DJOU, Charles, a Representative from Hawaii; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 9, 1970; graduated from Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1988; B.A. and B.S., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1992; J.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1996; United States Army Reserves; lawyer, private practice; vice chairman, Hawaii Republican Party, 1998-1999; Hawaii state house of representatives, 2000-2002; minority floor leader, Hawaii state house of representatives, 2001-2002; Honolulu city council, 2002-2010; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Neil Abercrombie (May 22, 2010-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014; unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii, in 2016.