Mark Takai

Mark Takai
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 1st district
In office January 3, 2015 – July 20, 2016
Preceded by	Colleen Hanabusa
Succeeded by	Colleen Hanabusa
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 33rd district 34th (1994–2012)
In office 1994–2014
Preceded by	David Ige
Succeeded by	Sam Kong
Personal details
Born	Kyle Mark Takai (1967-07-01)July 1, 1967 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Died	July 20, 2016(2016-07-20) (aged 49) Aiea, Hawaii, U.S.
Resting place	National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sami Takai
Children	2
Education	University of Hawaii, Manoa (BA, MPH)
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	United Statesll
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1999–2016
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Hawaii Army National Guard Charlie Company (Medical), 29th Brigade Support Battalion
Battles/wars	Operation Iraqi Freedom
Awards	Meritorious Service Medal U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal Hawaii Distinguished Service Order

Kyle Mark Takai^[1] (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 Hawaii's 1st congressional district, 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.