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Gayla Haliniak
Gayla Haliniak ran for election to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to represent Moloka'i and Lana'i. She lost in the primary on August 10, 2024.
Biography
Gayla Haliniak lives in Kaunakakai, Hawaii. Hiliniak graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended the University of Hawaii Muai College. She served as CO at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. [1]
Elections
2024
See also: Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees election, 2024
General election
General election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Molokai and Lanai Resident Trustee
Incumbent Luana Alapa defeated R. Kunani Nihipali in the general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Molokai and Lanai Resident Trustee on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Luana Alapa (Nonpartisan) | 58.8 | 168,781 |
R. Kunani Nihipali (Nonpartisan)  | 41.2 | 118,435 | ||
| Total votes: 287,216 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Molokai and Lanai Resident Trustee
Incumbent Luana Alapa and R. Kunani Nihipali defeated Lu Ann Lankford-Faborito and Gayla Haliniak in the primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Molokai and Lanai Resident Trustee on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Luana Alapa (Nonpartisan) | 48.9 | 55,971 |
| ✔ | R. Kunani Nihipali (Nonpartisan) | 29.8 | 34,173 | |
| Lu Ann Lankford-Faborito (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 12,540 | ||
 | Gayla Haliniak (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 11,828 | |
| Total votes: 114,512 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Haliniak in this election.
2018
See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Jamie Kalani English won election in the general election for Hawaii State Senate District 7.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 7
Incumbent Jamie Kalani English defeated Michael Tengan and Gayla Haliniak in the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 7 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jamie Kalani English | 68.2 | 7,331 |
| Michael Tengan | 23.7 | 2,547 | ||
| Gayla Haliniak | 8.1 | 872 | |
| Total votes: 10,750 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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