Jeremy Harris (politician)

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Jeremy Harris
11th Mayor of Honolulu
In office September 1994 – January 2, 2005
Preceded by	Frank Fasi
Succeeded by	Mufi Hannemann
Personal details
Born	(1950-12-07) December 7, 1950 (age 73) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ramona Sachiko Akui ​ ​ (m. 1989⁠–⁠2008)​
Residence(s)	Kalihi Valley, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Hawaii University of California, Irvine
Profession	Marine biologist

Jeremy Harris (born December 7, 1950) is an American politician who served as Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii from 1994 to 2004.^[1] A biologist by training, Harris started his political career as a delegate to the 1978 Hawaiʻi State Constitutional Convention. While Harris served as chief executive of the City & County of Honolulu, the city was named "America's Greatest City" by the official American governance journal, Governing Magazine. Harris is the founder of the China-U.S. Conference of Mayors and Business Leaders and the Japan-American Conference of Mayors and Chamber of Commerce Presidents. He lives in Kalihi Valley on the island of O'ahu.