Hawaii Elections 2016: General Election Ballot
Need to figure out who to vote for on Nov. 8? Click on the links in this story to see how candidates in your area feel about certain issues.
Hawaii voters can join the rest of the country in casting ballots in the general election Nov. 8.
The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. but Hawaii also has a robust early voting process. In the Aug. 13 primary, 62 percent of those who voted did so before Election Day. Early voting has become such a factor that candidates time their campaigns to take advantage of it.
The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 10, and now you can . Early walk-in voting begins Oct. 25.
A list of polling places and other voter information is available on the .
The will top the Nov. 8 general election ballot — Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee, Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, is the Green Party candidate and is the Libertarian Party candidate.
One U.S. Senate seat in Hawaii and both of our听U.S. House seats will be on the Nov. 8听ballot.
All 51 state House seats were up for election this year and 14 of the 25 Senate seats. Many of those contests were decided in the primary because most candidates run as Democrats. Numerous seats had no candidate from any other party.
A number of candidates for nonpartisan offices also won outright in the Aug. 13 primary, and those without a general election opponent will not appear on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Our list of candidates below reflects only those who will be on the ballot.
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County-level races, as well as contests for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, are nonpartisan. Candidates are not designated as Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians or any other party affiliation.
Some candidates have been active for months, including raising money from contributors. You can study campaign finance reports for each candidate at the . For candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House, go听to the website of the
Civil Beat also has been analyzing the campaign cash flowing to candidates, looking at candidates as well as contributors, including political action committees. You can find those stories in our ongoing report, Cashing In.
We also try to keep up with the political ads that are airing. Check out those stories in our Ad Watch series.
Here is a list of candidates whose names will appear on the Nov. 8 ballots. Click the links to go to a Civil Beat candidate questionnaire that many candidates responded to. You can find links to the candidates’ campaign websites on those Q&As as well.
If there is no link it means they haven’t bothered to respond to our questions. We’ll be trying to get them to do that between now and the general election, so check back frequently as we update the list.
We’ll also be updating the ballot with initiatives once they are finalized, along with the candidates for a 2nd Congressional District special election.
The Ballot (Unofficial)
D = Democrat, R = Republican, I = Independent, L = Libertarian, G = Green Party, C = Constitution, A = American Shopping, N = Nonpartisan, NS = Nonpartisan Special
* = incumbent
U.S. Senate
Brian Schatz (D) *
John Carroll (R)
Colleen Hanabusa (D)
Shirlene Ostrov (R)
Alan Yim (L)
Tulsi Gabbard (D) *
Angela Kaaihue (R)
Congressional District 1听Special Election
Colleen Hanabusa (D)
Angela Kaaihue (D)
Peter Cross (D)
Howard Kim (D)
Javier Ocasio听(顿)
Shirlene Ostrov (R)
Alan Yim (L)
Calvin Griffin (N)
Yvonne Perry (N)
Peter Plotzeneder (N)
State Senate
District 1
Kaialii Kahele (D) *
Kimberly Arianoff (L)
District 2
Russell Ruderman (D) *
Frederick Fogel (L)
District 9
Stanley Chang (D)
Sam Slom (R) *
District 10
Les Ihara (D) *
Arnold Phillips (L)
District 11
Brian Taniguchi (D) *
C. Kaui Amsterdam (R)
Joseph Kent (L)
District 13
Karl Rhoads (D)
Rod Tam (R)
Harry Ozols (L)
District 15
Glenn Wakai (D) *
Roman Kalinowski (L)
District 19
Will Espero (D) *
Kurt Favella (R)
District 25
Laura Thielen (D) *
Robert Nagamine (R)
State House
District 1
Mark Nakashima (D) *
Byron Young (R)
District 3
Richard Onishi (D) *
Gregory Arianoff (L)
Kealoha Pisciotta (G)
District 4
Joy San Buenaventura (D) *
Moke Stephens (C)
District 5
Richard Creagan (D) *
Michael Last (L)
District 6
Nicole Lowen (D) *
Bruce Pratt (R)
District 7
Cindy Evans (D) *
Jeffrey Coakley (R)
District 8
Joe Souki (D) *
District 10
Angus Mckelvey (D) *
Chayne Marten (R)
District 11
Kaniela Ing (D) *
Daniel Peku (R)
District 13
Lynn DeCoite (D) *
District 14
Nadine Nakamura (D)
Sandra Combs (R)
District 16
Dee Morikawa (D) *
Victoria Franks (R)
District 17
Karlen Ross (D)
(R) *
District 19
Bert Kobayashi (D) *
Stephen Bischoff (R)
Anthony Higa (L)
District 20
Calvin Say (D) *
Julia Allen (R)
District 22
Tom Brower (D) *
Kathryn Henski (R)
District 24
Della Au Belatti (D) *
Lawrence Fenton (R)
Michelle Tippens (L)
District 28
John Mizuno (D) *
Carole Kaapu (R)
District 29
Daniel Holt (D)
Kaiwiola Coakley (R)
District 31
Aaron Ling Johanson (D) *
Eric Ching (R)
District 34
Gregg Takayama听(顿) *
Jaci Agustin (R)
District 35
Roy Takumi (D) *
Roger Clemente (R)
District 36
Marilyn Lee (D)
Beth Fukumoto (R) *
District 37
Ryan Yamane (D) *
Katherine Kupukaa (R)
District 40
Rose Martinez (D)
Bob McDermott (R) *
District 41
Matt LoPresti (D) *
Bryan Jeremiah (R)
District 43
Stacelynn Eli (D)
Andria Tupola (R) *
District 44
Cedric Gates (D)
Marcus Paaluhi (R)
District 46
Marcus Oshiro (D) *
Scott Noltie (R)
District 47
Sean Anthony Quinlan (D)
Feki Pouha (R) *
Constitutional Amendments Proposed by Legislature
— Shall the threshold value in controversy requirement for jury trials in civil cases at common law be increased from $5,000 to $10,000?”
— Shall the legislature be provided, when the state general fund balance at the close of each of two successive fiscal years exceeds five per cent of the general fund revenues for each of the two fiscal years, the additional alternatives of appropriating general funds for the pre-payment of either or both of the following:听(1) Debt service for general obligation bonds issued by the State; or听(2) Pension or other post-employment benefit liabilities accrued for state employees?”
Honolulu Mayor
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney听
District 5
Kimberly Case
Ann Kobayashi *
District 7听
Chace Shigemasa
District 9听
Honolulu Charter Amendment Questions
1) Should the Police Commission have greater authority to suspend or dismiss the chief of police?
2) Should the Ethics Commission set the salaries of the Ethics Commission鈥檚 executive director and staff attorneys within specified limits?
3) Should the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney control its budget after it is approved by the City Council?
4) Should a unified multi-modal transportation system be created?
5) Should the Affordable Housing Fund be used to develop rental housing for persons earning 60 percent or less of the median household income, provided that the housing remains affordable for at least 60 years?
6) Should departments responsible for the city鈥檚 infrastructure needs be required to prepare long-term plans?
7) Should the city use its powers to serve the people in a sustainable and transparent manner and to promote stewardship of natural resources for present and future generations, and should the city create an ?
8) Should a new responsible for the protection, development, and management of city lands be established?
9) Should a Honolulu Zoo Fund be established and funded by a minimum of one-half of one percent of estimated annual real property taxes to pay for Honolulu Zoo expenses to assist the Honolulu Zoo in regaining its accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums?
10) Should the mayor鈥檚 executive powers and the City Council鈥檚 legislative powers only be subject to exceptions specifically provided in the Charter and should the mayor and the City Council be given concurrent authority to establish funds when no appropriate funds of the same type exist and to propose amendments to the annual executive budget?
11) Should an approval process and an advisory commission for Clean Water Natural Lands Fund projects be established in the Charter?
12) Should all boards and commissions, except for the Board of Water Supply, the board for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation and any board or commission mandated by state or federal law, be reviewed periodically to determine whether they should be retained, amended or repealed?
13) Should the Grants in Aid Fund be the sole source (with certain designated exceptions) for city-funded grants to federal income tax-exempt nonprofit organizations that provide services to economically and/or socially disadvantaged populations or that provide services for the public benefit in the areas of the arts, culture, economic development or the environment?
14) Should the deadline to hold a special election to replace the mayor, prosecutor or councilmembers be extended from 60 to 120 days, and should the City Council be able to appoint a temporary member until a special election is held?
15) Should the term limit for the prosecuting attorney, the mayor and the councilmembers be three consecutive four-year terms?
16) Should certain city departments be responsible for their own program planning and small infrastructure design and construction projects, and should the powers, functions, and duties of the Department of Environmental Services be updated and expanded to emphasize resource recovery and include the planning, engineering, design, and construction of all of its projects?
17) Should the mayor have the authority to delegate the signing of documents to certain other city officers?
18) Should the Fire Commission be expanded from five to seven members, and should the fire chief鈥檚 powers, duties and functions be updated to reflect current services?
19) Should the requirement be repealed that no more than five of the City Council Reapportionment Commission鈥檚 nine members be from the same political party?
20) Housekeeping amendments to require the books and records of all city departments be open to public inspection; require the Department of the Corporation Counsel to update the Charter by July 1 of the year after the election at which Charter amendments proposed by the Charter Commission are approved by the electorate; require the Charter Commission to submit amendments to the Office of the City Clerk five working days before the deadline for ballot questions to be submitted to the state Chief Election Officer; require that all written contracts of the Board of Water Supply and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation be approved by the Department of Corporation Counsel for form and legality; and require that the city centralized purchasing practices conform to the state procurement code.
Hawaii County Council
District 3
Moana听Kelii
Susan Lee Loy
District 4
Maddie Greene
Hawaii County Charter Amendment
Shall the County Charter be amended to change the scope of the County General Plan, which currently sets forth policy for “the long-range comprehensive physical development of the county”, to include long-range policy for matters related to the economic, environmental, and socio-cultural wellbeing of the County; and, additionally, expand those matters which the General Plan promotes to include the health of the people of the County?
Maui County Council
East Maui听
West Maui听
Ernest Balinbin
Elle Cochran *
Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu
Alika Atay
Dane Kane
Kahului
Don Guzman *
Vanessa Medeiros
South Maui
Makawao-Haiku-Paia
Upcountry
Yuki Sugimura
Lanai听
Riki Hokama *
Gabe Johnson
Molokai听
Keani Rawlins-Fernandez
Maui County Charter Amendments
— Shall Sections 11-4 and 11-5 of the Charter be amended to correct clerical errors and to provide consistency within the Charter by allowing an individual to withdraw their signature from a supplemental petition?
—听Shall Sections 11-4 and 11-5 of the Charter be amended to correct clerical errors and to provide consistency within the Charter by allowing an individual to withdraw their signature from a supplemental petition?
—听Shall the Charter be amended to change the name of the Civil Defense Agency to the Maui County Emergency Management Agency?
—听Shall the Charter be amended to require Council approval of the Mayor鈥檚 appointment of the Managing Director, Director of Finance, Director of Public Works, Director of Parks and Recreation, Planning Director, Director of Housing and Human Concerns, Director of Transportation, and Director of Environmental Management and to allow additional qualifications for department directors to be established by ordinance?
— Shall sections of the Charter be amended to allow attorneys within the Office of Council Services, in addition to the attorneys within the Department of the Corporation Counsel, to serve as legal advisors to the Council and its members, and to allow the Council to designate, by two-thirds vote of its entire membership, attorneys within the Office of Council Services as special counsel to serve as legal representatives for any special matter presenting a real necessity for such employment?
Kauai County Prosecuting Attorney听
Kauai County Council
Juno-Ann Apalla
Matthew Bernabe
Arthur Brun
Richard Fukushima
Ross Kagawa *
Arryl Kaneshiro *
Derek Kawakami
Kipukai Kualii *
Mel Rapozo *
Norma Doctor Sparks
Kauai County Charter Amendments
— Shall the charter be amended throughout to ensure that its language is to the greatest extent possible gender neutral and to make changes to spelling, capitalization, punctuation, formatting, and grammar?
—听Shall the duties of the fire chief be clarified to include duties currently performed such as addressing hazardous materials, emergency medical services, and ocean safety, and shall the reference to the mayor鈥檚 authority to assign duties be removed?
—听Shall a zoning board of appeals be established to hear appeals from decisions of the planning director and to conduct evidentiary hearings at the request of the planning commission?
—听Shall the county Civil Defense Agency be renamed the Emergency Management Agency and its organization clarified consistent with state law?
—听Shall the percentage of registered voter signatures required to start the initiative or referendum process be reduced to 10 percent from 20 percent, and shall the percentage of registered voter signatures required to start the charter amendment process via voter petition be increased to 10 percent from 5 percent?
—听Shall it be specified what constitutes a charter amendment, and shall the processing of a proposed charter amendment via voter petition be revised to enable the county clerk to determine whether the proposal is a valid charter amendment?
—听Shall the Charter Review Commission be an ongoing commission?
At-Large
Hawaii
