About Danny

When it comes to representing your family and Hawai’i, the best choice is Dr. Danny de Gracia. Hawai’i needs reliable leaders with the experience to get things right, and Danny is Ready On Day One.

Dependable. Reliable. Hard working.

Danny is already on the job for Hawai’i as a civil servant, a labor union leader, and a writer who has advocated reform for decades. With a proven track record as someone who can solve difficult problems, lead state programs, and do the people’s business, Danny will get the job done and won’t let your family down.

Education

  • Master of Public Health in Health Policy Management
    University of Hawai’i at Manoa (expected Fall 2026)

  • Doctor of Ministry
    Andersonville Theological Seminary

  • Doctor of Theology
    Andersonville Theological Seminary

  • Master of Arts, Political Science and Humanities
    Texas State University, San Marcos

  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Public Administration
    University of Texas at San Antonio

Experience

  • Program Specialist, Hawai’i State Department of Health
    Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division

  • Former columnist for Honolulu Civil Beat and numerous other publications

  • Member, Waipahu Neighborhood Board No.22

  • Chair, HGEA Oahu Island Division Unit 13

  • Former Hawai’i State House of Representatives Committee Clerk for Human Services and International Affairs committees

  • Former Hawai’i State House of Representatives Minority Research Analyst for House Minority Research

Family first means Hawai’i first.

Danny first learned government and the values of God, Duty, Honor, Country as the only child of a military family. His father, retired Colonel Daniel P. de Gracia Sr, served in the United States Air Force during the Cold War as a Medical Service Corps officer who was awarded the Legion of Merit twice. His mother, retired Dr. Bellit de Gracia, was a member of the Air Force Civil Service and was the humans relations advisor to the commanding general of the largest medical training center in the southwestern United States.

Danny learned from an early age that families who love and mentor one another are the strength of our nation. Watching his father and mother gave him the values of patriotism, loyalty, and selfless devotion to a cause greater than himself. Danny’s family also includes many other military officers and enlisted, scientists, engineers, physicians, and others who all believe that the United States of America represents the promise that nothing is impossible for those who work hard, live honest lives, and play by the rules.

Family values for Danny means that everyone is family, and everyone has value. When elected to office, Danny will show leadership-by-example through his commitment to God, Duty, Honor, Country.

Disclaimer: Use of military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Air Force or the Department of War.

Photo of Danny and his parents in the late 1980s.