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2024 Hawaii Senate Election
The 2024 Hawaii Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections. 12 of the 25 seats in the Hawaii Senate The Hawaii State Senate ( Hawaiian: Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa) is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President ... will be elected. Background Primary elections are scheduled for August 10, 2024. Predictions Summary of results By district †: Incumbent not running for reelection. ‡: Special election. Overall Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: # # (gain) Retiring incumbents Democrats # District 22: Cross Makani Crabbe, who was appointed to the seat, ran in the 2024 Hawaii House of Representatives election. Detailed results General election results: District 1 Democratic primary General election The general election was cancelled bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brandon Elefante
Brandon J. C. Elefante is an American politician serving as a member of the Hawaii Senate for the 16th district. He was elected to office on November 8, 2022. Early life and education Elefante was born and raised in Aiea, Hawaii. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Saint Mary's College of California in 2008 and a Master of Business Administration from the Chaminade University of Honolulu in 2011. Career Elefante began his career as a high school teacher and coach before working on the staff of City Councilman Breene Harimoto and State Senator Will Espero. He was elected to the Honolulu City Council Honolulu City Council is the legislature of the City and County of Honolulu, the capital and largest city in Hawai'i, the fiftieth state in the United States. The City and County of Honolulu is a municipal corporation that manages government a ... in 2014. He was elected to the Hawaii Senate in 2022. References External links Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
District 1
District 1 may refer to: Places * I District, Turku, in Finland * District 1, Düsseldorf, a district in Düsseldorf, Germany * Sector 1 (Bucharest), also known as District 1, in Bucharest, Romania * District I, Budapest in Budapest, Hungary * District 1, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia * District 1, an electoral district of Malta * District 1, a police district of Malta * Altstadt (Zürich), also known as District 1, in Zürich, Switzerland * District 1 (New York City Council), in New York City, United States * Michigan's 1st Senate district, United States * Michigan's 1st House of Representatives district, United States * Michigan's 1st congressional district, United States * District 1, Ho Chi Minh City District 1 () is the central quận, urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), the largest city in Vietnam. With a total area of the district has a population of 204,899 people as of 2010. It is the historical birthplace of th ..., in Vietnam * 1st Senate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hawaii Public Radio
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (HPR), is a network of listener-supported, public radio stations broadcasting two streams on fifteen frequencies across the state of Hawaii. It is a member of National Public Radio (NPR). The stations originate from studios at The Hawaii Public Radio Plaza on Kaheka Street, near the Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu. HPR-1 focuses on news and information by day, with jazz and other music in the evening and the BBC World Service overnight. HPR-2 is mostly classical music, with some hours supplied by Classical 24. History The network's original station, KHPR 88.1 FM, signed on the air in Honolulu on November 13, 1981. It mostly played classical music with NPR news shows, originally operating with a staff of two, General Manager Cliff Eblen and Music Director Bob Miller. Operating from rented space at the University of Hawaii, it moved to its current studios in July 1987. A year later, HPR became a true statewide network with the sign-on of a station in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Hawaii House Of Representatives Election
The 2024 Hawaii House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections. All 51 seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives will be elected. Background The deadline to file for candidacy was June 4, 2024. Primary elections are scheduled for August 10, 2024. Retirements Four incumbents did not seek re-election. Democrats #District 2: Richard Onishi retired. #District 20: Bertrand Kobayashi retired. #District 23: Scott Nishimoto retired to run for Honolulu City Council. #District 45: Cedric Gates retired to 2024 Hawaii Senate election#District 22, run for State Senate. In addition, on July 11, 2024, Mark Nakashima unexpectedly passed away, leaving the District 1 seat vacant. His appointed successor, Matthias Kusch, was not on the general election ballot leading to Nakashima being posthumously re-elected and the seat becoming vacant again. Incumbents defeated In primary election Four incumbent representatives, all De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hawaii Republican Party
The Hawaii Republican Party (HRP; ) is the affiliate of the Republican Party (GOP) in Hawaii, headquartered in Honolulu. The party was strong during Hawaii's territorial days, but following the Hawaii Democratic Revolution of 1954 the Democratic Party came to dominate Hawaii. The party currently has little power and is the weakest state affiliate of the national Republican Party; it controls none of Hawaii's statewide or federal elected offices and has the least presence in the state legislature of any state Republican party. History Republic Following the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the creation of the Republic of Hawaii, the American Union Party was created and as the Republic of Hawaii was a ''de facto'' one-party state, it faced virtually no opposition. On October 13, 1894, the American Union Party held its first convention, where it established the party's organization, created a platform, and nominated candidates for the 1894 elections. The party's official st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Democratic Party Of Hawaii
The Democratic Party of Hawaii (DPH; ) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Hawaii. It is currently the dominant party in the state, and is one of the strongest affiliates of the national Democratic Party. The party currently controls both of Hawaii's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, the governorship, and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature, controlling nearly 90% of all legislative seats. Organization The party is a centralized organization established to promote the party platform as drafted in convention biennially. It is also charged with registering voters and delivering voter turnout through county organizations for Hawaii County, Kauai County, Maui County and the City and County of Honolulu. A major factor in the party's organization is the ethnicity of Hawaii itself. As Democrats emerged as the dominant political party in 1962, they sought to garner support from Native Hawaiians and other non-whites. This suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hawaii House Of Representatives
The Hawaii House of Representatives () is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii, amended during the 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention, 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consists of 51 members, each elected in a single member district. It is led by the Speaker (politics), Speaker of the House elected from the membership of the House, with majority and minority leaders elected from their party's respective caucuses. The current Speaker of the House is Nadine Nakamura. Legislators are elected to two-year terms and are not subject to term limits in the United States, term limits. As in many state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives is a part-time body and legislators often have active careers outside government. The upper house of the legislature is the Hawaii State Senate. According to Article III, section 4 of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jarrett Keohokalole
Jarrett K. Keohokalole (born August 7, 1983) is an American legislator serving as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate, Hawai‘i State Senate, representing Senate District 24 which includes Kāne‘ohe and Kailua. He previously served in the Hawaii House of Representatives, Hawai‘i State House of Representatives. He represented the 48th House District, which includes Kāne‘ohe, Kahalu‘u, and Waiāhole. Jarrett Keohokalole is a seventh-generation resident of Kāne‘ohe. Education Keohokalole graduated from Saint Louis School for high school. In 2006, he received a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He then obtained a Juris Doctor degree from William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai‘i in 2013, earning a certificate in Native Hawaiian Law. He was a Legal Fellow for the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS). Political career Hawai‘i House of Representatives Keohok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brenton Awa
Brenton Patrick Chokei Kawika Awa (born February 19, 1986) is an American politician and former television news anchor. He is a Republican member of the Hawaii Senate since 2022 representing District 23, which includes Kāne‘ohe, Kahalu‘u thru Lā‘ie, Kahuku to Mokulē‘ia, Schofield Barracks, and Kunia Camp. In 2022, Awa achieved a "come-from-behind win" against 10-year incumbent Gil Riviere in the race to represent Senate District 23. As of 2024, Awa serves as Minority Leader of the Hawaii Senate. Described as a maverick, unconventional, and hybrid Hawaiian, Awa cast more than 1,000 "no" votes over his first two legislative sessions and was the sole "no" vote on 10% of all bills passed during that time, unparalleled in recent history. Awa is the only Hawaii lawmaker with a "no gift" policy. Early life and education Brenton Awa was born on February 19, 1986 in Kaʻaʻawa on the island of Oahu. He was raised in Kahalu'u and is a 2004 graduate of Kahuku High & Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Samantha DeCorte
Samantha Momilani DeCorte is a Native Hawaiian politician serving as a member of the Hawaii Senate for the 22nd district. A Republican, she was elected and assumed office on November 5, 2024. In 2022, DeCorte ran for state senate in the 22nd district and narrowly lost to the Democratic incumbent, Maile Shimabukuro, by just 40 votes. She ran again in 2024 and won by 1,134 votes, having defeated Democrat Cedric Gates. DeCorte has worked at the Hawaii Department of Transportation The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is a state government organization which oversees transportation in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The agency is divided into three divisions dealing with aviation, maritime, and roads. HDOT Divisions A ... and served as a community leader at Word of Life Christian Center. References Living people Republican Party Hawaii state senators Women state legislators in Hawaii 21st-century members of the Hawaii State Legislature 21st-century American wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Maile Shimabukuro
Maile S.L. Shimabukuro (born October 1, 1970) is a former Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate. She represented the state's 21st district from 2010 to 2022 and the 22nd district from 2022 to 2024 after redistricting. The district includes Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Ko ‘Olina, Nānākuli, Mā‘ili, Wai‘anae, Mākaha, and Mākua on the island of Oahu. She is a graduate of Iolani School, Colorado College and the William S. Richardson School of Law at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Committees State Senator, District 21 Leeward Coast (01/2011–present) *Chair, Hawaiian Affairs Committee *Member, Ways & Means *Member, Transportation & Energy *Member, International Affairs & the Arts *Member, Women's and Hawaiian Caucuses *(Past) Vice Chair, Judiciary & Labor Committee *(Past) Member, Water & Land Committee State House Representative, District 45 Waianae/Makaha/Makua (01/2003-12/2010) *Chair, Human Services & Housing Committee (2005-2006) *Vice Chair, Hawaiian Affair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
