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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / FEB 11
U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele says he’ll return to his job as a Hawaiian Airways pilot and proceed his Nationwide Guard service when he leaves workplace Tuesday. Kahele is seen right here at a February information convention on the Hawaii State Capitol.
U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele says he’ll return to his full-time job as an airline pilot and proceed his Nationwide Guard service when he leaves workplace on Tuesday.
Former state Sen. Jill Tokuda will substitute Kahele when the Congress begins its 2023 session on Tuesday. Kahele selected to not run for reelection for a second time period, as a substitute launching an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
Kahele thanked his constituents in a written and video assertion launched as we speak.
“It has been my biggest honor to function your United States Consultant for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District,” Kahele mentioned. “I’m extraordinarily pleased with the work Staff Kahele completed and the aloha spirit we delivered to our nation’s capital.”
Kahele’s workplace mentioned he’ll instantly return to full-time employment as a Hawaiian Airways Airbus A330 captain and proceed to function a lieutenant colonel within the Hawaii Air Nationwide Guard, the place he’s a graduate scholar within the U.S. Military Battle Faculty at Carlisle Barracks in Pennsylvania.
Kahele famous that in his time period in workplace he delivered over $26 million in neighborhood mission federal funding to his district, which covers the neighbor islands and rural Oahu. He mentioned the cash will assist nonprofits, county and state precedence initiatives, and federally certified well being facilities on each island