Andria Tupola
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Andria Tupola | |
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| Member of the Honolulu City Council from the 1st district | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kymberly Pine |
| Minority Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives | |
| In office February 1, 2017 – November 6, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Beth Fukumoto |
| Succeeded by | Gene Ward |
| Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 43rd district | |
| In office November 4, 2014 – November 6, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Awana |
| Succeeded by | Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 6, 1980 Oahu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Relatives | Bode Uale (father) |
| Education | Brigham Young University (BA) University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (MA) |
Andria Pilialoha Lagimanino Tupola (born December 6, 1980) is an American politician and member of the Honolulu City Council, representing the 1st district since January 2021. She was a Republican member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2014 to 2018, representing District 43 (Māʻili, Nānākuli, Ko Olina, Honokai Hale, Kalaeloa, Ewa). In 2015, Tupola served as the minority floor leader for one year. She served as the state house minority leader, making her the first Samoan woman to serve in that position. In 2018, Tupola was the Republican nominee for Governor of Hawaii. She garnered 33% of the vote and lost to incumbent Democrat David Ige.
Tupola was born at Kahuku hospital to Bode Uale and Beth Parker on the island of Oʻahu. Her father was the first Samoan judge in the United States of America and a third generation immigrant from Samoa. Her mother is the daughter of the Grandmaster of Kenpo Karate, Ed Parker, and was named mother of the year in 2004.[1]
Education
Tupola is a 1998 graduate of Kamehameha Schools in Kapālama, Honolulu. In 2005, she earned her bachelor's degree in music education from Brigham Young University. She served a year-and-a-half mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Venezuela.[2] She earned her Master of Arts in music education in from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 2011, and completed her PhD in music education in December 2021.[3]
