Background
Kawānanakoa was born September 28, 1961, in Monterey, California. He was the second son of his father Edward A. Kawānanakoa and his mother Carolyn Willison Kawānanakoa.
Kawānanakoa was born September 28, 1961, in Monterey, California. He was the second son of his father Edward A. Kawānanakoa and his mother Carolyn Willison Kawānanakoa.
He was raised in Honolulu where he graduated from Punahou School. He returned to Oʻahu and graduated from the William South. Richardson School of Law.
Is an organizer of the Republican Party of Hawaii. He is the head of the House of. Some in the native Hawaiian community consider him heir to the throne of the lapsed Kingdom of Hawaii and refer to him as Prince, although he neither claims nor rejects this.
He is also an heir to the James Campbell Estate. went on to study at the University of Southern California.
Upon obtaining his law degree, he served in private practice at the law firm Case, Bigelow & Lombardi until 2000. During an attempt to mount a challenge for the Congressional seat held by Neil Abercrombie, abruptly retired from active political life after being hospitalized.
In April 2006, after eight years out of the public eye, announced his run for the Congressional seat held by Editor Case, who chose not to run for United States. Senate. He declared his candidacy on April 23, 2006.
In the primary elections held on September 24, 2006, was defeated by State Senator Robert Hogue.
The final vote total was Hogue: 8,393 votes (456%) versus: 8,194 votes (445%). Senator Hogue went on to lose to Mazie Hirono.
In 2008 unsuccessfully ran for the Hawaii State House of Representatives.
In September 1995, married Elizabeth Broun, a native of Barbados. Their first child, Kincaid, was born on 16 June 1997 in Honolulu.
In 1994, Kawānanakoa followed in his ancestors" footsteps and got involved in politics. He rose through the ranks of party leadership becoming minority floor leader.