Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 37, Number 9, 1 September 2020 — Primary Election: Record Setting Voter Turnout [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Primary Election: Record Setting Voter Turnout

By Kainoa Kaumeheiwa-Rego Hulo! Thanks to you, on August 8th Hawai'i exceeded voter turnout expectations and set a new standard for voter participation in our Primary Election. The Office of Elections received and counted 406,425 ballots representing a 42% increase in voter turnout over the 2018 Primary Eleehon (286,180 ballots) and even a 1.9% increase over the 2018 General Eleehon (398,657 ballots). In terms of decisive victories, see the list below for candidates who were fully elected in the Primary and do not need to move on to the General Elections. If you'd like to learn more about the 2020 Primary Eleehon results or any other eleehon results back to 1992, visit https://elections. STATE SENATŪR, DIST 8 - KŪUŪHI, RŪNALD DAN STATESENATŪR,DISTIŪ- IHARA, LESS.,JR. STATE SENATŪR, DIST II - TANIGUCHI, BRIAN T. STATE SENATŪR, DIST 13 - RHŪADS, KARL A. STATE SENATŪR, DIST 14 - KIM, ŪONNA MERCADD STATESENAT0R,DISTI5- WAKAI, GLENN STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST B - LŪWEN, NIŪŪLE STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST7- TARNAS, DAVIDA. STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 8 - HASHIM0T0, TRDY STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 12 - YAMASHITA, KYLE T. STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 21 - NISHIMDTD, SCDTTY. STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 23 - KŪBAYASHI, DALE STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 25 - LUKE, SYLVIA STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 2B - SAIKI, SCDTT K. STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 27 - ŪHNŪ, TAKASHI STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 28 - MIZUND,JDHN M. STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 29 - HDLT, ŪANIEL STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 31 - JDHANSDN, AARDN LING

hawaii.gov/election-results/. While voter participation was at an all time high, our kuleana hasn't been fulfilled. Tuesday, November 3rd, is Hawai'i's General Election and we need to turnout in record numbers one more time to make the final decision on who will serve in some significant congressional, state and county positions. Some of the races you'll want to keep your eye on include the President of the United States, the two U.S. House of Representative races, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs races, and the Hawai'i County and City & County of Honolulu Mayoral races. If you missed your opportunity to vote in the Primary Election, no worries! You have until Monday, October 5th to register to vote in the November 3rd General Election. Head to https://olvr.hawaii.gov/ to register right now! ■ STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 32 - ICHIYAMA, LINŪA STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 38 - AOUINŪ, HENRY J.C. STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 42 - HAR, SHARDN STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 4B - PERRUSD, AMYANASTASIA STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 48 - KITAGAWA, LISA C. ŪFFICE ŪF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS, AHUNA, DAN KAUA'I RESIDENTTRUSTEEHAWAI'I PRŪSECUTING ATTŪRNEY - WALTJEN, KELŪEN BRAUN AKŪNI HAWAI'I CŪUNCILMEMBER, DIST 2 - CHUNG, AARDN S.Y. HAWAI'I CŪUNCILMEMBER, DIST 3 - LEE LDY, SUSAN (SUE1 HAWAI'I CŪUNCILMEMBER, DIST 4 - KIERKIEWICZ, ASHLEY L. HAWAI'I CŪUNCILMEMBER, DIST B - DAVID, MAILE (MEDEIRDS1 HAWAI'I CŪUNCILMEMBER, DIST 7 - VILLEGAS, REBECCA HAWAI'I CŪUNCILMEMBER, DIST 8 - INABA, HŪLEKA GDRD HAWAI'I CŪUNCILMEMBER, DIST 9 - RICHARDS, HERBERT (TIM1 KAUA'I PRŪSECUTING ATTORNEY - KDLLAR, JUSTIN F HŪNŪLULU CŪUNCILMEMBER, DIST I - TUPDLA, ANDRIA HŪNŪLULU COUNCILMEMBER, DIST V - SAY, CALVIN K.Y.