Meet House District 32 Candidates At A Civil Beat Pop-Up

Take the opportunity to hear what Micah Aiu and Garner Shimizu have to say about issues important to voters in central Oahu.

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Take the opportunity to hear what Micah Aiu and Garner Shimizu have to say about issues important to voters in central Oahu.

The candidates vying to represent House District 32 will meet with voters and answer questions Thursday at a pop-up newsroom hosted by Civil Beat.

The forum is aimed at giving voters more information about people running for office in the central Oahu area, which includes Moanalua, Aliamanu, Foster Village as well as parts of Fort Shafter, Aiea and Halawa.

Democratic incumbent Micah Aiu is being challenged by Republican Garner Shimizu. It’s a rematch. Aiu beat Shimizu by just under 250 votes in the 2022 race.

Thursday’s event, which will be moderated by Civil Beat politics editor Chad Blair, is scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Oahu Veterans Center at 1298 Kukila St. in Honolulu. Pupus and beverages will be available.

The candidates will take questions from the audience as well as the moderator. You can read about them their Civil Beat Candidate Q&As — this is Aiu’s and this is Shimizu’s.

Civil Beat’s pop-up newsrooms are supported by the Hawaii Community Foundation and the American Press Institute’s Election Coverage and Community Listening Fund.

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