From Reporting the News to Making News with Senator Glenn Wakai Voice of Business Podcast by the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii

Senator Glenn Wakai joins the Voice of Business podcast to share how his career in journalism led him to politics.  After spending over 11 years reporting the news, he was inspired to take action and make a significant difference for our great state. In this meet your politician interview, Senator Wakai shares his common sense, bold economic diversity and recovery solutions for a post-pandemic environment, including the Aloha Stadium and innovative tourism ideas.

Bio:
Glenn Wakai entered the world of public service in 2002 when he was elected to the State House of Representatives. He moved to the Senate in 2010 and is currently the Chairman of the Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee. He is the Vice Chairman of the Judiciary and Public Safety Committees.  
Prior to politics, Glenn spent 11 years in television news. His reporting career began in Guam and he later moved to Saipan to build a TV station from scratch. He returned to Hawaii in 1995 to become a reporter for KHON FOX2 and KHNL News 8. 
 
 Glenn graduated from the University of Southern California with degrees in Journalism and Sociology, and also has a minor in Business Administration. 
 Outside of the Capitol, Glenn runs his own Public Relations firm, High Impact Communications and is also President of Reach out Pacific (REPAC), a non-profit which takes surplus medical and educational supplies to Micronesia. 
 
​Glenn is on the board of Aloha Medical Mission and the Japanese Cultural Center.