City elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2024)

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2022
2024 Honolulu elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 4, 2024
Primary election: August 10, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024 (canceled)
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, prosecuting attorney, and city council
Total seats up: 7 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

The city of Honolulu, Hawaii, held primary elections for mayor, prosecuting attorney, and city council on August 10, 2024. If no candidates had received a majority of the votes, a general election would have been held on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was June 4, 2024.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Prosecuting attorney

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney

Incumbent Steven Alm won election outright in the primary for Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney on August 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Steven Alm (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
127,367

Total votes: 127,367
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City council

General election

Honolulu City Council general election, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
District 1

This general election was canceled.

District 3

This general election was canceled.

District 5

This general election was canceled.

District 7

This general election was canceled.

District 9

This general election was canceled.

Primary

Honolulu City Council primary, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngAndria Tupola (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Shaena Dela Cruz Hoohuli 
Kainoa Lupaina Luke Kea 

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngEsther Kia'aina (i)
Christopher Curren 
David Kauahikaua  Candidate Connection
Kelsey Nakanelua 

Did not make the ballot:
Kana Naipo 
Bertram Kalae Sylva 

District 5

William Muneno 
Green check mark transparent.pngScott Nishimoto 
Brendan Schultz  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Dale Kobayashi 
Nanea Lo 
Mark Tamosiunas 

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngRadiant Cordero (i)
District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngAugusto Tulba (i)


Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Hawaii elections, 2024

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About the city

See also: Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is a city in Hawaii. It is a consolidated city-county with Honolulu County. The city-county includes the city of Honolulu, the rest of the island of Oahu, and the northwestern Hawaiian Islands, with the exception of the Midway Islands which are controlled by the federal government.[1] As of 2020, its population was 350,964.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Honolulu uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[2]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu Hawaii
Population 350,964 1,455,271
Land area (sq mi) 60 6,422
Race and ethnicity**
White 16.9% 24.1%
Black/African American 2% 1.9%
Asian 53.1% 37.6%
Native American 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 8.3% 10.4%
Other (single race) N/A 1.4%
Multiple 18.6% 24.3%
Hispanic/Latino 7.2% 10.7%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.8% 92.5%
College graduation rate 37.8% 33.6%
Income
Median household income $72,454 $83,173
Persons below poverty level 10.7% 9.3%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii Municipal government Other local coverage
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