Lynn DeCoite

Lynn DeCoite
Lynn DeCoite
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives; from the 13th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 20, 2015
Preceded by	Mele Carroll
Personal details
Born	May 9, 1964; Oahu, Hawaii
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Hoolehua, Molokai

Lynn DeCoitte (born May 9, 1964) is a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives for District 13 appointed by Governor David Ige to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of the late Representative Mele Carroll after the 2015 legislative session began. A former member of the Hawaii State Board of Agriculture, she resigned her position when appointed.[1] District 13 is a rural district encompassing parts of Maui on three inhabited islands:

Parts of Maui island: Haiku, Hāna, Kaupo, Kīpahulu, Nahiku, Pāʻia
All of Lānaʻi, and
All of Molokaʻi

The district also represents the uninhabited islands of Kahoʻolawe and Molokini.

DeCoite is a resident of Hoolehua, Molokai and owns L&R Farm Enterprises and RJ Snacks.[2][3]

DeCoitte has been appointed to five House committees:

Agriculture
Economic Development & Business
Finance
Tourism
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts[4]

Controversy

Representative DeCoite has been an advocate for cockfighting, which is illegal in Hawaii, and has supported the recognition of cockfighting as a cultural activity.[5] In testimony to the state house prior to her appointment, she testified that ending cockfighting could cause global warming and have other impacts: "These animals will fight with out humans that is there common nature. Humans have altered some many things in the world that we have become our worst enemies. That has been linked to climate change. If we keep making to many changes we will destroy ourselves, and the life forms that exist around us."[6]

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References

"Decoite Sworn in as Representative of House District 13". KHON2. Feb 19, 2015.
"Representative Lynn DeCoite". Hawaii State Capitol. State of Hawaii.
"DeCoite sworn in as Representative of House District 13". KHON2.
"Representative Lynn DeCoit". Hawaii State Capitol. State of Hawaii.
Ahles, Jessica (4 April 2014). "Kuhio Day Celebration". Molokai Dispatch. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
"Testimony to COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, CULTURE & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS" (PDF) (Testimony HR199). March 29, 2010: 31. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] "Decoite Sworn in as Representative of House District 13". KHON2. Feb 19, 2015.

[2] "Representative Lynn DeCoite". Hawaii State Capitol. State of Hawaii.

[3] "DeCoite sworn in as Representative of House District 13". KHON2.

[4] "Representative Lynn DeCoit". Hawaii State Capitol. State of Hawaii.

[5] Ahles, Jessica (4 April 2014). "Kuhio Day Celebration". Molokai Dispatch. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[6] "Testimony to COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, CULTURE & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS" (PDF) (Testimony HR199). March 29, 2010: 31. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)