Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – Today, Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi (District 8 – Kauaʻi, Niʻihau) issued the following statement regarding Governor Josh Green’s appointment of Croccifixio (Cross) Makani Crabbe to Senate District 22 (KoʻOlina, Nānākuli, Māʻili, Waiʻanae, Mākaha, Mākua), filling the vacancy left by the retirement of former Senator Maile Shimabukuro in May 2024:
“Congratulations and welcome to Senator Crabbe as our chamber’s newest member. I am happy that the people from the Leeward Coast of Oʻahu have representation in the Senate through November 5, 2024.”