Jackson Sayama
Jackson Sayama (Democratic) Jackson Sayama was born in St. Louis Heights, Hawaii. Sayama earned a bachelor's degree from New York University at Shanghai and a master's degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His career experience includes working as an intern with the Honolulu Mayor's Office and the office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz .
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“I attended Hokulani Elementary, Punahou, NYU Shanghai, and earned my Master’s in Public Administration at UH Manoa. During my time as a student, I learned about various levels of public service while interning with Honolulu’s Office of Economic Development and Senator Schatz's D.C office.”
(Jackson Sayama campaign website) “After returning to Hawaii from Shanghai, I was shocked to see so many of my family, friends, and neighbors leave Hawaii. Faced with rising costs of living, lack of affordable housing, and limited job opportunities, I felt responsible for changing this unacceptable reality that forced local families away. In 2020, I joined my neighborhood board and volunteered with Hui Aloha, where I conducted houseless outreach initiatives across Oahu. ran for office to serve in the State House of Representatives.”
(Jackson Sayama campaign website)