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2012 Candidates and Election Information

This candidate page will be updated regularly as the election season progresses.

 
Resources

Final Summary Report, General Election [Hawaii Office of Elections] Nov 7, 2012

Primary Election Results (pdf) August 12, 2012

Find your polling place & precinct; download & print out your polling place's sample ballot. (Click the magnifying glass icon)

Complete List of Hawaii General Election Candidates (pdf) [Hawaii Office of Elections]

Civil Beat Election 2012 Page

Civil Beat Archives   Includes candidate surveys (Q&A)

Candidates Who Support Preserving Farmland [Hawaii Political Info] Nov 5, 2012

Hawaii Family Forum & Hawaii Catholic Conference Candidate Q&A (pdf)

Honolulu Star-Advertiser's Elections 2012   Extensive coverage

Non GMO Guide to the Election (pdf) by Seeds of Truth. List of candidates who are not in the back pockets of GMO companies.

Candidates Who Have Received GMO-Connected Contributions (pdf) by Seeds of Truth

League of Women Voters Guide to Candidates

Olelo's Candidates in Focus page. Video interviews with user-friendly index and extensive election information.

View Hawaii 2012 Political Districts Map, and find your own districts (slow loading). [Hawaii Office of Elections]

 
Candidates

Party abbreviations:
C - Constitution
D - Democratic
F - Free Energy
G - Green
J - Justice
L - Libertarian
N - Nonpartisan
NS - Nonpartisan Special
R - Republican

 
President
Johnson, Obama, Romney & Stein are the only presidential candidates appearing on Hawaii ballots.

Rocky Anderson (J)

Virgil Goode (C)

Gary Johnson (L)

Barack Obama (D)

Mitt Romney (R)

Jill Stein (G)

View prior 2012 presidential election debates & see future debate schedule

Where GOP Presidential Candidates Stand on the Issues [Chicago Tribune] Nov 7, 2011
 

U.S. Senate (Incumbent Daniel Akaka [D] is not running for re-election)

Mazie Hirono (D)

Linda Lingle (R)

Ed Case - Mazie Hirono Debate (video, 86 minutes) [Hawaii News Now] Jul 26, 2012. Case (D) lost to Hirono (D) in the Aug 11 primary election.

Linda Lingle forum schedule, with some Mazie Hirono participation [Lingle2012] as of Aug 24, 2012

 
U.S. House of Representatives District 1 (urban Honolulu)

District 1 Map (pdf)

Charles Djou (R)

Colleen Hanabusa (D) (incumbent)

Djou-Hanabusa radio debate [Hawaii Public Radio] (60 min) Sep 25, 2012

 
U.S. House of Representatives District 2 (rural Oahu & the neighbor islands)

(Incumbent Mazie Hirono [D] is running for U.S. Senate)

District 2 Map

Kawika Crowley (R)

Tulsi Gabbard (D)

 
Hawaii State Senate

Listed by Hawaii state senate districts

 
District 11 (Makiki/Punchbowl, Ala Moana, McCully)

House District 48 Democratic Candidates & Senate District 11 Democratic Candidates hosted by Dan Boylan (video)

 
District 12 (Waikiki, Ala Moana, Kakaako, Moiliili, McCully, Makiki)

Brickwood Galuteria (D)

Liz Larson (R)

 
District 16 (Pearl City, Waimalu, Upper Aiea, Aiea Heights, Pacific Palisades)

Mike Greco (R)

David Ige (D) (incumbent)

District 20 ('Ewa Beach, 'Ewa by Gentry, Ocean Pointe, 'Ewa Villages, West Loch, Honouliuli, Lower Waipahu)

Dean Kalani Capelouto (R)

Mike Gabbard (D) (incumbent)

 
Hawaii State House of Representatives

District 13 (Kahoolawe; Molokini; Lanai; Molokai; Maui [Keanae, Wailua, Nahiku, Hana])

Mele Carroll (D) (incumbent)

Simon Russell (R)

 
District 33 (Aiea, Halawa, Newtown, Pearlridge)

District 33 has two incumbents because of district boundary changes

Sam Kong (R)

Mark Takai (D) incumbent

 
District 48 (Heeia, Haiku Valley, Kapunahala, Kaneohe)

House District 48 Democratic Candidates and Senate District 11 Democratic Candidates hosted by Dan Boylan (video)

 
Honolulu City Council (nonpartisan)

District 1

Tom Berg

Kymberly Pine

Video of Kymberly Pine praising Tom Berg when he was on her staff at the state house.

 
Honolulu City Prosecutor (nonpartisan)

Keith Kaneshiro campaign website

Kevin Takata candidate page [Hawaii Political Info]

Kevin K. Takata & Keith M. Kaneshiro Debate (video) [PBS Hawaii] Nov 1, 2012

Keith M. Kaneshiro & Kevin K. Takata interview (video) [Hawaii Political Info] Sep 7, 2012

 
Hawaii County Mayor (nonpartisan)

Billy Kenoi

Harry Kim [Wikipedia]

Big Island Mayoral Forum (video) [PBS] Oct 11, 2012

 
Honolulu Mayor (nonpartisan)

Kirk Caldwell

Ben Cayetano

Honolulu Mayoral Debate   (video) W, Jul 11, 2012 [Hawaii Political Info]

Honolulu Mayoral Debate   (video) Tu, Jul 17, 2012 [Hawaii Political Info]

 
Kauai County Council

Tim Bynum
Dickie Chang
Jay Furfaro
Gary L. Hooser
Ross K. Kagawa
KipuKai L.P. Kualii
Nadine K. Nakamura
Mel Rapozo
JoAnn A. Yukimura

Council hopefuls share views on Kaua‘i’s problems, solutions [The Garden Island] Jul 18, 2012

Council supports GMO food labeling [The Garden Island] Nov 25, 2011

 
OHA "At Large" Trustee (Nonpartisan office)

Keli’i Akina

Haunani Apoliona

Cal Lee

Lancelot Haili Lincoln

Kealii J. Makekau

Walter Ritte

 
Proposed Hawaii Constitutional & Charter Amendments

2012 Proposed Constitutional Amendments with Translations

All About the ConCon and Charter Amendments on Your 2012 Hawaii Ballot by Senator Sam Slom [Hawaii Reporter] Oct 21, 2012

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