Since 2006, Senator Gabbard has represented District 20 (West Oahu), which includes Kapolei, Makakilo, and portions of Kalaeloa, Waipahu, and Ewa.
He served as Chair of the Senate Energy and Environment Committee from 2009 to May 2015, Chair of the Water, Land, and Agriculture Committee in 2016, and is currently the Chair of the Agriculture and Environmental Committee.
He served as Honolulu City Councilman for District 1 (West Oahu) from 2003-2005.
He has authored 4 hemp bills that became law between 2014 to 2018 to authorize the University of Hawai`i to establish a two-year industrial hemp remediation and biofuel crop research program and a 5-year industrial hemp pilot program within the Department of Agriculture to allow the cultivation of industrial hemp for agriculture and academic research.
His daughter, Tulsi Gabbard, represents Hawai`i Congressional District 2 in the U.S. House.
