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The race for seats on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees is also significant. Six candidates are vying for three seats on the board, which directs resources to Native Hawaiian ...
Hawaii’s Office of Elections also released a complete list of local races that voters will be selecting no later than Aug. 10: Four members to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Office of ...
Hawaii is unique in that it is the only state in the country in which independent or candidates run in a primary election to qualify as the sole Nonpartisan candidate in the general election. To appear on the ballot, these candidates must either receive 10% of the total primary votes for the office, or receive more votes than the lowest vote ...
In 1893, pro-American elements in Hawaii overthrew the monarchy and formed the Republic of Hawaii, which the U.S. annexed in 1898. [8] In 1921, in order to make amends for injustices associated with the overthrow and annexation, the US created the Hawaiian Homes Commissions Act which set aside 200,000 acres of land for the use of homelands for Native Hawaiians of 50% blood quantum or more.
Beginning in 1978, Hawaii held statewide elections for the trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), an agency charged with disbursing particular funds and benefits to those who may be classified as "Native Hawaiians" ("any descendant of not less than one-half part of the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands previous to 1778"), or those who may be classified simply as "Hawaiian" ("any ...
RONIT FAHL / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER / SEPT. 19 Kimo Alameda, right, and Hawaii island Mayor Mitch Roth face off at a mayoral debate in September at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big ...
From 2016 to 2020, he served in the Hawaii Senate from the 1st District. In 2024, he was elected as a trustee to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, with fellow board members electing him as chair. [1] Kahele is a member of the Democratic Party [2] [3] and the son of the late Hawaii Senate member Gil Kahele.
2006 When Democratic Representative Helene Hale retired and left the District 4 seat open, Hanohano won the four-way September 26, 2006, Democratic primary with 1,183 votes (26.0%), [3] and won the three-way November 7, 2006, general election with 3,307 votes (48.6%) against Republican nominee Brian Jordan and Libertarian candidate Aaron Anderson, [4] both of whom had previously sought the seat.