SAYAMA, Jackson D.
Party: Democratic · Backing: Establishment
Platform: 'Building a Hawaii Where Local Families Can Thrive for Generations' — SD10 Democratic candidate per jacksonsayama.com.
- Campaign site jacksonsayama.com/issues states: 'The challenges we face today can't be solved with the same old approach.' As Chairman of the House Labor Committee, Sayama 'brought stakeholders that historically opposed Paid Family Leave together and negotiated a draft legislation with broad approval' — a statewide Paid Family Leave Program is listed as his top priority.
- Jacksonsayama.com/issues identifies working families — particularly multi-generational households acting as 'kupuna caregiver, breadwinner, and parent' simultaneously — as the constituency his Paid Family Leave legislation is designed to support; he is running for State Senate (SD10) after serving in the House.
- Jacksonsayama.com/issues lists Affordable Housing as a second key issue: 'Building a Hawaii Where Local Families Can Thrive for Generations' is the campaign's overarching mission statement per the site.
Editorial summary: 'Building a Hawaii Where Local Families Can Thrive for Generations' — SD10 Democratic candidate per jacksonsayama.com. Per https://jacksonsayama.com.
Key issues: Paid family leave legislation, Affordable housing, Working families & multi-generational households, Labor policy
Website: https://jacksonsayama.com
Profile last reviewed: 2026-06-03