Kevin Dayton is the former Capitol Bureau chief for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. He was formerly Capitol Bureau chief and Big Island Bureau chief for The Honolulu Advertiser, which was 贬补飞补颈驶颈鈥檚 largest circulation daily newspaper until it closed.
He also reported for the Hawaii Tribune-Herald in Hilo, the Honolulu bureau of the Associated Press, Sun Press weekly newspapers in K膩ne驶ohe, and the Tucson Citizen.
He also worked as an executive assistant and executive director for 贬补飞补颈驶颈 County Mayor Billy Kenoi, and is a former U.S. Army infantry sergeant.
He holds a master’s degree in political science from the University of 贬补飞补颈驶颈 M膩noa, and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona.
He and his wife Mahealani live in Hilo and have eight children, five of them grown. They have been state-licensed foster parents since 2009.
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