Kim Coco Iwamoto

Kim Coco Iwamoto is an American politician from Hawaii and member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. Iwamoto is the first transgender state legislator in Hawaii history. She was also one of the Democratic primary candidates for the position of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii in the 2018 election. She previously served as a commissioner on the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and was elected to serve two terms on the Hawaii Board of Education before winning her state house seat in 2024, unseating then-House Speaker Scott Saiki in the Democratic primary. Iwamoto had previously run against Saiki in 2020 and 2022, losing by a slim margin both times.