Population (2010) 692,981 Cook PVI D+18 | Median income 74,905 | |
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Current Representative Colleen Hanabusa (D–Honolulu) Distribution 99.27% urban
0.73% rural Ethnicity 18.8% White
2.0% Black
54.3% Asian
5.4% Hispanic
0.2% Native American
7.8% other | ||
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.
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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 that began on 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
List of representatives
District established and redistricted from seat B of the at-large district following the 91st Congress.
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.