Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees election, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 5
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 20
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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| Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 2, 2020 |
| Primary: August 8, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Keli'i Akina (At-large trustee) Robert Lindsey (Hawai‘i Island trustee) Dan Ahuna (Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau trustee) Colette Machado (Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i trustee) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Hawaii |
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Hawaii held an election for four of nine seats on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for August 8, 2020. The filing deadline was June 2, 2020.
Incumbent Keli'i Akina won election in the general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee.
Keola Lindsey won election in the general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaii Island Resident Trustee.
Luana Alapa won election in the general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Molokai and Lanai Resident Trustee.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Hawaii did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
At-large
General election candidates
- Keli'i Akina (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Keoni Souza (Nonpartisan)
Primary candidates
- Keli'i Akina (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Jackie Burke (Nonpartisan)
- Kaipo Hanakahi (Nonpartisan)
- Larry Kawaauhau (Nonpartisan)
- Shane Palacat-Nelsen (Nonpartisan)
- Lenson Sonoda (Nonpartisan)
- Keoni Souza (Nonpartisan) ✔
Hawai‘i Island
General election candidates
- Keola Lindsey (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Lanakila Mangauil (Nonpartisan)
Primary candidates
- Kauilani Almeida (Nonpartisan)
- Neolani Cashman-Aiu (Nonpartisan)
- Laura Desoto-McCollough (Nonpartisan)
- Lui Hao (Nonpartisan)
- Cyd Hoffeld (Nonpartisan)
- Pua Ishibashi (Nonpartisan)
- Lei Kihoi (Nonpartisan)
- Keola Lindsey (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Lanakila Mangauil (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Louis Pau (Nonpartisan)
- Kalaniakea Wilson (Nonpartisan)
Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau
General election candidates
The general election was canceled.
Primary candidates
- Dan Ahuna (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Brittny Perez (Nonpartisan)
- Kamealoha Smith (Nonpartisan)
Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i
General election candidates
- Colette Machado (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
- Luana Alapa (Nonpartisan) ✔
Primary candidates
- Colette Machado (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Luana Alapa (Nonpartisan) ✔
- U'i Kahue-Cabanting (Nonpartisan)
Past elections
At-large
General election
General election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Waihee IV (Nonpartisan) | 22.1 | 147,025 | |
| ✔ |  | Lei Ahu Isa (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 116,354 |
| ✔ |  | Brendon Kalei'aina Lee (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 106,131 |
 | William Aila (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 103,611 | |
| Rowena Akana (Nonpartisan) | 15.2 | 101,196 | ||
 | Faye Hanohano (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 91,508 | |
| Total votes: 665,825 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Waihee IV (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 74,203 | |
| ✔ | | Lei Ahu Isa (Nonpartisan) | 12.3 | 53,063 |
| ✔ | Rowena Akana (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 50,607 | |
| ✔ | | William Aila (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 44,168 |
| ✔ | | Faye Hanohano (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 35,488 |
| ✔ | | Brendon Kalei'aina Lee (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 33,964 |
| Makana Paris (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 25,439 | ||
 | Pohai Ryan (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 23,866 | |
| Keali'I Makekau (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 23,377 | ||
| Alvin Akina (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 19,561 | ||
| Landen Paikai (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 17,100 | ||
| Marc Kalai Pa'aluhi (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 9,821 | ||
 | Lei Sharsh-Davis (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 7,750 | |
| C. Kaui Jochanan Amsterdam (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 7,376 | ||
| Kali Puuohau (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 6,141 | ||
| Total votes: 431,924 | |||
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Maui
General election
General election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Maui Resident Trustee
Incumbent Carmen Hulu Lindsey defeated Ke'eaumoku Kapu in the general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Maui Resident Trustee on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carmen Hulu Lindsey (Nonpartisan) | 55.2 | 121,971 | |
| Ke'eaumoku Kapu (Nonpartisan) | 44.8 | 98,804 | ||
| Total votes: 220,775 | |||
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Oahu
General election
General election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Oahu Resident Trustee
Kalei Akaka defeated Esther Kia'aina in the general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Oahu Resident Trustee on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kalei Akaka (Nonpartisan) | 55.3 | 147,725 |
| Esther Kia'aina (Nonpartisan) | 44.7 | 119,466 | ||
| Total votes: 267,191 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Oahu Resident Trustee
The following candidates ran in the primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Oahu Resident Trustee on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kalei Akaka (Nonpartisan) | 26.8 | 44,938 |
| ✔ | Esther Kia'aina (Nonpartisan) | 23.8 | 39,906 | |
| Samuel Wilder King II (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 37,468 | ||
| Paul Mossman (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 14,055 | ||
| Leona M. Kalima (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 13,334 | ||
| Jackie Kahookele Burke (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 8,931 | ||
| Francine Kanani Murray (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 8,893 | ||
| Total votes: 167,525 | |||
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See also
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