HAWAII

Your complete directory of Hawaii candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: July 2010
Primary: September 2010

This page was last updated on June 29, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Linda Lingle (R)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
Duke Aiona (R) - Lt. Governor, Ex-Circuit Court Judge & Attorney
John Carroll (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State GOP Chair, Attorney, '02 Candidate & '00 US Senate Nominee
Neil Abercrombie (D) - Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Honolulu City Councilman & Ex-College Professor
Colleen Hanabusa (D) - State Senate President, Attorney & '03/'06 Congressional Candidate
Mufi Hannemann (D) - Honolulu Mayor, Ex-State Economic Development Director & '86/'90 Congressional Candidate
Mazie Hirono (D) - Congresswoman, Ex-Lt. Governor, Attorney & '02 Nominee

Next Gubernatorial Election in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the General Election.)
[ James "Duke" Aiona Jr. (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Robert Bunda (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Insurance Broker
Donovan Dela Cruz (D) - Honolulu City Councilman & Public Relations Executive
Gary Hooser (D) - State Senate Majority Leader, Ex-Kauai County Councilman & Businessman
Brian Schatz (D) - State Democratic Chair, Ex-State Rep., Ex-Teacher & '06 Congressional Candidate
Rod Tam (D) - Honolulu City Councilman

U.S. SENATOR:

Dan Inouye (D)* - Next Election in 2010.
Linda Lingle (R) - Governor, Ex-State GOP Chair, Ex-Maui Mayor & Ex-Newspaper Publisher

Dan Akaka (D)* - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
[ Neil Abercrombie (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Duke Bainum (D) - Honolulu City Councilman, Ex-State Rep., Physician & '04 Honolulu Mayor Candidate
Ed Case (D) - Ex-Congressman, '02 Candidate & '06 US Senate Candidate
Colleen Hanabusa (D) - State Senate President, Attorney & '03/'06 Candidate
Charles Djou (R) - Honolulu City Councilman, Ex-State House Minority Leader, Attorney & Army Veteran

District 2:
Mazie Hirono (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ed Case (D) - Ex-Congressman, '02 Candidate & '06 US Senate Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Hawaii
Democratic Party of Hawaii
Hawaii Green Party
Hawai`i Independence Party
Libertarian Party of Hawaii
Republican Party of Hawaii

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Office of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

DC's Political Report: Hawaii
Haleakala Times (Maui)
Hawaii Business Magazine
Hawaii Globe
HawaiiNews.com
Hawaii Reporter
Hilo Hawaii Tribune Herald
Honolulu Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Weekly (Alternative)
Island Business Magazine
Kaleo o Ko'olauloa (Oahu)
Kauai Garden Island News
Lahaina News
KHNL TV-8 (NBC - Honolulu)
KITV TV-4 (ABC - Honolulu)
Maui Community Television / Akaku
Maui News
Maui Time Weekly (Alternative)
Pacific News Net
Pacific Islands Report
West Hawaii Today

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