Khara Jabola-Carolus

Khara Jabola-Carolus is the Executive Director of the Hawaiʻi State Commission on the Status of Women, a feminist government agency dedicated to the liberation of women and non-binary people. Previously, she led the Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights where she advanced landmark legislation that extended driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. She earned her JD from the University of Hawaiʻi with a specialization in Native Hawaiian law. She has performed fellowships at the United States Senate, Hawaiʻi Supreme Court, and Committee to Protect Journalists.