Pearl City High School
Which school did Mark Takai go to between May 1984 and Jun 1984?
Mark Takai Kyle Mark Takai ( July 1 , 1967 – July 20 , 2016 ) was an American politician from the state of Hawaii who served in the United States House of Representatives , representing , from 2015 to 2016 . He served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1994 to 2014 . A native of Honolulu , Hawaii , Takai last served in the Hawaii Army National Guard as a lieutenant colonel and took part in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2009 , concurrent with his political career . He became the Democratic Party nominee for the U.S . House in the 2014 elections , defeating former Congressman Charles Djou to win the seat . Takai announced in May 2016 that he would not seek reelection due to ill health ; he died from cancer two months later . Early life and education . Takai was born in Honolulu , Hawaii . He received his diploma from Pearl City High School in 1985 , where he was a four-time high school swimming champion and a high school All-American swimmer . Takai received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa . At the university , Takai was a Western Athletic Conference champion swimmer , president of the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii , and editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper . He was a member of the 1998 class of the Pacific Century Fellows . Political career . Takai was first elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 1994 , representing the 34th house district of Pearl City , near Pearl Harbor . He was reelected eight times before shifting to represent the 33rd house district of Aiea in 2012 . Takai chaired the House Committee on Culture and the Arts from 1997 to 2000 . He also served as vice chair of the House Committee on Higher Education ( 1995–2002 ) and as chair in 2003–2004 . Additionally , he chaired the House Committee on Veterans , Military , & International Affairs , & Culture and the Arts . During the 2005 and 2006 sessions , Takai served as Vice Speaker of the House . Takai left his 20-year tenure as a state representative to become the Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives for in the 2014 elections , after incumbent Colleen Hanabusas decision to run for the United States Senate . He won the election with 51.2% of the vote , defeating Republican nominee Charles Djou . In November 2015 , he introduced the Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act , extending federal compensation to those made sick by involvement in cleanup operations after bomb tests on Pacific islands . Committee assignments . - Committee on Armed Services - Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces - Subcommittee on Strategic Forces - Committee on Small Business - Subcommittee on Agriculture , Energy and Trade - Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce ( Ranking Member ) Military service . Takai was commissioned as first lieutenant in the Hawaii Army National Guard ( HIARNG ) on July 19 , 1999 , and worked as the Preventive Medical Officer . He was the Division Chief for Soldiers Services and a School Liaison for the HIARNG . He later became a lieutenant colonel on May 14 , 2013 . Takai also served as the President of the Hawaii National Guard Association and the President of the National Guard Association-Hawaii Insurance , Inc . Takai was called to active duty for six months ( May to November 2005 ) and served as the Hawaii Army National Guard Deputy State Surgeon . He later served as the Company Commander of Charlie Company ( Medical ) , 29th Brigade Support Battalion from November 2006 to May 2008 . Takai was posted abroad during Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Base Operations Officer ( Camp Mayor ) at Camp Patriot , Kuwait , from February 2009 to September 2009 . Among his numerous awards and decorations , Takai received the Meritorious Service Medal from the United States Army in 2009 , the Distinguished Service Medal from the National Guard Association of the United States in 2011 , and the Hawaii Distinguished Service Order in 2012 . Illness and death . Takai was diagnosed with a small tumor on his pancreas in late October 2015 . On May 19 , 2016 , he announced that he would not seek reelection because his cancer had spread , but vowed to serve the remaining eight months of his term . He died two months later at his home in Aiea . He was 49 . He is survived by his wife , Sami , and their two children . In 2018 , Takai was posthumously inducted into the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame .