Hawaii's congressional districts

The U.S. state of Hawaii is divided into two congressional districts for representation in the United States House of Representatives.

Hawaii's Congressional districts since 2013.[1]

History

Before statehood, the Territory of Hawaii was represented by a non-voting delegate.

From statehood until 1963, Hawaii had one representative. From 1963 to the creation of the two districts in 1971, Hawaii was represented in the United States House of Representatives with two representatives elected at-large statewide.

Current districts and representatives

District	Representative	Party	CPVI	Incumbent time in office	District map
1st	Ed Case (D–Kaneohe)	Democratic	D+17	January 3, 2019 – present
2nd	Kai Kahele (D-Hilo)	Democratic	D+19	January 3, 2021 – present

1st district

The first congressional district is far smaller in area and has a much denser population than the second district. Covering the southeastern parts of the City & County of Honolulu, including downtown Honolulu, the district was represented by Democrat Colleen Hanabusa from 2016-2019 when she retired to unsuccessfully run for governor of Hawaii. Before her, Mark Takai held the seat from January 2015 until his death in July 2016. A special election was scheduled for November 8, 2016, the same day as the regularly-scheduled election, to fill Takai's seat for the remainder of the 114th United States Congress.[2] That election was won by Colleen Hanabusa.

Ed Case took office in 2019.

2nd district

The second congressional district is far more spread out than the first district. Including northern and western Oahu, along with the entirety of the state's other islands, the district includes Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii counties, along with part of Honolulu County. The entire district spans 331 miles (533 km) and comprises small towns with historical roots in the pineapple and sugarcane plantations. It has been represented by Democrat Tulsi Gabbard since January 2013.[3]

Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Hawaii, presented chronologically.[4] All redistricting events that took place in Hawaii between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

Year	Statewide map
1973–1982
1983–1984
1985–1992
1993–2002
2003–2013
Since 2013

References

"The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
Dayton, Kevin (August 3, 2016). "Special-election winner will finish Takai's term". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
Kaleem, Jaweed (January 4, 2013). "Tulsi Gabbard, First Hindu In Congress, Uses Bhagavad Gita At Swearing-In". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
"Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.

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[1] "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.

[2] Dayton, Kevin (August 3, 2016). "Special-election winner will finish Takai's term". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[3] Kaleem, Jaweed (January 4, 2013). "Tulsi Gabbard, First Hindu In Congress, Uses Bhagavad Gita At Swearing-In". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[4] "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.