Justin-Michael Ikaika Anderson (born February 5, 1978) is currently serving his first term on the Honolulu City Council representing City Council District 3. Ikaika is the fourth member of the Anderson family to hold elective office in Hawaii- his great-great grandfather, former Rep. John C. Anderson, served in the territorial House of Representatives in the 1920s; his granduncle, former state Sen. D.G. "Andy" Anderson, served in both the state House and Senate from 1962–1982; and his grandfather, former state Sen. Whitney Anderson, also served in the state House and Senate from 1978-2000.
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Ikaika grew up in Kailua, where he was raised by his grandparents, Whitney and Hannie Anderson. Ikaika graduated from the Kamehameha Schools, and went on to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he earned bachelor of arts degrees in both journalism and political science. While at UH, Ikaika served in student government for four years, and worked full-time at the Hawaii State Legislature. Ikaika is also very active in the community, having served as chairman of the Waimanalo Health Center Board of Directors. He also served on the wastewater treatment plant board of directors, and participated in clean-up efforts in and around the Windward Oahu community. Ikaika is married to the former Lisa Hirata, and they have two children, daughter Tianni, and son Justin-Whitney (J.W.)
After graduating from college, and working at the Hawaii State Legislature for a number of years, Ikaika ran for the State House of Representatives from the 51st District in 2002. He lost a hard-fought primary election to Tommy Waters, who went on to win election to the House. After losing the 2002 primary election, Ikaika joined the staff of then-newly elected Honolulu City Councilmember Barbara Marshall who represented City Council district 3. During his time with Councilmember Marshall, Ikaika served as her senior legislative aide. He responsibilities included working on the capital improvement project (CIP) budget, Waimanalo and Kane'ohe constituent concerns, federally-funded projects, serving as office liaison to other elected officials, and various improvement projects in the Council district. In 2008, with Councilmember Marshall's blessing, Ikaika again ran for the state House of Representatives from the 51st District, as Rep. Tommy Waters was retiring. Ikaika lost another tough primary, this time to Chris Lee, who went on to win election to the House.
On Feb. 22, 2009 Councilmember Marshall died after a long battle with cancer. Three weeks later, with the blessing and support of Councilmember Marshall's family, Ikaika announced his candidacy for the special election to complete Marshall's unexpired term on the City Council. On April 23, in a race featuring 11 candidates, Ikaika won election to the Council with a commanding 49 percent of the vote. Upon his election, Ikaika was selected by his colleagues on the Council to serve as Council Floor Leader. Ikaika's current term on the Council expires on Jan. 2, 2013.
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