Hawaii's 1st congressional district

Hawaii's 1st congressional district
Hawaii's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Colleen Hanabusa (D–Honolulu)
Distribution	99.27% urban, 0.73% rural
Population (2010)	692,981
Median income	$74,905
Ethnicity	18.8% White, 2.0% Black, 54.3% Asian, 5.4% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 7.8% other
Cook PVI	D+18

Hawaii's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The district is located entirely on the island of Oahu, encompassing the urban areas of the City and County of Honolulu, a consolidated city-county that includes Oahu's central plains and southern shores, including the towns of Aiea, Mililani, Pearl City, Waipahu and Waimalu. The district is smaller and more densely populated than the 2nd Congressional District (which includes the rest of the state). It is the only majority-Asian district in the United States.

The district is currently represented by Colleen Hanabusa who was elected by special election to fill the term of Democrat Mark Takai who died July 2016. Hanabusa was also elected to the seat for the regular term beginning January 3, 2017.

History

When Hawaii and Alaska were admitted to the Union in 1959, both new states were granted one at-large Representative to Congress pending the next United States Census. In the reapportionment following the 1960 U.S. Census, Hawaii was entitled to a second U.S. Representative. Instead of creating two congressional districts, the state continued to elect its Representatives at-large. Two representatives were first elected in 1962 and Hawaii was first represented by two U.S. Representatives on January 2, 1963 upon the convening of the 88th Congress.

The 1st Congressional District was created in 1971 when Hawaii began electing its representatives from districts instead of electing at-large Representative statewide.

Voting

Election results from presidential races^[1]

List of representatives

District established and redistricted from seat B of the at-large district following the 91st Congress.

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Electoral history	District map
Spark Matsunaga	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977	92nd	Re-elected in 1970.	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	93rd		Re-elected in 1972.	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	94th		Re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Cecil Heftel	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – July 11, 1986	95th		Elected in 1976.
	96th		Re-elected in 1978.
	97th		Re-elected in 1980.
	98th		Re-elected in 1982.	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	99th		Re-elected in 1984. Resigned to run for Governor of Hawaii.
Vacant		July 11, 1986 – September 20, 1986
Neil Abercrombie	Democratic	September 20, 1986 – January 3, 1987	Elected to finish Heftel's term. Lost renomination.
Pat Saiki	Republican	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991	100th		Elected in 1986.
	101st		Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Neil Abercrombie	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – February 28, 2010	102nd		Elected in 1990.
	103rd		Re-elected in 1992.	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	104th		Re-elected in 1994.
	105th		Re-elected in 1996.
	106th		Re-elected in 1998.
	107th		Re-elected in 2000.
	108th		Re-elected in 2002.
	109th		Re-elected in 2004.
	110th		Re-elected in 2006.
	111th		Re-elected in 2008. Resigned to run for Governor of Hawaii.
Vacant		February 28, 2010 – May 22, 2010
Charles Djou	Republican	May 22, 2010 – January 3, 2011	Elected to finish Abercrombie's term. Lost re-election.[2]
Colleen Hanabusa	Democratic	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015	112th		Elected in 2010.
	113th		Re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	Current boundaries, see above
Mark Takai	Democratic	January 3, 2015 – July 20, 2016	114th		Elected in 2014. Died.[3]
Vacant		July 20, 2016 – November 8, 2016
Colleen Hanabusa	Democratic	November 8, 2016 – Present			Elected to finish Takai's term.
	115th		Elected in 2016.

Election results

1970

1972

1974

1976

1978

1980

1982

1984

1986 (Special)

1986

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010 (Special)

2010

2012

2014

Living former Members

As of November 2016, there are three former members of the House who are currently living. The most recent representative to die was Mark Takai (2015–2016), who died in office on July 20, 2016.

See also

• Hawaii's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 21°19′22″N 157°54′21″W / 21.32278°N 157.90583°W / 21.32278; -157.90583