Name: Gerald Michael (Mike) Gabbard

Date of birth: January 15, 1948

Place of birth: Fagatogo, American Samoa

Parents:
Was the fourth of seven children born to Benjamin Harrison Gabbard, Jr. and Agnes Yandall Gabbard, who also adopted a daughter

Current Residence: Kapolei, Oahu

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Religion: Catholic. St. Jude Catholic Church in Makakilo, serves as a lector

Ethnicity: Polynesian (Samoan) / Caucasian

• Married to Carol Gabbard for 39 years
• Five children (Bhakti 37, Jai 34, Ryan 32, Tulsi 27, Vrindavan 24)
• Six grandchildren

Political Office:

• Honolulu City Council (2003-2005)
• Hawaii State Senate (2006-present)

  Senate Committees:
  
  TIA - Transportation and International Affairs (Vice-Chair)
  AHW - Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs
  EDU - Education
  SHF - Joint Task Force to Conduct a Review of the State Highway Fund
  JDL - Judiciary and Labor

• Legislative advocate (volunteer)
• Ignition Interlock Implementation Task Force (2008-Present)
• Access to Justice Commission (2008-Present)
• Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force (2007-2008)
• Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (OMPO) - Policy Committee (2003)
• Ewa Transportation Coalition - Chair (2003-2005)

• Student, Mother of Good Counsel Seminary, Warrenton, MO (1961-1962)
• High School Grad, Choctawhatchee H.S. Fort Walton Beach, FL (1965)
• Bachelor of Arts degree in English, California State University, Sonoma (1971)
• Masters of Education degree in Adult Education with emphasis on community college administration, Oregon State University (1980)

Professional:

• Counselor at drug rehab program through Sonoma State (9/70 to 12/70)
• Intern at emergency psychiatric ward, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (1970)
• Faga’itua High School—taught English and Language Arts to sophomores and juniors (1/71 to 6/72)
• Samoana High School– Program director/instructor in Pilot Project with 60 “problem” seniors (8/72 to 6/73)
• American Samoa Community College (ASCC), Psychology and English teacher (8/73 to 6/74)
• American Samoa Community College Guidance Counselor (8/74 to 9/76)
• American Samoa Community College Assistant Dean of Instruction (9/76 to 8/77)
• American Samoa Community College Dean of Adult and Continuing Education, State Director of Adult Basic Education (6/80 to 6/83)
• Ponomauloa School, Wahiawa, headmaster/teacher (7/83 to 6/87)
• Home schooling (1/78 to 6/80, 8/87 to 1/88, 1/91 to 6/95)
• Created and directed free junior development tennis program in American Samoa (1976 to 1983)
• Head Instructor Tennis, Kuilima Hyatt Resort, No. Shore, Oahu (1977)
• Volunteer, teaching school children the importance of protecting Hawaii’s watershed, our aina, and improving individual and community health (Activities of Healthy Hawaii Coalition which Mike founded), 2001 to present
• Substitute Teacher , DOE Certified in public and private schools in West Oahu , 2005 to present.

• Owned and operated Mike’s Sport Shop (1974 to 1978)
• Owned and operated The Natural Deli, a natural foods restaurant (1988 to 1992)
• Family business, MC Services – distribute air and water purifying systems, nutritional supplements, and do family counseling (1994 to present)
• Owner and operator of a small confection manufacturing and distribution company, Hawaiian Toffee Treasures (1998 to present)
• Owned Infotech Communications, LLC (June 2002 to April 2004)

• Mailman
• National Park employee
• Competed professionally in tennis
• Hotel bellman
• Entertainer/Musician

• Founder, Alliance for Traditional Marriage and Values
• Founder, Alliance for Traditional Marriage and Values/PAC
• Founder, Stand up for America
• Founder, Healthy Hawaii Coalition
• Member, Kapolei City Lions Club
• Member, Filipino Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Small Business Hawaii
• Member, St. Jude Catholic Church, Makakilo
• Member, Knights of Columbus
• Member, Navy League of the United States