Representative Calvin K.Y. Speaker Say is the first Chinese-American to serve as a Chamber Speaker.
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Elected President of the National Speaker's Conference by his House (Assembly) Speaker colleagues across the nation in 1999, Speaker Say is now a senior member of the organization, and is nationally recognized as an expert on State budget issues and fiscal challenges.
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First elected to the Hawaii House in 1976 from the Kaimuki/Palolo area, Speaker Say was one of the youngest individuals to become a House member.  Currently he is one of the most senior legislators in the Hawaii State Legislature.
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Born on February 1, 1952, Speaker Say graduated from St. Louis High School and the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a Bachelor's degree in education.  He is President of Kotake Shokai, Ltd., a family owned small business.  He is married to Cora Say, a public school teacher, and they have two adult sons, Geoffrey and Jared.