Justin Woodson
Justin Woodson is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 15, 2013 representing District 9, which includes Kahului, Puʻunene, Old Sand Hills, and Maui Lani. Woodson currently serves as Chairperson on the Committee of Higher and Lower Education, a member of the Housing and Transportation Committee, and serves as the Majority Whip for the House. Woodson previously served as a member on the Intrastate, Tourism, Veterans, Military, International Affairs, Culture and Arts Committees. Woodson helped initiate the Hawaiʻi Promise Program, Hawaiʻi's version of free college within the community college  system for in-state students that demonstrate financial need.  Woodson has publicly expressed his interest in expanding the Hawaiʻi Promise Program to all University of Hawaiʻi schools and is a strong advocate for world class K-12 public education in the state of Hawaiʻi and across the United States.  He is also a proponent of early education and has worked to help build out a high quality public pre-kindergarten system in Hawaiʻi.