Jeremy Harris
| Jeremy Harris | |
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| Mayor of Honolulu | |
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In office 1994–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Fasi |
| Succeeded by | Mufi Hannemann |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 7, 1950 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ramona Sachiko Akui Harris |
| Residence | Kalihi Valley, Hawaii, U.S. |
Jeremy Harris (born December 7, 1950) is an American politician who served as Mayor of Honolulu from 1994 to 2004. A biologist by training, Harris started his political career as a delegate to the 1978 Hawai'i State Constitutional Convention. As chief executive of the City & County of Honolulu, the city was named "America's Greatest City" by the official American governance journal, Governing Magazine. Harris is the founder of the China-U.S. Conference of Mayors and Business Leaders and Japan-American Conference of Mayors and Chamber of Commerce Presidents. He is married to Ramona Sachiko Akui Harris and lives in Kalihi Valley on the Island of O'ahu.
Born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, Harris moved to Honolulu to study at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa where he obtained dual undergraduate degrees in related biology fields. Upon graduation from the University of Hawai‘i, Harris went on to the University of California at Irvine where he obtained his master's degree in population and environmental biology, specializing in urban ecosystems. He returned to Hawai‘i and settled on the island of Kaua‘i. He was a professor at Kauai Community College and Marine Advisor with the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant Program.
Harris was elected by his fellow Kaua‘i residents to serve as their delegate to the 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention. The convention of 1978 came to be recognized as one of the most important events in Hawai'i history as from its body of delegates, many would become future "giants of Hawai'i politics" as the media would later recall. Harris debated alongside John D. Waihee III, future Governor of Hawaii, as well as future legislative leaders Carol Fukunaga, Helene Hale, Les Ihara, Jr., Barbara Marumoto and Joseph M. Souki.
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