Mahalo, members, for exercising your power at the ballot box. Your votes ensured pro-labor candidates up and down the ballots moved forward into the general election on Nov. 5.
Mayor Rick Blangiardi handily won re-election as mayor of Honolulu City & County. Meanwhile on the Big Island, Dr. Kimo Alameda will face off against Mayor Mitch Roth in November. We will keep up the fight to ensure the Big Island elects a leader who respects the rights of public employees and treats them fairly.
Also on the Big Island, Sue Lee Loy, a long-time councilwoman, won the House District 2 seat outright by a large margin.
A Unit 13 member, Ikaika Olds, also won the House District 23 seat. With no Republican opponent in the general election, Olds was elected outright thanks to your support.
Long-time legislator and friend of labor, Scott Nishimoto, won the Honolulu City Council District V seat by a wide margin.
Here’s a roundup of other HGEA-endorsed candidates who won their primary race:
U.S. Congress
Mazie Hirono, U.S. Senate
Ed Case, Congressional District 1
Jill Tokuda, Congressional District 2
State Senate
Hawaii:
Senate District 1 – Lorraine Inouye
Senate District 3 – Dru Kanuha
Senate District 4 – Tim Richards
Maui:
Senate District 5 – Troy Hashimoto
Senate District 7 – Lynn DeCoite
Oahu:
Senate District 16 – Brandon Elefante
Senate District 18 – Michelle Kidani
Senate District 19 – Henry Aquino
State House
Hawaii:
House District 1 – Mark Nakashima
House District 2 – Sue Lee Loy
House District 3 – Chris Todd
House District 4 – Greggor Ilagan
House District 5 – Jeanne Kapela
House District 6 – Kirstin Kahaloa
House District 7 – Nicole Lowen
House District 8 – David Tarnas
Maui:
House District 9 – Justin Woodson
House District 11 – Terez Amato
House District 12 – Kyle Yamashita
House District 13 – Mahina Poepoe
Kauai:
House District 15 – Nadine Nakamura
House District 16 – Luke Evslin
House District 17 – Dee Morikawa
Oahu:
House District 19 – Mark Hashem
House District 21 – Jackson Sayama
House District 22 – Andrew Garrett
House District 23 – Ikaika Olds
House District 24 – Adrian Tam
House District 26 – Della Au Belatti
House District 27 – Jenna Takenouchi
House District 28 – Daniel Holt
House District 31 – Linda Ichiyama
House District 34 – Gregg Takayama
House District 35 – Cory Chun
House District 36 – Rachele Lamosao
House District 40 – Rose Martinez
House District 42 – Anthony Makana Paris
House District 44 – Darius Kila
House District 45 – Desire DeSoto
House District 46 – Amy Perruso
House District 47 – Sean Quinlan
House District 48 – Lisa Kitagawa
House District 49 – Scot Matayoshi
House District 50 – Mike Lee
Hawaii County
Mayor – Dr. Kimo Alameda
County Council:
District 1 – Heather Kimball
District 4 – Ashley Kierkiewicz
District 5 – Ikaika Rodenhurst
Maui County
County Council:
Kahului – Tasha Kama
South Maui – Tom Cook
Makawao-Haiku-Paia – Nohe U‘u-Hodgins
Upcountry – Yuki Lei Sugimura
Molokai – John Pele
Kauai County
County Council:
Bernard Carvalho
Felicia Cowden
Ross Kagawa
Arryl Kaneshiro
KipuKai Kuali‘i
Mel Rapozo
Honolulu City & County
Mayor – Rick Blangiardi
Honolulu City Council:
District III – Esther Kia‘aina
District V – Scott Nishimoto
District VII – Radiant Cordero