Senator J. Kalani English currently serves as the Senate Majority Leader. He is vice chair of the Senate Committee on Technology, and is a member of the Senate Committees on Ways and Means and Transportation.
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Senator J. Kalani English was raised in H&#257;na, Maui by his grandparents who instilled in him a strong work ethic and dedication to family and community. Bilingual in English and Hawaiian languages and proficient in Mandarin, Senator English possesses uniquely diverse attributes. He has both a distinguished birthright and well-earned recognition as a ranking Ali&#8216;i 7th degree, Royal Order of Kamehameha I and member of The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. 
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Of Hawaiian, Tahitian, Chinese, and Russian Jewish heritage, Senator English graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 1984. He went on to Taiwan, continuing his studies and received a certificate from the Center for Public and Business Administration Education from the National Chengchi University. Then in 1989 he earned his B.A. in Pacific Islands Studies from Hawai&#8216;i Loa College. He is an alumnus of the East-West Center's Institute of Culture & Communication, and completed graduate studies at UH Manoa in 1995 with an M.A. in Pacific Island Studies.