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Brian T. Taniguchi[2] (born November 7, 1951, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate from January 16, 2013, to January 16, 2023, representing District 10. Taniguchi served consecutively from 1995 until 2013 in the District 10 and District 11 seats, having served consecutively in the Hawaii State Legislature from 1981 until 1995 in the Hawaii House of Representatives.
Brian Taniguchi[1] | |
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Member of the Hawaii Senate | |
In office November 8, 1994 – November 8, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Ann Kobayashi |
Succeeded by | Carol Fukunaga |
Constituency | 11th district (1994–2002) 10th district (2002–2012) 11th district (2012–2022) |
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives | |
In office November 4, 1980 – November 8, 1994 | |
Succeeded by | Ed Case |
Constituency | 13th district (1980–1982) 18th district (1982–1984) 27th district (1984–1992) 23rd district (1992–1994) |
Personal details | |
Born | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | November 7, 1951
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Hawaii at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law |
Profession | Lawyer |
Taniguchi did not seek re-election in the 2022 Hawaii Senate election.[3][4]
Taniguchi attended University of Hawaii at Manoa and earned his JD from its William S. Richardson School of Law.
In 2017 Taniguchi submitted legislation in the Hawaiʻi Senate to make Flavobacterium akiainvivens the state microbe.[21] This was mirrored by Isaac Choy in the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives.[22] This continues an effort started by James Tokioka in 2013,[23] and later contested in 2014 by Senator Glenn Wakai's SB3124 bill proposing Aliivibrio fischeri instead.[24] As of December 2017[update], Hawaiʻi has no official state microbe.
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