STATE OF HAWAII

OFFICE OF ELECTIONS

802 LEHUA AVENUE

 
 
PEARL CITY, HAWAII 96782

www.hawaii.gov/elections

 

FACTSHEET

2008 ELECTION CONTEST AND INCUMBENTS

 

FEDERAL ELECTIONS

 

U.S. President and Vice President (4 year term)

State of Hawaii.................................................................................. George W. Bush (R)

State of Hawaii........................................................................................ Dick Cheney (R)

 

U.S. House of Representatives ‑ 2 seats (2 year term)

Congressional District I................................................................... Neil Abercrombie (D)

Congressional District II.................................................................... Mazie K. Hirono (D)

 

STATE ELECTIONS

 

State Senate – 12 seats (4 year term)

 

Senate District 1............................................................................. Lorraine R. Inouye (D)

Senate District 3....................................................................................... Paul Whalen (R)

Senate District 5.......................................................................................... Roz Baker (D)

Senate District 6................................................................................ J. Kalani English (D)

Senate District 7.................................................................................. Gary L. Hooser (D)

Senate District 12.......................................................................... Gordon M. Trimble (R)

Senate District 16...................................................................................... David Y. Ige (D)

Senate District 17....................................................................................... Ron Menor (D)

Senate District 18.................................................................... Clarence K. Nishihara (D)

Senate District 21.......................................................................... Colleen Hanabusa (D)

Senate District 22.................................................................... Robert (Bobby) Bunda (D)

Senate District 23..................................................................................... Clayton Hee (D)

 

 

State House of Representatives ‑ 51 seats (2 year term)

 

House District 1........................................................................... Dwight Y. Takamine (D)

House District 2........................................................................... Jerry (Leslie) Chang (D)

House District 3..................................................................................... Clifton K. Tsuji (D)

House District 4.............................................................................. Faye P. Hanohano (D)

House District 5.......................................................................... Robert (Bob) Herkes (D)

House District 6...................................................................................... Joshua Green (D)

House District 7........................................................................................ Cindy Evans (D)

House District 8............................................................................................ Joe Souki (D)

House District 9.................................................................................... Bob Nakasone (D)

House District 10.............................................................................. Angus McKelvey (D)

House District 11................................................................................... Joe Bertram III (D)

House District 12............................................................................ Kyle T. Yamashita (D)

House District 13.................................................................................. D. Mele Carroll (D)

House District 14..................................................................... Hermina (Mina) Morita (D)

House District 15................................................................... James Kunane Tokioka (D)

House District 16.......................................................................... Roland D. Sagum III (D)

House District 17........................................................................................ Gene Ward (R)

House District 18........................................................................................... Lyla Berg (D)

House District 19...................................................................... Barbara C. Marumoto (R)

House District 20................................................................................. Calvin K.Y. Say (D)

House District 21............................................................................ Scott Y. Nishimoto (D)

House District 22.................................................................................... Scott K. Saiki (D)

House District 23...................................................................................... Tom Brower (D)

House District 24..................................................................................... Kirk Caldwell (D)

House District 25................................................................................. Della Au Belatti (D)

House District 26.................................................................................... Sylvia J. Luke (D)

House District 27................................................................... Corinne Wei Lan Ching (R)

House District 28...................................................................................... Karl Rhoads (D)

House District 29.................................................................................. Joey Manahan (D)

House District 30...................................................................................... John Mizuno (D)

House District 31..................................................................................... Glenn Wakai (D)

House District 32................................................................... Lynn Berbano Finnegan (R)

House District 33................................................................................ Blake K. Oshiro (D)

House District 34................................................................................... K. Mark Takai (D)

House District 35................................................................................. Alex M. Sonson (D)

House District 36.................................................................................. Roy M. Takumi (D)

House District 37................................................................................. Ryan I. Yamane (D)

House District 38................................................................................... Marilyn B. Lee (D)

House District 39.............................................................................. Marcus R. Oshiro (D)

House District 40........................................................................................ Sharon Har (D)

House District 41.......................................................................... Jon Riki Karamatsu (D)

House District 42.......................................................................... Rida T.R. Cabanilla (D)

House District 43..................................................................... Kymberly Marcos Pine (R)

 

STATE ELECTIONS (continued)

 

State House of Representatives ‑ 51 seats (2 year term)

House District 44..................................................................... Karen Leinani Awana[2] (D)

House District 45.................................................................. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro (D)

House District 46......................................................................... Michael Y. Magaoay (D)

House District 47.............................................................................. Colleen R. Meyer (R)

House District 48................................................................................................ Ken Ito (D)

House District 49 ..................................................................................... Pono Chong (D)

House District 50................................................................................. Cynthia Thielen (R)

House District 51................................................................................. Tommy Waters (D)

 

 

 

 

BOARD OF EDUCATION – 7 seats  (Nonpartisan, 4 year term)

 

FIRST SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT (City & County of Honolulu)

No District Residency....................................................................................... Cecil Heftel

No District Residency....................................................................................... Lei Ahu Isa

No District Residency........................................................................... Garrett M. Toguchi

          Third Dept. School District (Honolulu)................................................. Denise Matsumoto

Fifth Dept. School District (Leeward)................................................... Breene Harimoto

 

 

SECOND SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT (Counties of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai)

First Dept. School District (Hawaii)............................................... Herbert S. Watanabe

Seventh Dept. School District (Kauai).......................................................... Maggie Cox

 

 

OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS (OHA)

 Board of Trustees ‑ 4 seats  (Nonpartisan, 4 year term)

 

No Island Residency ............................................................................. Haunani Apoliona

Resident of Hawaii ......................................................................... Robert K. Lindsey Jr.[2]

Resident of Kauai .............................................................................. Donald B. Cataluna

Resident of Molokai  ......................................................................... Collette Y. Machado

 

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Special Election is held in conjunction with the General Election.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU ELECTIONS

 

Mayor - 1 seat (4 year term).................................................................. Mufi Hanneman

 

Councilmembers - 5 seats (4 year term)

Council District 1................................................................................................. Todd Apo

Council District 3..................................................................................... Barbara Marshall

Council District 5.................................................................................... Ann H. Kobayashi

Council District 7.................................................................................... Romy M. Cachola

Council District 9.......................................................................................... Nestor Garcia

 

Prosecuting Attorney - 1 seat (4 year term).................................... Peter B. Carlisle

 

 

 

COUNTY OF HAWAII ELECTIONS

 

Mayor - 1 seat (4 year term)............................................................................ Harry Kim

 

Councilmembers ‑ 9 seats (2 year term)

District 1.................................................................................................... Dominic Yagong

District 2..................................................................................................... Donald A. Ikeda

District 3........................................................................................................... J Yoshimoto

District 4......................................................................................................... Stacy K. Higa

District 5....................................................................................................... Emily I. Naeole

District 6....................................................................................................... Bob Jacobson

District 7........................................................................................................... Brenda Ford

District 8...................................................................................................... K. Angel Pilago

District 9................................................................................................. Peter S. Hoffmann

 

Prosecuting Attorney - 1 seat (4 year term)............................................. Jay Kimura

 

COUNTY OF MAUI ELECTIONS

 

Councilmembers ‑ 9 seats (2 year term)

East Maui..................................................................................... Bill (Kauakea) Medeiros

West Maui................................................................................................ Jo Anne Johnson

Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu.......................................................................... Mike Victorino

Kahului........................................................................................... Joseph (Joe) Pontanilla

South Maui............................................................................................. Michelle Anderson

Makawao-Haiku-Paia..................................................................................... Mike Molina

Upcountry.......................................................................................... Gladys Coelho Baisa

Lanai................................................................................................................ Riki Hokama

Molokai....................................................................................................... Danny A. Mateo

 

 

 

 

COUNTY OF KAUAI ELECTIONS

 

Mayor - 1 seat (4 year term)............................................................ Bill (Kaipo) Asing [3]

 

Councilmembers ‑ 7 seats (2 year term)

County of Kauai........................................................................................................ vacant

County of Kauai................................................................................................ Tim Bynum

County of Kauai................................................................................................ Jay Furfaro

County of Kauai...................................................................... Shaylene C. Iseri-Carvalho

County of Kauai.......................................................................................... Ronald Kouchi

County of Kauai............................................................................................... Mel Rapozo

County of Kauai................................................................................... JoAnn A. Yukimura

 

Prosecuting Attorney - 1 seat (4 year term)................................ Craig A. De Costa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Fact Sheet is intended for informational purposes only and should not be used as an authority on the Hawaii

 election law and candidate deadlines.  Requirements and/or deadlines may change pending changes in legislation.  Consult the Hawaii Revised Statutes and other sources for more detailed and accurate requirements.

 

 

Office of Elections – FSBO102T

07.07.08


[2] Representative Karen Awana switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party on December 19, 2007.

[2] Robert K. Lindsey Jr. was appointed by the OHA Board to fill a vacancy left by OHA Hawaii Island trustee Linda Dela Cruz who died on March 15, 2007.  Trustee Lindsey’s term is from April 6, 2007 until November 2008.

[3] Bill (Kaipo) Asing was appointed by the Kauai Council to fill a vacancy left by Kauai Mayor Bryan Baptiste who died on June 22, 2008.  His appointment created a vacancy in the Council.  Mayor Asing’s term is from July 7, 2008 until December 1, 2008.