Hawaii State Senate District 15 (unopposed)

Current seat holder: Glenn Wakai (D).

Glenn Wakai

Glenn Wakai (Democratic) Wakai previously served in the Hawaii House of Representatives , representing District 31 from 2002 to 2010. Wakai's professional experience includes working as a reporter for KHNL and KHON-TV.

“And I guarantee that’s only going to increase.” (hawaiinewsnow.com)
“The other issue we have is reliability. Did you know that 60% of our power on this island comes from Kahe Power Plant over towards Nanakuli? Those diesel generators are 70 years old. Waiau, it’s by Pearl City, those generators were there before World War II. I mean, 85 years old. I think that is what is powering 65% of our state,.” (hawaiinewsnow.com)
“And we see more and more blackouts partially due to these diesel generators, others due to just in downtown Honolulu, the wires.” (hawaiinewsnow.com)