district residence succeeded birth_place imagesize party profession preceded state_house birth_date term_start spouse article_title state name
45 waianae , hawaii incumbent honolulu , hawaii 143px democratic attorney emily auwae hawaii 01 october 1970 2003 ianuali kaonohiokalanikoholua maile shimabukuro
 hawaii maile s.l. shimabukuro
maile shimabukuro

maile s.l. shimabukuro -lrb- born october 1 , 1970 -rrb- , is a democratic member of the hawaii house of representatives , representing the state 's 45th district since her election in 2003 .
the district includes waianae , makaha , and makua on the island of oahu .
she is a graduate of iolani school , colorado college and the university of hawaii william s. richardson school of law .
in february 2003 , shimabukuro was involved in a car accident while driving toward honolulu from waianae .
her vehicle flipped over and landed in the waianae-bound traffic lane .
shimabukuro was unharmed and credits her safety to the fact that she was wearing her seatbelt at the time of the incident .
`` i 'm so grateful for that seatbelt law , '' said shimabukuro .
`` if it were not for the seatbelt , i think i would have probably broken my neck or been dead right now . ''
