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Hawaii is the only state that holds its statewide primary election on a Saturday. This year, the primary was Aug. 9.
Voters at Honolulu Hale, 2010.
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The governor and lieutenant governor are up for election in 2014. So is one U.S. Senate seat and both of Hawaii’s U.S. House seats.
Every state House seat — all 51 — will be on the ballot this year along with 13 of the 25 state Senate seats. (See list below).
So will four of nine Honolulu City Council seats, the mayors of Maui and Kauai, and county council seats in Maui, Kauai and Hawaii County. Five of the nine seats on the board of trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs will also be on the ballot — three at-large seats, one representing Oahu and one representing Maui.
Candidates who won their primaries and had no general election opponent are deemed to have won the office. In Hawaii, many races are effectively decided in the primary because of the overwhelming dominance of the Democratic party.
Here’s a list of the seats — and candidates who have filed their paperwork to run for office in the primary. Some candidates have been active for months, including raising money from contributors.
Check back frequently: We’ll be updating this page to include links to information on candidates and where they stand on important issues. Civil Beat will be sending out candidate questionnaires in statewide and legislative races as well as Honolulu City Council races. We’ll link to those from this page as they come in.
For the unofficial general election ballot click here.
D = Democrat, R = Republican, I = Hawaii Independent Party, L = Libertarian, G = Green Party, N = Nonpartisan
U.S. Senate
Brian Evans (D)
Colleen Hanabusa (D)
Campbell Cavasso (R)
Harry Joseph Friel Jr. (R)
Eddie Pirkowski (R)
Michael Kokoski (L)
Arturo Pacheco Reyes (N)
Will Espero (D)
Allan Levene (R)
Robert Meyer (N)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Marissa Capelouto (R)
Joseph William Kent (L)
James “Duke” Aiona (R)
Charles Collins (R)
Stuart Gregory (R)
Mufi Hannemann (I)
Misty Davis (N)
Khistina DeJean (N)
Joseph Spatola (N)
Elwin Ahu (R)
Cynthia Marlin (L)
Les Chang (I)
State Senate
District 1
Wendell Kaehuaea (D)
Gilbert Kahele (D)
Gregory Arianoff (L)
District 3
Michael Last (L)
District 4
Malama Solomon (D)
District 5
Christy Gusman (D)
Joseph Kamaka (R)
District 6
Rosalyn Baker (D)
Jared Dubois (R)
District 7
Kalani English (D)
District 12
Brickwood Galuteria (D)
Chris Lethem (R)
District 16
Breene Harimoto (D)
District 17
Roger Clemente (I)
District 18
Michelle Kidani (D)
Raymond Banda (L)
District 21
Michael Kahikina (D)
Tercia Ku (R)
Johnnie-Mae Perry (R)
Randy Roman (R)
Ruth Brown (N)
District 23
Norman Brown Jr. (R)
Richard Fale (R)
Colleen Meyer (R)
District 24
Jill Tokuda (D)
Michael Danner (R)
State House of Representatives
District 1
Mark Nakashima (D)
District 2
Edwin Miranda (D)
Clifton Tsuji (D)
District 3
Bill Dickson (R)
District 4
Faye Hanohano (D)
Brian Jordan (D)
Julia Peleiholani (D)
Gary Thomas (R)
District 5
Richard Creagan (D)
Gene Leslie (D)
Jon Lalanne (L)
Randy Ruis (N)
District 6
Kalei Akaka (D)
Nicole Lowen (D)
Roy Ebert (R)
District 7
Cindy Evans (D)
District 8
Joseph Souki (D)
Cranston Kapoi (R)
District 9
James Apana (D)
Justin Woodson (D)
District 10
Angus McKelvey (D)
Chayne Marten (R)
District 11
Mark Ing (D)
Marie Minichino (D)
Pat Brock (L)
District 12
Kyle Yamashita (D)
District 13
Mele Carroll (D)
Barbara Haliniak (D)
District 14
Derek Kawakami (D)
District 15
James Tokioka (D)
Steve Yoder (R)
District 16
Vince Flores (R)
District 17
District 18
Mark Jun Hashem (D)
Susan Kehaulani Halvorsen (R)
District 19
Bert Kobayashi (D)
Victoria Mathieu (R)
District 20
Calvin Say (D)
Julia Allen (R)
Keiko Bonk (G)
District 21
Scott Nishimoto (D)
Larie Manutai (R)
District 22
Thomas Brower (D)
Janet Grace (R)
District 23
Isaac Choy (D)
Nathaniel Kinney (D)
District 24
Della Au Belatti (D)
Kaui Amsterdam (R)
District 25
Sylvia Luke (D)
Ronald Lam (R)
District 26
Scott Saiki (D)
Eric Marshall (R)
District 27
Takashi Ohno (D)
Max Fowler (R)
District 28
District 29
Karl Rhoads (D)
District 30
Romy Cachola (D)
District 31
Lei Sharsh (D)
Aaron Ling Johanson (R)
District 32
Linda Ichiyama (D)
Marcia Tagavilla (R)
District 33
Tracy Arakaki (D)
Samuel Kong (D)
District 34
Gregg Takayama (D)
Jaci Agustin (R)
District 35
Roy Takumi (D)
LuAnn Poti (R)
District 36
Marilyn Lee (D)
Beth Fukumoto Chang (R)
District 37
Ryan Yamane (D)
Emil Svcrina (R)
District 38
Henry Aquino (D)
Alex Sonson (D)
District 39
Ty Cullen (D)
District 40
Isaiah Chong (D)
Rose Martinez (R)
Bob McDermott (R)
District 41
Rida Cabanilla (D)
Bryan Jeremiah (R)
District 42
Nicole Ferguson (D)
Sharon Har (D)
Suk Moses (R)
District 43
Karen Awana (D)
Stacelynn Eli (D)
Andria Tupola (R)
District 44
Cedric Gates (G)
Jo Jordan (D)
District 45
Michael Magaoay (D)
Lauren Cheape Matsumoto (R)
District 46
Marcus Oshiro (D)
District 47
Kent Fonoimoana (D)
Feki Pouha (R)
District 48
Eldean Kukahiko (R)
Kana Naipo (N)
District 49
Kenneth Ito (D)
District 50
Holly Broman (D)
Joan Hood (R)
Cynthia Thielen (R)
District 51
Chris Lee (D)
Honolulu City Council (non-partisan)
District 2
Dan Hara
Ernie Martin
District 4
District 6
District 8
Brysen Poulton
Hawaii County Council (non-partisan)
District 1
Larry Gering
Valerie Poindexter
District 2
Aaron Chung
Shane Gali
John Halversen
Margarita Hopkins
Kerri Marks
District 3
Dennis Onishi
District 4
Madeline Greene
Greggor Iligan
Roy Lozano
Emily Naeole
District 5
Cherish Almeida
Daniel Cunningham
Roxanne Hampton
Tiffany Edwards Hunt
Timothy Law
Daniel Paleka
Frances Pueo
District 6
Richard Abbett
Maile David
Jim Wilson
District 7
Dru Kanuha
District 8
Karen Eoff
Michael Hunter
District 9
Ronald Gonzales
Oliver Shimaoka
Margaret Wille
Maui Mayor
Alan Arakawa
Beau Hawkes
Alana Kay
Ori Kopelman
Neldon Mamuad
Tam Paltin
Nelson Waikiki
Maui County Council (non-partisan)
East Maui
John Blumer-Buell
Robert Carroll
Nick Nikhilananda
West Maui
Butch Buenconsejo
Eleanora Cochran
Frederick Nava
Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu
Joseph Blackburn
Michael Victorino
Kahului
Donald Guzman
Joseph Pontanilla
South Maui
Don Couch
John Fitzpatrick
Robin Knox
Jerry Metcalfe
Makawao-Haiku-Paia
Alex Haller
Henry Kahula Jr.
Michael Molina
Mike White
Upcountry
Gladys Coelho Baisa
Courtney Bruch
Lanai
Riki Hokama
Molokai
Stephanie Crivello
Kauai Mayor
Dustin Barca
Bernard Carvalho Jr.
Debralynn DeSilva Carveiro
Curtis Lake
Kauai County Council (non-partisan)
Council Member (7 at-large seats up)
Arthur Brun
Tim Bynum
Mason Chock Sr.
Felicia Cowden
Billy DeCosta
Jay Furafaro
Joann Georgi
Gary Hooser
Ronald Horoshko
Joseph Kaauwai
Ross Kagawa
Ernest Kanekoa
Arryl Kaneshiro
Sandi Kato-Klutke
Kipukai L.P. Kualii
Tiara Laranio
Arnold Leong
Darryl Perry
Melvin Rapozo
JoAnn Yukimura
Office of Hawaiian Affairs (non-partisan)
Oahu Seat
Kamaleihaahaa Shigemasa
Maui Seat
At Large Seat
Laura DeSoto-McCollough
Leona Kalima
Keikialoha Kekipi
Harvey McInerny
Landen Paikai
Alona Quartero
John D. Waihee
Hina Wong-Kalu
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