As a result of being appointed to the Hawaii Labor Relations Board, Marcus R. Oshiro is no longer the Representative for House District 46. His term ended 10/24/2017. Wondering how his replacement is chosen? See Hawaii Revised Statute §17-4 (a), below. The Democratic party and the Governor will have a decision to make in the next month or two.

§17-4  State representatives.  (a)  Whenever any vacancy in the membership of the state house of representatives occurs, the governor shall make an appointment within sixty calendar days following the first day of vacancy to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term by selecting a person from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent.  The appointee shall be, at the time of appointment, and shall have been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of the political party.  The appointee shall, at the time of appointment, be a resident of the same state representative district as the prior incumbent.  The political party shall submit the list of prospective appointees to the governor within thirty calendar days following the first day of vacancy.

(b)  If the prior incumbent was not a member of any political party, the governor, within sixty calendar days following the first day of vacancy, shall appoint a person who is at the time of appointment a resident of the same state representative district as the prior incumbent and is not and has not been, for at least six months immediately prior to the appointment, a member of any political party.