Roster of Candidates This page contains the names of candidates for various federal, state and county offices for the Sept. 23 primary election.
Primary Election 2000
This year, the election will be held for:
One U.S. Senate seat; both U.S. House seats; 14 of 25 state Senate seats; all 51 state House seats; and seven of 13 state Board of Education seats.
Among city and county races: the mayor's office is up for election for Honolulu and the Big Island, as is the prosecutor's office for Honolulu, the Big Island and Kauai.
Also, two Honolulu City Council seats are vacant due to incumbents resigning to run for other offices; Hawaii County will cast ballots for all nine Council seats; on Maui, all nine Council seats; and Kauai, all seven Council seats.
The general election is Nov. 7; that registration deadline is Oct. 9.
Incumbents are designated by asterisks.
U.S. Senate
Constitution
Paul Manner
David Porter
Democrat
Daniel K. Akaka*
Art P. Reyes
Libertarian
Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan
Natural Law
Lauri A. Clegg
Republican
John Carroll
James R. Deluze
Eugene F. Douglass
Harry J. Friel
U.S. House
1st District
Urban Oahu
Democrat
Neil Abercrombie*
David L. Bourgoin
Liberterian
Jerry Murphy
Republican
Gladys Gerlich Hayes
Phil Meyers
2nd District
Rural Oahu, Neighbor Islands
Democrat
Charles "Lucky" Collins
Patsy Takemoto Mink*
Libertarian
Lawrence G.K. Duquesne
Republican
James "The Ump" Donovan
Carol J. Douglass
Russ Francis
State Senate
2nd District
South Hilo, Puna
Democrat
David M. Matsuura*
Republican
Paul "Bow Tie Guy" O'Leary
3rd District
Kau, Kona
Democrat
Andrew "Andy" Levin*
Republican
Earl Fujikawa
Filomena "Phil" Miyamoto
5th District
Wailuku, Upcountry, Kahului
Democrat
Nick Casumpang Jr.
J. Kalani English
Michael A. Nobriga
Republican
Allen T. Shishido
8th District
Kalama Valley, Aina Haina
Democrat
Tony Coloretti
Marsha R. Joyner
Republican
Sam Slom*
9th District
Waialae, Palolo
Democrat
Matt Matsunaga*
Republican
Theresa Chun
11th District
Manoa, McCully
Democrat
Kekoa David Kaapu
Brian T. Taniguchi*
Republican
Billy L. Fulton
12th District
Tantalus-Makiki
Democrat
Carol Fukunaga*
Republican
Aaron R. Peterson
14th District
Palama, Alewa Heights
Democrat
Suzanne N.J. Chun Oakland*
15th District
Fort Shafter, Aiea
Democrat
Donna Mercado Kim
Republican
Ed Mina
16th District
Moanalua, Salt Lake
Democrat
Norman Sakamoto*
18th District
Waipio, Mililani, Wheeler
Democrat
Ron Menor*
20th District
Ewa Beach, Makakilo
Democrat
Brian Kanno*
Liberterian
Wade A. Thode
Nonpartisan
Gig Greenwood
Republican
Henry L. "Hank" Makini
24th District
Kaneohe, Enchanted Lake
Democrat
Marshall Ige*
Solomon D.K. Nalua'i
Republican
Bob Hogue
25th District
Kailua, Waimanalo
Democrat
Jay Friedheim
Leona Mapuana Kalima
Republican
Whitney T. Anderson*
Fred Hemmings
State House
1st District
North Hamakua, North Hilo, North Kohala
Democrat
Dwight Y. Takamine*
2nd District
South Hilo
Democrat
Jerry Leslie Chang*
3rd District
South Hilo, Puna
Democrat
Eric G. Hamakawa*
4th District
Kau, Puna
Democrat
Bill Eger
Helene H. Hale
Evelyn "Alani" Hegent
Bob Riley
Green
Virginia "Ginny" Aste
Liberterian
Aaron Anderson
Republican
Desmon D. Antone
Kathie Gamber
Robert Reed
5th District
South Kona, North Kona
Democrat
Virginia Isbell
Republican
Paul K. Whalen*
6th District
South Kohala, North Kona
Republican
Jim Rath*
7th District
Lahaina, Olowalu, Mala, Kaanapali, Molokai, Lanai
Democrat
Sol P. Kaho'ohalahala*
Republican
Ron Davis
Flora Barsatan Vila
8th District
Maalaea, Waiehu, Waihee, Honolua, Kapalua, Wailuku
Democrat
Joseph M. Souki*
Republican
Patty Nagasako Peterson
9th District
Kahului, Wailuku, Waikapu
Democrat
Robert H. Nakasone*
Republican
John F. Henry
10th District
Puunene, Paia, Haliimaile, Makawao, Pukalani, Olinda, Kula
Aloha 'Aina
Malia Gibson
Democrat
Dan Evert
Dale Parsons
Frances Segundo
JJ Vroom
Republican
Kika Bukoski
11th District
Makena, Ulupalakua, Kula, Pulehu, Kihei
Democrat
Zandra Souza Amaral
Dee Brown
Jonathan Starr
Green
Shaun Stenshol
Republican
Chris Halford*
Buck Joiner
12th District
Haiku, Keanae, Nahiku, Hana, Hanalei, Kilauea, Anahola, Kapaa
Democrat
Hermina "Mina" Morita*
Natural Law
Ann E. West-Tickle
13th District
Lihue, Kapaa
Democrat
Ezra R. Kanoho*
Republican
Juan Lugo
14th District
Koloa, Waimea, Niihau
Democrat
Bertha C. Kawakami*
Republican
John Hoff
15th District
Kalama Valley, Hawaii Kai, Portlock
Democrat
Roy L. Benham
Greg Knudsen
Charlie Thomas Rodgers
Kelly Zane
Republican
Adrienne S. King
Mike Marques
William Stonebraker
Mark Terry
Kerrie Lane Woodall
16th District
Mariners Ridge, Hahaione Valley, Kuliouou, Niu Valley, Hawaii Loa Ridge, Aina Haina
Republican
Bertha F.K. Leong*
17th District
Waialae Iki, Wailae Nui, Kahala, Wilhelmina Rise
Republican
Barbara C. Marumoto*
18th District
Palolo Valley, St. Louis Heights, Kaimuki
Democrat
Calvin K.Y. Say*
Republican
Wayne W. Gau
19th District
Diamond Head, Kaimuki, Kapahulu, Waikiki
Democrat
Brian Y. Yamane*
Republican
Mindy Jaffe
20th District
McCully, Moiliili, Pawaa
Democrat
Scott K. Saiki*
Republican
Scott T. Matsumoto
21st District
Waikiki, Ala Wai
Democrat
Tom Brower
David Maldonado
Robert J. Morgenweck
Republican
Raymond E. Deflavis
Galen Fox*
22nd District
McCully, Moiliili, Pawaa
Democrat
Terry Nui Yoshinaga*
Republican
John S. Guagliardo
William "Bill" Hols
Joseph A. Kinoshita
23rd District
Manoa
Democrat
Ed Case*
Jason Katsuji Iwai
24th District
Makiki, Tantalus, Manoa
Democrat
Casey K. Choi
Brian Schatz*
Republican
Sam Aiona
25th District
Kakaako, Downtown, Ala Moana
Democrat
Kenneth "Ken" T. Hiraki*
Republican
Mark Hunsaker
26th District
Nuuanu, Dowsett Highlands, Pacific Heights, Punchbowl, Pauoa
Democrat
Sylvia J. Luke*
Republican
David Pang
27th District
Alewa Heights, Kapalama Heights, Liliha, Nuuanu, Puunui
Democrat
Lei Ahu Isa*
Republican
Ken Akamine
Charles H. Wiebe
28th District
Kamehameha Heights, Kalihi Valley
Democrat
Dennis A. Arakaki*29th District
Moanalua, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Waena, Kapalama
Democrat
Felipe "Jun" Abinsay Jr.*
Lester L. Fung
Republican
Ken Harding
30th District
Kalihi Kai, Palama
Democrat
Ben Cabreros
Lincoln "Abing" Jacobe
Shane D.K. Yaw
Republican
Martin Romualdez
31st District
Aliamanu, Moanalua Gardens, Moanalua Valley, Salt Lake
Democrat
Nathan Suzuki*
32nd District
Aliamanu, Hickam, Foster Village, Halawa Valley, Aiea
Democrat
Eddie V. Aguinaldo
Republican
Bob McDermott*
33rd District
Red Hill, Halawa Heights, Pearlridge, Aiea
Democrat
Randall T. Kusaka
Blake K. Oshiro
34th District
Waimalu, Waiau, Royal Summit, Newtown
Democrat
K. Mark Takai*
35th District
Pacific Palisades, Pearl City Highlands
Democrat
Noboru "Nobu" Yonamine*
Nathan H. Takeuchi
Republican
Chris Hart Kessell
36th District
Pearl City, Waipahu
Democrat
Alex M. Sonson
Roy Takumi*
Republican
John Nuusa
37th District
Waipahu, Crestview
Democrat
Nestor R. Garcia*
38th District
Waipio, Mililani
Democrat
Kekuailohia "Keke" Beamer
Marilyn B. Lee*
Republican
Chita Caindec-Stewart
39th District
Wheeler Air Force Base, Mililani
Democrat
Charlotte L. Nekota
Republican
David Ellis
Guy P. Ontai
40th District
Wahiawa, Whitmore Village
Democrat
Marcus R. Oshiro*
Republican
Allan Tomas
41st District
Ewa Beach, Waipahu
Democrat
Jeff Alexander
Willie C. Espero*
Lance M. Rabacal
Republican
Mary Ann Miyashiro
Delores June Muse
Pam Lee Smith
42nd District
Kunia, Makakilo, Ewa, Waipahu
Democrat
Kyle Greenwood
Maeda C. Timson
Republican
Mark Moses*
43rd District
Barbers Point, Nanakuli, Maili, Waianae
Democrat
Robert K. Hoohuli
Michael P. Kahikina*
Republican
Denton Kissell
44th District
Makaha, Waianae
Aloha 'Aina
Momi Kamahele
Democrat
Charles Herrmann Jr.
Merwyn Seichi Jones
Jason H. Spain
Republican
Emily J. Daniel Auwae*
45th District
Schofield Barracks, Mokuleia, Waialua, Haleiwa, Sunset Beach, Kahaku
Democrat
Jimmy Awai
Ollie Lunasco
Marilee Lyons
Michael Y. Magaoay
Republican
Helmut "Kalani" Aki
Gordon "Butch" Tilley
46th District
Laie, Hauula, Punaluu, Waikane, Waiahole, Kahaluu, Ahuimanu Makai, Heeia Kea
Democrat
Sunny Alonzo Greer
George Okuda
Charles Tanouye Jr.
Republican
Colleen Meyer*
47th District
Kahaluu, Ahuimanu, Heeia, Kaneohe
Democrat
Iris K. Ikeda Catalani*
Republican
Charles Kong Djou
48th District
Kaneohe
Democrat
Ken Ito*
Republican
Sam Moku
49th District
Kailua, Kaneohe Bay Drive
Republican
Cynthia Thielen*
50th District
Maunawili, Pohakupu, Kailua, Enchanted Lake, Kaneohe
Democrat
Ikaika Hussey
Republican
David A. Pendleton*
51st District
Waimanalo, Keolu Hills, Lanikai, Kailua, Enchanted Lake
Democrat
Kenny Goodenow*
Republican
Eve Glover Anderson
Joe Gomes
Honolulu County
Mayor
Nonpartisan
Bruce L. Bellows
Frank F. Fasi
Mufi Hannemann
Jeremy Harris*
Larry Hitchcock
Lillian Lai-Lam Wang Hong
Richard "DICKYJ" Johnson
Michael Powers
City Council
(Special)
7th District
Kalihi, Moanalua, Salt Lake, Pearl Harbor
Nonpartisan8th District
Halawa, Aiea, Pearl City, Waipahu
Nonpartisan
Carlota Ader
Ligaya T. Dela Cruz
Richard C. Nono
Gary Okino
Richard "Dick" Rowland
Prosecuting Attorney
Nonpartisan
Peter Carlisle*
Big Island
Mayor
Democrat
Robert N. "Bob" Herkes
Fred C. Holschuh
Gery Navarro
Green
Nonpartisan
Jon "New Possibility" Adler
Mike Peacock
Republican
Stuart Gregory
Wendell J. Kaehuaea
Harry Kim
Myron A. Nachbar
Dan Roudebush
Harvey S. Tajiri
Prosecuting Attorney
DemocratHawaii County Council
1st District
Hamakua coast
Democrat
Dominic Yagong*
2nd District
Downtown Hilo, Kaumana
Democrat
Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd*
Liberterian
Jim "O'Keefe" Keefe
3rd District
Upper Waiakea
Democrat
James "Jim" Arakaki*
4th District
Lower Waiakea, Keaukaha
Democrat
Aaron Chung*
5th District
Lower Puna
Democrat
Jeane R. Kubera
Gary Safarik
Al Smith*
Green
Steven A. Hirakami
Republican
Michael J. Durkan
Roger Evans
6th District
Upper Puna, Kau, Southern Kona
Green
Julie Jacobson*
Republican
Russell "Rusty" Kemp
John Santangelo
7th District
Central Kona
Democrat
Nancy Pisicchio*
Republican
Mary Reynolds
8th District
Northern Kona
Natural Law
Ed "Mr. Ed" Connaughton
Republican
Curtis Tyler*
9th District
North and South Kohala
Democrat
Eddie Akana
Green
Tanny Cazimero
Republican
Leningrad Elarionoff*
Maui
Maui County Council
East Maui (1)
Nonpartisan
Robert "Bob" Carroll
Nick Nikhilananda
West Maui (1)
Nonpartisan
Jo Anne Johnson
Dennis Y. Nakamura*
Wailuku, Waihee, Waikapu (1)
Nonpartisan
Dain P. Kane*
Winston D. "Aikapa" Tyau
Michael "Mike" Victorino
Kahului (1)
Nonpartisan
Alan M. Arakawa
Mike Davis*
Thomas "Tom" Sipiora
South Maui (1)
Nonpartisan
Lynn Britton
Bully Kapahulehua
Wayne K. Nishiki*
Bill Staton
Steve Warren
Makawao, Haiku, Paia (1)
Nonpartisan
Joe Bertram III
John Wayne Enriques*
Mike Molina
Dan Morrow
Robert Parsons
Upcountry (1)
Nonpartisan
David E. Kaho'ohanohano
Charmaine Tavares*
Lanai (1)
Nonpartisan
Riki Hokama*
Georgina Kaui Kawamura
Molokai (1)
Nonpartisan
Patrick S. Kawano*
Kauai
Prosecuting Attorney
Michael "Mike" K. Soong*
Kauai County Council
At Large
Nonpartisan
Bill "Kaipo" Asing
Bryan J. Baptiste*
John F. Barretto Jr.
Bob Cariffe
Anne M. Donovan
Cayetano "Sonny" Gerardo
Gary L. Hooser*
J. Kauilani Kahalekai
Daryl W. Kaneshiro*
Ronald Kouchi*
Rhoda Libre
Joseph Prigge Jr.
Roger A. Ridgley Jr.
Billy Kealamaikahiki Swain*
James Kunane Tokioka*
Randal Valenciano*
State Board of Education
HAWAII (1)
Nani Quintana-Davies
Herbert S. Watanabe*
HONOLULU (1)
Dick Brawley
Malcolm Kirkpatrick
Denise Matsumoto*
LEEWARD (1)
Dave Gilbert
Marilyn Harris
Ronald Correa Mata
Ronald B.Y. Nakano*
Daniel L. Romero
KAUAI (2)
William "Bill" Georgi
Sherwood Hara
Mitsugi Nakashima*
AT LARGE (3)
Jim Brewer
Lex Brodie*
Rachel E. Choi
Carol Gabbard
Ryan Gabbard
Carolyn Martinez Golojuch
Jacqueline Whitford Heupel
Donna R. Ikeda
Velma P. Aloha Kekipi
James I. Kuroiwa Jr.
Marcia Buck Linville
Libby Pulelehua Oshiyama
Shirley A. Robinson
Garrett Toguchi*
Jasmine Williams
Mike Wong
Brandon K. Yamamoto
Randall M.L. Yee