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Jarrett represents a new generation of leadership that listens, reflects local values, and acts with urgency. He addresses problems now – and centers the people who bear the cost when systems fail. His focus is on fixing root issues with solutions that last.“I am committed to shaping policies that ensure we lower costs for local families, maintain public health &amp; safety, and fight extremists in Washington to protect Hawaiʻi’s unique way of life.”

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Born and raised in Hawaiʻi, Jarrett Keohokalole brings a deep connection to the values and culture that make our home unique. With a proven track record of pushing for transformative legislation, Jarrett has worked tirelessly to address key issues like housing, affordability, and health care.

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<h3>Vision for Hawaiʻi’s Future</h3>Jarrett believes in a Hawai‘i where local families thrive, our kamaʻaina culture and traditions are honored, and our ʻāina (land/natural resources) is preserved for the benefit of our children and grandchildren. By fostering sustainable development and community engagement, he aims to create a resilient and prosperous future for all residents.

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Jarrett Keohokalole is running for Hawaiʻi’s 1st Congressional District because he believes it’s time for leadership that meets the urgency of the moment.<img src="https://run.imgix.net/223a419a-9de1-492d-8ad4-acd3c6053f94/22c063c5-a137-4dec-87a0-961235f87047/5a48984a-1ac4-4af4-9525-94192b153c09.webp?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C4096%2C2242&amp;w=1500" alt="Jarrett Keohokalole" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="40" variant="framed">Jarrett was born in Honolulu in 1983. His father Adrian is a retired construction worker. His grandfather was the first taxi driver in Kāneʻohe and later captained the glass-bottom boat in Kāneʻohe bay. His grandmother, Emma Hoapili, worked at the Libby Pineapple Cannery, and taught Hawaiian language and culture through the public school kupuna program. Jarrett’s mother, Marilyn (Stewart) Keohokalole, was born in Medford, Oregon, and is the granddaughter of Scottish immigrants. Her career spanned over three decades as a neonatal intensive care nurse at both Kapiʻolani Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente Moanalua. Adrian and Marilyn raised Jarrett and his brothers Phillip and Dane, and have been married for over forty years.<img src="https://run.imgix.net/223a419a-9de1-492d-8ad4-acd3c6053f94/f0c81532-2a65-41df-b253-f6be131ae8ba/f0c81532-2a65-41df-b253-f6be131ae8ba.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=12&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C2592%2C1944&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="40" variant="framed">A 2001 graduate of Saint Louis School, Jarrett was an honor roll student and Commander of the JROTC Battalion. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 2006. There, he met his future wife, Kuʻulani Miyashiro. After graduating, Kuʻulani pursued a Masterʻs degree at New York University and Jarrett worked for a public defender in the New York City Criminal Court and later in administration at a public school in Brooklyn. Disillusioned by the Iraq War and the Great Recession, Jarrett and Kuʻulani volunteered for the 2008 Obama presidential campaign. They phone banked, attending rallies, and knocked door-to-door in swing-state city, Philadelphia. With a desire to come home and start a family, they returned to Hawaiʻi in 2010. Jarrett graduated from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi and worked as a legal fellow at the Department of Land &amp; Natural Resources before being nudged to run for office in 2014. Since then, he has spent the last 12 years as a devoted father of three keiki and policymaker focused on lowering costs for local families, protecting public health &amp; safety, and transforming government.

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Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole is leading efforts to protect Hawaiʻi keiki from AI chatbot risks, pushing for stronger safeguards and transparency.

Keohokalole Calls for Safeguards to Protect Hawaiʻi Kids from AI Chatbots

Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole met with UH Mānoa students on February 26 to discuss affordability and Hawaiʻiʻs rising cost of living, a top concern for young leaders and voters across Hawaiʻi.

State Senator Keohokalole talks affordability at UH Mānoa student-led forum

NPR reports that young candidates are rivaling incumbents in midterm fundraising, with Jarrett Keohokalole featured among a new generation of challengers to longtime incumbents.

Young Candidates Rival Incumbents in Midterm Fundraising

Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole announced his candidacy for Hawaiʻiʻs 1st Congressional District, calling for stronger leadership in Washington to address the real impacts of federal policies on Hawaiʻi communities.

Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole challenges U.S. Rep. Ed Case for Congress seat

As a next generation policymaker, Jarrett worked tirelessly to transform government - pushing for greater transparency, accountability, and fairness in the treatment of people. He modernized the State Legislature by implementing remote participation in public hearings and livestreaming the legislature on YouTube. He also played a central role in passing legislation to explicitly establish access to abortion in Hawaiʻi after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Jarrett is not afraid to stand up to bullies in Washington and will continue to fight the extremism in Congress by: Stopping the violent, unconstitutional encroachment of ICE in our communitiesPushing back against the billionaires who have co-opted our governmentFighting the cronyism that has allowed Trump to triple his net worth since taking office

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Strong fundraising and growing support have positioned Keohokalole as a serious contender in Hawaiʻiʻs 1st Congressional District race.

Keohokalole Mounts Strong Challenge in U.S. House Race

As the son of a nurse, health has always been a top priority for Jarrett. He has focused on centering our communityʻs health and safety where system-level failures exposed people and communities to risk. For example, he helped lead efforts to shut down the Navy’s Red Hill fuel storage facility and address groundwater contamination after the 2021 fuel spill. As Health Committee Chair during the pandemic, he worked with experts to keep our hospitals from being overrun. And he worked with legislative leaders to pass tax exemptions for doctors and dentists who serve medicaid patients, so that low income families could still receive care. Jarrett will continue to maintain our public health &amp; safety in Congress by: Protecting safety net programs like SNAP, Social Security and Medicare&nbsp;Expanding access to healthcare coverage and servicesRequiring the Navy to clean up fuel contamination at Red Hill

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Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole raised $220,000 in the first two months of his campaign in Hawaii’s Congressional House District 1 race, demonstrating early momentum and earning strong labor endorsements.

Keohokalole reports $220,000 raised in first campaign filing

As a husband and father of three school-aged children, Jarrett fully understands the struggles of working families – because his family is living it, too. Jarrett has prioritized lowering costs for local people so that they can stay and thrive here in Hawaiʻi. He wrote and passed legislation to halt spiraling insurance costs for condominiums. He worked to pass historic funding for affordable housing development and partnered with the community to pass laws to crack down on illegal vacation rentals across the state. He will continue to lower costs for local families in Congress by:Expanding affordable housingLowering healthcare costs&nbsp;Reversing the Trump tariffs

The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association announced its strong recommendation of Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole to Represent Hawaiʻiʻs First Congressional District in Congress.

HSTA Backs Jarrett Keohokalole in First Congressional Race

East Honolulu Town Hall

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Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole is advancing legislation to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for rising insurance costs tied to climate impacts.

Keohokalole Pushes to Hold Oil Companies Accountable

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Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole denounced a federal administration announcement regarding the expansion of travel bans to 20 additional countries, including the Kingdom of Tonga.

Senator Keohokalole denounces Tonga travel ban

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Politico reports on Hawaiʻi congressional race, highlighting Sen. Jarrett Keohokaloleʻs strengths and support among young and progressive voters.

Challengers take on longtime incumbent in Hawaiʻi Congressional race

Jarrett Keohokalole is running for Congress in Hawai‘i’s First District to bring a new generation of leadership focused on opportunity and affordability.