Joey Manahan

Manahan was born in Makati, Philippines, in 1971. He is the grandnephew of Manuel Manahan, who served in the Senate of the Philippines. Manahan's father died when he was young. He moved with his mother to the San Francisco Bay Area at the age of 10, where he attended Bellarmine College Preparatory School. His mother remarried in 1991, when the family moved to Hawaii. Manahan attended community college in California, before transferring to the University of Hawaii. ==Political career==

While he studied at the University of Hawaii, Manahan became interested in his identity as a Filipino American and worked with Filipino immigrants. Through this program, he was introduced to Dennis Arakaki, a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, who mentored him. He later worked for Arakaki as a legislative assistant, and he won. Manahan represented Honolulu City Council District 7, which includes Kalihi, lwilei, Kalihi Kai, Mapunapuna, Salt Lake, Aliamanu, Hickam, Foster Village, Ford Island, and Sand Island. Manahan has held several leadership positions like vice speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives and the chair of the Committee on Budget, as well as vice-chair of the Committee on Transportation for the Honolulu City Council. As a state representative, Manahan initiated two key projects for his district—the Modernization of Farrington High School and the Kuhio Park Terrace Modernization project. He ran in the 2014 election to represent in the United States House of Representatives, but finished sixth in the Democratic primary held in August 2014. ==Personal==

Manahan is married to Maan Santos. ==References==