Calvin Say
District 5 Councilmember
Current Term: 2021-2025
Pālolo Valley, St. Louis Heights, Mānoa, Mōʻiliʻili, McCully, Ala Moana, Makiki, and portions of Kakaʻako.
Speaker Emeritus Calvin K. Y. Say is the first Chinese-American to serve as a Chamber Speaker.
Say was elected President of the National Speaker’s Conference by his House (Assembly) Speaker colleagues across the nation in 1999.
First elected to the Hawaii House in 1976 from the Kaimukī/Pālolo/St. Louis Heights area, Speaker Emeritus Say was one of the youngest individuals to become a House member. Prior to serving on the City Council, he was one of the most senior legislators in the Hawaii State Legislature.
Born on February 1, 1952, Speaker Emeritus Say graduated from St. Louis High School and the University of Hawaii at Mānoa with a Bachelor’s degree in education. He is President of Kotake Shokai, Ltd., a family-owned small business. He is married to Cora Kotake Say, a public school teacher, and they have two adult sons, Geoffrey and Jared.
Current Term
2021 - 2025
Serving Since
Jan. 2, 2021
Committees
Zoning, Chair
Public Infrastructure and Technology, Vice Chair
Executive Management, Vice Chair
Budget
Executive Matters and Legal Affairs
Planning & the Economy
2024
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2022-2023
2021
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