2020 General Election Endorsements
HGEA has endorsed its slate of candidates for the 2020 General Election. HGEA Island Division and State Political Action Committees, made up of members from all eight bargaining units, the Retirees Unit, and the managerial/excluded MCEC Unit, met via video teleconferencing to review the results of the Primary Election, interviewed candidates who prevailed in the Primary Election, and deliberated on additional endorsement recommendations.
Please consider these candidates as you cast your ballot in the Nov. 3 General Election. Remember, this is an all mail election — ballots will be mailed out in early October and you need to mail back your completed ballot right away to ensure your vote will be counted.
*“No action taken” means candidates did not contact HGEA for endorsement consideration in a timely manner or at all.
**An “open” endorsement means the union does not endorse a candidate.
For more information on how HGEA selects candidates to endorse, click here. Or to make a contribution to the PEOPLE program, click here.
HGEA-ENDORSED CANDIDATES
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
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Joe Biden |
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Kamala Harris |
U.S. CONGRESS
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Ed Case |
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Kaiali'i Kahele |
STATE SENATE
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Joy San Buenaventura |
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Gil Keith-Agaran |
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Stanley Chang |
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Bennette Misalucha |
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Kurt Fevella Senate District 19 Oahu |
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Mike Gabbard Senate District 20 Oahu |
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Donovan Dela Cruz Senate District 22 Oahu |
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Chris Lee Senate District 25 Oahu |
STATE HOUSE
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Mark Nakashima |
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Christopher Todd House District 2 Hawaii |
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Richard Onishi |
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Greggor Ilagan House District 4 Hawaii |
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Jeanné Kapela |
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Justin Woodson House District 9 Maui |
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No Action Taken* House District 10 Maui |
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Open** House District 11 Maui |
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Lynn DeCoite House District 13 Maui |
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Nadine Nakamura House District 14 Kauai |
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No Action Taken* House District 15 Kauai |
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Daynette “Dee” Morikawa House District 16 Kauai |
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Open** House District 17 Oahu |
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Mark Hashem House District 18 Oahu |
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Bert Kobayashi House District 19 Oahu |
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Jackson Sayama House District 20 Oahu |
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Adrian Tam House District 22 Oahu |
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Della Au Belatti House District 24 Oahu |
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Sonny Ganaden House District 30 Oahu |
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No Action Taken* House District 33 Oahu |
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Gregg Takayama House District 34 Oahu |
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Roy Takumi House District 35 Oahu |
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Trish LaChica House District 36 Oahu |
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Ryan Yamane House District 37 Oahu |
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Ty Cullen House District 39 Oahu |
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No Action Taken* House District 40 Oahu |
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Open** House District 41 Oahu |
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Stacelynn Eli House District 43 Oahu |
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Cedric Gates House District 44 Oahu |
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Lauren Matsumoto House District 45 Oahu |
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Sean Quinlan House District 47 Oahu |
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Scot Matayoshi House District 49 Oahu |
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Patrick Branco House District 50 Oahu |
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Lisa Marten House District 51 Oahu |
CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU
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Keith Amemiya |
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Open** Honolulu Proscecutor Oahu |
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Esther Kiaʻāina |
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Open** Council District VII Oahu |
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Will Espero |
City & County of Honolulu Charter Amendments:
Shall the Revised City Charter be amended to establish for the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu a term limit of two consecutive full four-year terms, the same term limit as is applicable to the Mayor and Councilmembers of the City and County of Honolulu?
Recommendation: Support
Shall the Revised City Charter be amended to allow the Honolulu Ethics Commission to control its own budget after it has been enacted?
Recommendation: Support
FAQs - 2020 Ballot Questions 3 and 4 (Honolulu Ethics Commission)
HAWAII COUNTY
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Mitch Roth |
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Heather Kimball District 1 Hawaii |
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Ikaika Rodenhurst |
KAUAI COUNTY
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Justin Kollar |
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Arryl Kaneshiro Kauai County Council Kauai |
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Luke Evslin |
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KipuKai Kualiʻi Kauai County Council Kauai |
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Mason Chock |
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Felicia Cowden Kauai County Council Kauai |
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Bernard Carvalho, Jr. |
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Addison Bulosan Kauai County Council Kauai |
Kauai County Charter Amendments:
Shall Section 23.06 establishing a time limit for negligence claims against the county, be amended to comply with state law?
Recommendation: YES
Shall police chief qualifications (Section 11.04) be increased to require fifteen years law enforcement experience and a bachelor's degree?
Recommendation: YES
Shall the list of county officials required to file ethics disclosures (Section 20.04) be expanded to include the managing director, agency and division heads, and regulatory employees?
Recommendation: NO
Shall the mayor, with the approval of the council, fill a vacancy of less than 18 months in the prosecuting attorney's position if a first deputy is unable to fill the position (Section 9A.05)?
Recommendation: YES
Shall an individual who has extensive work and supervisory experience in an engineering or related field also be qualified to serve as the County Engineer or, head of the Department of Public Works?
Recommendation: YES
Shall an individual who has extensive work and supervisory experience in an engineering or related field also be qualified to serve as Manager and Chief Engineer of the Department of Water Supply?
Recommendation: YES
MAUI COUNTY
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No Action Taken* |
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Tamara Paltin Maui County Council West Maui |
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No Action Taken* |
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Tasha Kama Maui County Council Kahului |
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Tom Cook |
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Mike Molina Maui County Council Makawao-Haiku-Paia |
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Yuki Lei Sugimura Maui County Council Upcountry |
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Gabe Johnson Maui County Council Lanai |
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Stacy Crivello Maui County Council Molokai |
OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
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Collette Machado |
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Keoni Souza |
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No Action Taken* Hawaii Resident Trustee |