Roots, Experience, Family, Community * Born and raised on the Island of Hawaii * Fourth generation in Hawaii: Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Hawaii Island * 56 years old * Husband and father * Educated in public and private schools * Twenty-five years of private sector experience * Twenty years of government experience * U.S. Congress (Spark Matsunaga) * Hawaii Supreme Court (William Richardson) * Hawaii State Legislator (Majority Leader) * U.S. Congressman * Democrat