HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mark Takai has announced he will not seek a second term in Congress due to health problems. ADVERTISING HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mark Takai has announced he will not seek a second term in
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mark Takai has announced he will not seek a second term in Congress due to health problems.
Takai was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year. He said in a statement Thursday that he had planned to fight the cancer while running for re-election but recently learned the disease had spread.
Takai says that for the sake of his family, he needs to focus on getting better instead of getting re-elected.
Takai, 48, plans to finish serving the rest of his term. He was elected in 2014 after former U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa left her seat to run for U.S. Senate.
