Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 7, 1 Iulai 1994 — 1994 Election Contests in the State of Hawaiʻi [ARTICLE]

1994 Election Contests in the State of Hawaiʻi

Federal Elections U.S. Senate — 1 seat. Incumbent: Daniel K. Akaka (D). Term: six years (Akaka was elected to fill the term of the late Spark Matsunaga). Annual salary: $125,100. Must be a U.S. citizen nine years prior to election, a resident of Hawai'i and at least 30 years old. U.S. House of Representatives — 2 seats. Incumbent: Congressional district I: Neil Abercrombie (D); Congressional district II: Patsy T. Mink (D). Term: two years. Annual salary: $125,100. Must be a U.S. citizen seven years prior to election, a resident of Hawai'i and at least 25 years old. State Elections Governor — 1 seat. Term: four years. Annual salary: $94,780. Must be Hawai'i resident five years prior to election, a qualified voter, and at least 30 years old. Tenn limit: two consecutive full

terms. Lt. Governor — 1 seat. Term: four years. Annual salary: $90,041. Must be Hawai'i resident five years prior to election, a qualified voter, and at least 30 years old. Term limit: two eonsecutive full terms. State Senate — 1 seat eaeh for senatorial districts 1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23. Term: four years. Annual salary: $32,000. Senate president receives annual salary of $37,000. Must be Hawai'i resident not less than three years prior to election and a qualified voter of his/her respective senate district. State House — 1 seat eaeh for all 51 representative districts. Term: two years. Annual salary: $32,000. The House Speaker receives annual salary of $37,000. Must be Hawai'i resident not less than three years prior to election and a qualified voter of his/her representative district. Board of Education — 6 seats (of 13) in two districts. Term:

four years. Stipend: $100 a day when attending meetings (per diem is paid to neighbor island members). Must be a registered voter in his/her respective school board district, meet the residency requirement of his/her respective departmental school district, and not hold any other public office. County Elections City and County of Honolulu Councilmembers — all 9 seats. Term: four years. Annual salary: $35,000. Chairperson receives annual salary of $42,000. Must be resident of City and County of Honolulu and a qualified voter of his/her respective eouneil district. County of Hawai'i Councilmembers — all 9 seats. Term: two years. Annual salary: $28,056. Chairperson's annual salary: $31,152. Must be resident of Hawai'i County at least one year prior to election, a qualified voter of Hawai'i County and meet

the eouneil district residency requirement. County of Maui Mayor — 1 seat. Incumbent: Linda Crockett Lingle. Term: four years. Annual salary: $82,500. Must be Maui County resident at least 90 days prior to filing and a qualified voter of the County of Maui. Councilmembers — all 9 seats. Term: two years. Annual salary of $30,020. Council chairperson's annual salary: $33,690. Must be Maui County resident for at least 90 days prior to filing, a qualified Maui County voter and meet the

respective eouneil district residency requirement. County of Kaua'i elections Mayor — 1 seat. Incumbent: JoAnn Yukimura (D). Term: four years. Annual salary: $78,333. Must be resident of Kaua'i County for at least three years prior to election, a qualified Kaua'i County voter and at least 30 years old. Councilmembers — all 7 seats. Term: two years. Annual salary $25,188. Chairperson's annual salary: $27,987. Must be qualified Kaua'i County voter for at least two years prior to election.