Brickwood Galuteria
| Brickwood Galuteria | |
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| Member of the Hawaii Senate from the 12th district |
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Assumed office 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Trimble |
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| Born | 1955 (age 61–62) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20110419030619/http://www.brickwood.net:80/ |
Brickwood M. Galuteria, born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1955, is the Hawaii State Senator representing District 12, encompassing the communities of Waikiki, Ala Moana, Kaka'ako, and portions of McCully-Mo'ili'ili. He was elected to office in the 2008 general election. Upon his swearing-in he was assigned to serve on the following four major committees: Ways & Means (WAM), Education & Housing (EDH), Public Safety and Military Affairs (PSM), and named Vice-Chair of the Committee on Tourism (TSM)
He previously served as state chairman of the Democratic Party of Hawaii (2004–2006).
Galuteria was born and raised in the Kaka‘ako and Kapahulu areas, where his entire family worked, played and worshiped. They lived across from what now is the John A. Burns School of Medicine — an “urban plantation” at the time where a young Brickwood and his friends would surf the waters off of Point Panic near what is now Kakaako Waterfront Park.
Galuteria's family were mostly blue-collar workers. His father, Arnold, worked for United Airlines and was president of his union. His mother, Juliette, worked for the City & County of Honolulu at City Hall.
Galuteria is of Hawaiian, Filipino, and Portuguese descent. He attended Kamehameha Schools since kindergarten.
After high school and some college, Galuteria went to work for Hawaiian Airlines, eventually becoming an account executive and tour director.
Galuteria gave up corporate life to pursue interests in music and meeting people in the entertainment industry. He performed with Marlene Sai at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel for three years and later forming a group of his own. He also won a coveted Na Hoku Hanohano Award in 1985 for Male Vocalist of the Year and Most Promising Artist.
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