Russell S. Kokubun (born 1948) is a Democratic politician who became a member and Vice President of the Hawaii Senate.
In 1992 he ran for Mayor of Hawaii County, but lost to fellow Democrat Stephen K.
[1] From 1995 to 1997 he was Yamashiro's executive assistant, and then deputy planning director of the county.
[4] The second district includes portions of South Hilo District (portion of Waiakea Uka); Puna District (Keeau, Kurtistown, Mountain View, Glenwood, Pahoa, Hawaiian Acres, Orchid Land Estates, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Pohoiki, Opihikao, Kehena, Kaimū, Kalapana, Volcano); and Kaʻū District (Pāhala, Punaluʻu, Ninole, Honuapo, Naalehu, Kahuku) on the island of Hawaiʻi.
As of the 2009 Legislative Session, Kokubun was a member of the Senate committees on Energy and Environment; Higher Education; Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs; and Ways and Means.