(BIVN) – The following report relies on the Hawaiʻi Office of Elections official results (Report 4). This information will be adjusted and updated as new reports are provided.
The percentage next to a candidate’s name denotes the percentage of votes they received in the primary. If a candidate does not have a percentage next to their name, it means they ran unopposed.
Hawaiʻi County Mayor
The non-partisan race for Hawaiʻi County Mayor is headed to a November run-off. Incumbent Mitch Roth (36.5%) will face Kimo Alameda (26.7%) in the general election. Candidates Breeani Kobayashi (19.6%) and Jr Tupai (11.7%) were the next highest vote getters.
Incumbent Hawaiʻi County Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen is running unopposed.
U.S. Congress
Democratic party incumbent Senator Mazie Hirono (84.6%) defeated her primary challengers by a wide margin, and in November will go on to face Republican challenger Bob McDermott (45%), Green Party candidate Emma Jane Avila Pohlman, nonpartisan John Giuffre, and We The People candidate Shelby Pikachu Billionaire.
Democratic party incumbents for the U.S. House, Jill Tokuda and Ed Case (82.4%) will advance to the general election. District 1 Rep. Case will face Republican candidate Patrick Largey and nonpartisan Calvin Griffin in November. District 2 Rep. Tokuda will face Republican Steve Bond, nonpartisan Randall Kelly Meyer, and Libertarian Aaron Toman.
Hawaiʻi State Senate
Incumbent State Senator for District 1 on Hawaiʻi island, Lorraine Inouye (57.2%), is set to return to the State Capitol with a win over fellow Democrat, Laura Acasio (34.7%). The Democratic Party primary winner will be unopposed in the November general election.
District 3 State Senator Dru Kanuha was unopposed in the Democratic Party primary and will face Republican challenger Kurt Sullivan in November.
State Senator for District 4, Tim Richards, was unopposed in both the Democratic Party primary and the general election and will return to his seat at the Capitol.
Hawaiʻi State Representative
District 1 State Representative Mark Nakashima (D) passed away in July, but since the ballots were already printed and Nakashima was the sole candidate, he will be deemed elected after the primary.
The Hawaii County Democratic Party has already selected three possible replacements for Nakashima, one of whom will be chosen by Governor Josh Green to fill the seat: Matthias Kusch, Kristen Alice Apruzzese, and Dwight Takamine.
Hawaiʻi County councilmember Sue Lee Loy (60.5%) defeated Tanya Yamanaka Aynessazian (24.8%) in the primary for House District 2. She will run unopposed in the general election.
Incumbent State Representative for District 3 in Hilo, Chris Todd (47.8%), edged out Kiana Kanahele (38.5%) in the Democratic Primary. Libertarian Austin Martin and Republican Kanoa Wilson await to challenge the Democratic winner in the general election.
Democrat and incumbent State Representative for District 4 in Puna, Greggor Ilagan, will face Republican challenger Keikalani Ho in the general election.
Incumbent State Representative for District 5, Jeanne Kapela (66.1%), advanced over Democratic challenger Chantel Makualoe-Perrin (13.9%) and will next face Libertarian Fred Fogel and Republican Ashley Oyama in November.
Kona’s District 6 State Representative Kirstin Kahaloa (75.4%) defeated her primary challenger John Betlach (6%) by a wide margin and will face Republican candidate Sylvie Madison in the general election.
Democrat and incumbent State Representative for District 7, Nicole Lowen, will face Republican challenger Timothy Dalhouse in the general election. Both were unopposed in the primary.
Another Democratic Party incumbent, District 8 State Representative David Tarnas, will face Republican challenger Monique Perreira in the general election.
Hawaiʻi County Council
District 1 incumbent for Hawaiʻi County Council, Heather Kimball (48.3%), defeated Brittany Anderson (27.2%) and BJ Penn (16.5%) in the non-partisan primary.
Likewise, District 2 incumbent councilmember Jennifer Kagiwada (56.4%) won over Blaine Kenji Bautista (16.6%), Gary Napoleon, Jr (10.5%), and Grace Manipol (5.5%).
The race to fill the District 3 seat that was formerly held by State House candidate Sue Lee Loy has been won by former councilman Dennis “Fresh” Onishi (47.2%), over Kelton Chang (19.8%), Kaloa Robinson (18.2%), and Leomana Turalde (6.3%).
District 4 councilmember Ashley Kierkiewicz ran unopposed and will return to the Council.
As of Report 4, District 5 incumbent councilmember Matt Kanealiʻi-Kleinfelder (40.2%) leads Ikaika Rodenhurst (23.1%), Aaron Tolentino (20.1%), Haylie Taylor (3.7%), and Sysha-Marie Torres (2.9%). Kanealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Rodenhurst are headed to a run-off in November.
District 6 incumbent councilmember Michelle Galimba (46.4%) defeated Ikaika Kailiawa-Smith (25.4%), Kyle Jones (8.2%), and Marie Burns (4.5%).
District 7 incumbent councilmember Rebecca Villegas (46.3%) is ahead of Zahz Hewlen (12%), Wesley Moore (10.6%), Joshua Montgomery (9.5%), and Jennifer Wilkinson (7.7%).
District 8 incumbent councilmember Holeka Goro Inaba (56.8%) will return to the Council with a win over Caryl Burns (23.1%).
District 9 candidate James Hustace (40.3%) has a slight lead over incumbent councilmember Cindy Evans (34.9%) as the two are headed towards a November run-off. Candidate Michael Konowicz (16.4%) follows.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Former State Senator and former U.S. Congressman Kaialiʻi Kahele (29.5%) is leading the other candidates for the OHA Hawaiʻi Resident Trustee. Also running are Kaʻapana Aki (12.6%), Hope Alohalani Cermelj (5.8%), and Hulali Waltjen-Kuilipule (4.1%).
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STORY SUMMARY
HAWAIʻI ISLAND - Most (but not all) incumbents are leading their primary partisan and non-partisan races as election results come in on Saturday night.