| State: | Hawaii |
| District Number: | 1 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Ed Case |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Kāneʻohe |
| Percent Urban: | 99.27 |
| Percent Rural: | 0.73 |
| Population: | 723,269 |
| Population Year: | 2023 |
| Median Income: | $102,320[1] |
| Percent White: | 14.8 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 7.8 |
| Percent Black: | 1.8 |
| Percent Asian: | 49.9 |
| Percent Native Hawaiian: | 7.9 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 17.5 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.4 |
| Cpvi: | D+14[2] |
Hawaii's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The district is entirely on the island of Oahu, encompassing the urban areas of the City and County of Honolulu, a consolidated city-county that includes Oahu's central plains and southern shores, including the towns of Aiea, Mililani, Pearl City, Waipahu, and Waimalu. The district is smaller and more densely populated than the 2nd congressional district (which comprises the rest of the state). It is represented by Democrat Ed Case.
When Hawaii and Alaska were admitted to the Union in 1959, both new states were granted one at-large representative to Congress, pending the next United States census. In the reapportionment following the 1960 U.S. census, Hawaii gained a second U.S. representative. Instead of creating two congressional districts, the state continued to elect its representatives at large. Two representatives were first elected in 1962, and Hawaii was first represented by two U.S. representatives on January 2, 1963, upon the convening of the 88th Congress.
The 1st congressional district was created in 1971, when Hawaii began electing its representatives from districts instead of electing at-large representatives statewide.
| Year | Office | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Al Gore 55% – George W. Bush 39% | ||
| 2004 | President | John Kerry 53% – George W. Bush 47% | ||
| 2008 | President | Barack Obama 70% – John McCain 28% | ||
| 2012 | President | Barack Obama 70% – Mitt Romney 29% | ||
| 2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 63% – Donald J. Trump 30% | ||
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 64% – Donald J. Trump 35% |
District established following the .
| Member | Party | Years | Con- gress | Electoral history | District map | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1971 | ||||||||
| align=left | Spark Matsunaga | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 1971–1981 | ||
Cecil Heftel | Democratic | January 3, 1977 – July 11, 1986 | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Resigned to run for Governor of Hawaii. | |||||
| align=left | 1981–1983 | |||||||
| 1983–1993 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 11, 1986 – September 20, 1986 | ||||||
| align=left | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | nowrap | September 20, 1986 – January 3, 1987 | Elected to finish Heftel's term. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Pat Saiki | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991 | Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | January 3, 1991 – February 28, 2010 | Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Resigned to run for Governor of Hawaii. | |||||
| 1993–2003 | ||||||||
| 2003–2013 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 28, 2010 – May 22, 2010 | ||||||
| align=left | Charles Djou | Republican | nowrap | May 22, 2010 – January 3, 2011 | Elected to finish Abercrombie's term. Lost re-election.[4] | |||
Colleen Hanabusa | Democratic | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015 | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||||
| 2013–2023 | ||||||||
| align=left | Mark Takai | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2015 – July 20, 2016 | Elected in 2014. Announced retirement,[5] then died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 20, 2016 – November 14, 2016 | ||||||
| align=left | Colleen Hanabusa | Democratic | nowrap | November 14, 2016 – January 3, 2019 | Elected to finish Takai's term. Also elected to the next term in 2016. Retired to run for Governor of Hawaii. | |||
Ed Case | Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | |||||
| 2023–present | ||||||||
| align=center | 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 (Special) • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 (Special) • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 (Special) • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 |