manage the Hawaiian Home Lands trust and to develop and deliver land to native Hawaiians. Today, DHHL is the largest developer in the Kapolei region and will develop over 1,200 homes in the next few years.
Quentin has been married for 10 years to Elizabeth Broun Kawananakoa with whom he has two sons, Kincaid, age 8, and Riley, age 6. An avid sports enthusiast from childhood, he played on the USC rugby team, and enjoys canoeing, hiking, snowboarding and paragliding.
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