Photo: Brook Gramann / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Colleen Hanabusa earns my real respect. A Japanese American lawyer from Waianae who rose to represent Hawaii's 1st district in Congress, she carried voices from the middle of the Pacific all the way to Washington. Learning that she passed in 2026 lent her story a quiet weight for me. She studied at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and even challenged a sitting governor, which takes spine. I am drawn to public figures who never lose the texture of where they came from, and Hanabusa's whole arc, from island roots to the national stage, reads as exactly that kind of grounded, hard-won service. Rest well.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Colleen Hanabusa
- Name (Japanese)
- コリーン・ハナブサ
- Reading
- こりーん・はなぶさ
- Born
- May 4, 1951 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rabbit
- Origin
- Waianae, Hawaii, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / lawyer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Colleen Hanabusa born?
Born May 4, 1951 (age 75).
Where is Colleen Hanabusa from?
Colleen Hanabusa is from Waianae, Hawaii, United States.
What does Colleen Hanabusa do?
Colleen Hanabusa works as politician, lawyer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-24
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.