Dennis Arakaki

Dennis Arakaki (born October 18, 1943) is an American politician and social worker.

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Arakaki graduated from Farrington High School. He then went to University of Hawaii at Manoa. He worked in health care planning. Arakaki served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1985 to 2006 as a Democrat.

Arakaki worked with Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland to establish the Keiki Caucus for children and youth issues. He also created the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Task Force which was instrumental in improving the state's mental health system.