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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