Michelle Kidani | |
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Vice President of the Hawaii Senate | |
Assumed office November 10, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Will Espero |
Member of the
Hawaii Senate from the 18th district 17th (2008–2012) | |
Assumed office November 2008 | |
Preceded by | Ron Menor |
Personal details | |
Born | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | September 30, 1948
Political party | Democratic |
Education |
Honolulu Business College Leeward Community College Kennedy-Western University ( BS) |
Michelle N. Kidani [1] (born September 30, 1948, in Honolulu, Hawaii) [2] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since November 2012 representing District 18. Kidani served consecutively from 2008 until 2012 in the District 17 seat.
Kidani earned her Associate degree in 1969 as a legal secretary from Honolulu Business College, her AA in liberal arts in 1980 from Leeward Community College, and her Bachelor of Science in 1993 from unaccredited Kennedy-Western University (later Warren National University), a defunct higher education institution that was sued for fraudulent practices by former students and deemed a diploma mill by federal investigators. [3] As of 2023, she is the vice-chair of the Hawaii Senate Higher Education Committee. [4]
Michelle Kidani | |
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![]() | |
Vice President of the Hawaii Senate | |
Assumed office November 10, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Will Espero |
Member of the
Hawaii Senate from the 18th district 17th (2008–2012) | |
Assumed office November 2008 | |
Preceded by | Ron Menor |
Personal details | |
Born | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | September 30, 1948
Political party | Democratic |
Education |
Honolulu Business College Leeward Community College Kennedy-Western University ( BS) |
Michelle N. Kidani [1] (born September 30, 1948, in Honolulu, Hawaii) [2] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate since November 2012 representing District 18. Kidani served consecutively from 2008 until 2012 in the District 17 seat.
Kidani earned her Associate degree in 1969 as a legal secretary from Honolulu Business College, her AA in liberal arts in 1980 from Leeward Community College, and her Bachelor of Science in 1993 from unaccredited Kennedy-Western University (later Warren National University), a defunct higher education institution that was sued for fraudulent practices by former students and deemed a diploma mill by federal investigators. [3] As of 2023, she is the vice-chair of the Hawaii Senate Higher Education Committee. [4]