Karen Awana Running For Office?
The former Hawaii House representative, a Democrat, has pulled papers for her old seat, now held by Republican Andria Tupola.
Karen Awana, a Democrat, has pulled papers with the state for her former District 43 seat in the Hawaii House of Representatives.
She also has聽a fundraiser 聽at St. Andrew’s Priory, where the suggested donation is $100.
Awana, who was fined thousands of dollars in recent years聽by the state for various filing violations, lost re-election by a wide margin to Republican Andria Tupola in 2014.
Tupola is the first state legislator to have聽聽this campaign season.
The Leeward Oahu district represents聽Ewa Villages, Kalaeloa, Ko Olina, Nanakuli and Maili.
Tupola is the former minority floor leader in the House and a current minority policy leader. Awana is a former majority floor leader.
