title: Clarence Nishihara
text: # Clarence Nishihara
  
  Clarence K. Nishihara is a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate, representing the state's 18th district from 2004 to 2023. He was the Chair of the Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs.
  
  Nishihara announced at the end of the 2022 legislative session that he would be retiring from the Legislature, and would not run in the 2022 Hawaii Senate election.
  
  