Apo and Teruya
head to runoff

CORRECTION Monday, September 20, 2004 » Todd Apo won the race for the Honolulu City Council District 1 seat outright Saturday by getting more than 50 percent of the vote. A story on Page A4 in yesterday's paper incorrectly said Apo and Patty Teruya would head to a runoff in the general election. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin strives to make its news report fair and accurate. If you have a question or comment about news coverage, call Editor Frank Bridgewater at 529-4791 or email him at corrections@starbulletin.com.

Ko Olina Resort executive Todd Apo and former City Council aide Patty Teruya will face off in November for the District I City Council seat, which covers Ewa to the Waianae Coast.

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Apo and Teruya were the top two vote-getters for the seat in yesterday's primary election, though Apo topped Teruya by more than 4,000 votes. They beat out opponents Shane Peters, Cynthia Rezentes and James Manaku.

"We're happy," Apo said, as he celebrated with supporters earlier in the evening at En Fuego Grill & Poke in Kapolei. "This helps boost our confidence."

Teruya said she was prepared for a head-to-head campaign against Apo in the general election.

"Our team will be ready," she said, as she waited for results at her election headquarters in Waianae. "We're really positive."

City Councilman Mike Gabbard would have been the district's incumbent, but did not run for re-election. Instead, the Republican will challenge incumbent Ed Case for the 2nd Congressional District (rural Oahu, neighbor islands).

Meanwhile, two City Council incumbents who faced opposition on the ballot surpassed the "50 percent-plus-one vote" required to win their seats outright for another four years.

District III City Councilwoman Barbara Marshall took a wide lead for her seat, which represents Kailua, Kaneohe and Waimanalo.

Marshall's opponents -- Merrily "Leigh" Prentiss and Richard Macpherson -- both took less than 10 percent of the vote.

"I'm thrilled," Marshall said, while with supporters last night at Olomana Golf Course in Waimanalo. "This proves that communication with the people makes all the difference."

City Councilman Romy Cachola -- incumbent for the Kalihi-to-Halawa seat -- also secured his position with a large margin.

"I did everything imaginable for me to win, walking, sign-waving, phone banking," he said, as he waited for the final results to come in with supporters at his Kalihi Street home. "The way I approach any election is not to take your opponent for granted. You really have to work hard."

Rocky Ricarte, a Salt Lake resident and pilot, ran against Cachola. He said yesterday that he plans to try again for the seat in 2008.

"I think in four years we might be able to get a better run," he said. "The first step that we took was just trying to get my name out there."

Council members Ann Kobayashi (Kapahulu-to-Kakaako) and Nestor Garcia (Kunia-to-Mililani Town) had no challengers in the race, and needed only one vote in the primary to win a four-year term.

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