HONOLULU (KHON2) — An open senate seat has been filled after Sen. Maile Shimabukuro vacated the leeward post on May 31.
Gov. Green, in a news release Tuesday, stated that Croccifixio Makani Crabbe will serve the remainder of the term for District 22.
“Making an appointment so close to the election may influence the outcome of the election,” said Governor Green in the news release. “It is my constitutional obligation to support free and fair elections, and this was the only path to maintain that integrity.”
Crabbe is a member of the Democratic Party of Hawaii and works for Representative Cedric Gates (District 45).