Justin Woodson
Justin Woodson (Democratic) is the incumbent member of the Hawaii House of Representatives representing District 9 (Maui County), running for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election. Justin Woodson was born in Topeka, Kansas. Woodson earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the California State University Fullerton. His professional experience includes working as a real estate agent and an analyst and clerk for Senator Carol Fukunga and Representative Male Carroll. Woodson has volunteered at King's Cathedral Maui Children's Ministry, served as vice president of the Gospel of the Alpha and Omega International, and was a member of the Maui Economic Opportunity Head Start Program's budget subcommittee. Woodson was elected to the Hawaii State House of Representatives in 2013.
“I’m just very happy for the cooperation from the stakeholders, and I’m just ecstatic that we were able to get it over the finish line. We worked really hard with those stakeholders like the Attorney General’s office, so we’re hopeful that the governor will sign it.”
(hawaiibusiness.com) “But what we are saying is, for the first time, our industry standard will be that, yes, the state will provide legal, technical assistance if the AG agrees to do it for educational workers. That is hugely significant.”
(hawaiibusiness.com) “We were sitting in a meeting with some of the — I call them survivors — about particular bad actors that over years were harassing these educators. As they were telling their stories, people in the room that were impacted by these individuals started crying, you know, they started to shake. They were visibly disturbed just hearing these stories. And so in my mind that is not acceptable. That’s the genesis of this bill.”
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