Keali'i Lopez

Keali'i Lopez is an activist and lobbyist[2] who served as the chairperson of the Democratic Party of Hawaii from May 2018 until her resignation in August 2019.[2][3][4] She was appointed director of Hawaii State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs on December 4, 2010, and her term ended on December 1, 2014.[5] Prior to that, she was an executive at a Hawaii nonprofit that ran several public-access television channels. She received a bachelor's degree in communications at University of Hawaii at Manoa.[6]

Keali'i Lopez
Chair of the Hawaii Democratic Party
In office
May 30, 2018 – August 6, 2019
Preceded byTim Vandeveer
Succeeded byGary Hooser (Acting)
Personal details
Born1960/1961 (age 58–59)[1]
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWindward Community College
University of Hawaii, Manoa (BA)

On August 6, 2019, Lopez announced that she had accepted a nonpartisan position at the state offices of the AARP, forcing her to resign her position as Democratic Party chairperson mid-way through her two-year term[2].

References
  1. Kealii Lopez resigns as state Democratic Party chairwoman
  2. kdayton@staradvertiser.com, By Kevin Dayton; Aug. 6, 2019 (2019-08-07). "Kealii Lopez resigns as state Democratic Party chairwoman". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2019-08-11.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Kevin Dayton (May 28, 2018), "Isle Democrats elect lobbyist Lopez as new chairwoman", Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  4. https://hawaiidemocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Lopez-Election-Press-Release-FINAL.pdf
  5. Keali'i Lopez, Ballotpedia
  6. Kristen Consillio (January 10, 2011), Lopez is ready to lead, McClatchy-Tribune Business News – via ProQuest
Party political offices
Preceded by
Tim Vandeveer		 Chair of the Hawaii Democratic Party
2018–2019		 Succeeded by
Gary Hooser
Acting
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