Kaialiʻi Kahele (born March 28, 1974) is an American politician, educator, and commercial pilot who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2021 to 2023.

[4] He won the general election and became the second Native Hawaiian to serve as a member of Congress representing Hawaii since statehood,[5] after Daniel Akaka.

He made a political comeback in 2024, winning an open seat on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees outright in the primary election by securing 56.7% of the vote.

[7] Kahele is a Native Hawaiian whose family comes from the small fishing village of Miloliʻi in South Kona, where he was born on March 28, 1974.

Kahele also flies as a civilian pilot for Hawaiian Airlines,[12] and has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.

Kahele defeated Dennis "Fresh" Onishi in the August 2016 Democratic primary, 57% to 35%, and Libertarian Kimberly Arianoff in the November general election.

He was a key supporter in developing a bachelor of science in commercial aviation program that will commence in the fall of 2019 at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.

[19] HB 2014 for $1M in research funding related to rat lungworm disease at UH Hilo was introduced in the Hawaii House but has not advanced.

On December 16, 2020, Kahele resigned from the Hawaii Senate in preparation to assume office in the United States House of Representatives.