James Tokioka
James Tokioka is an officeholder of the Hawaii Director of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT).
Tokioka (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 16. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Tokioka is a member of the Joint Task Force to Conduct a Review of the State Highway Fund, Joint Senate-House Investigative Committee on the Bureau of Conveyances Committee and Joint Task Force to Conduct a Review of the State Highway Fund Committee.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Tokioka was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
- Agriculture & Food Systems Committee
- Energy & Environmental Protection Committee
2019-2020
Tokioka was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Finance |
| • Intrastate |
| • Tourism, Vice chair |
| • Veterans, Military, International Affairs, Culture and the Arts, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Tokioka served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Economic Development & Business |
| • Finance |
| • Tourism |
| • Veterans, Military, International Affairs, Culture and the Arts, Vice chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Tokioka served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Economic Development & Business |
| • Finance |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Tokioka served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Economic Revitalization & Business |
| • Finance |
| • International Affairs |
| • Legislative Management, Vice chair |
| • Tourism, Vice chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Tokioka served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Economic Revitalization, Business & Military Affairs |
| • Finance |
| • Legislative Management, Chair |
| • Tourism, Culture & International Affairs, Vice chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent James Tokioka defeated Steve Yoder in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Tokioka (D) | 73.3 | 5,529 |
 | Steve Yoder (R) | 26.7 | 2,010 | |
| Total votes: 7,539 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent James Tokioka advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Tokioka | 100.0 | 3,397 |
| Total votes: 3,397 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16
Steve Yoder advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Yoder | 100.0 | 908 |
| Total votes: 908 | |||
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2020
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent James Tokioka defeated Steve Yoder in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Tokioka (D) | 72.8 | 7,712 |
| Steve Yoder (R) | 27.2 | 2,880 | |
| Total votes: 10,592 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent James Tokioka advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 15 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Tokioka | 100.0 | 4,453 |
| Total votes: 4,453 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 15
Steve Yoder advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 15 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Yoder | 100.0 | 615 |
| Total votes: 615 | |||
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2018
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent James Tokioka won election in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 15.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent James Tokioka defeated Elaine Daligdig in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 15 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Tokioka | 78.2 | 3,889 |
| Elaine Daligdig | 21.8 | 1,085 | ||
| Total votes: 4,974 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent James Tokioka ran unopposed in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 15 general election.[2]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 15 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  James Tokioka Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections | ||
Incumbent James Tokioka defeated Tommy Oi in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 15 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | James Tokioka Incumbent |
63.16% | 2,717 | |
| Democratic | Tommy Oi | 36.84% | 1,585 | |
| Total Votes | 4,302 | |||
2014
Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent James Kunane Tokioka defeated Dylan Hooser in the Democratic primary, while Steve Yoder was unopposed in the Republican primary. Tokioka defeated Yoder in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Kunane Tokioka Incumbent |
73.9% | 5,367 | |
| Republican | Steve Yoder | 26.1% | 1,892 | |
| Total Votes | 7,259 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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James Kunane Tokioka Incumbent |
67.8% | 3,487 |
| Dylan Hooser | 32.2% | 1,656 |
| Total Votes | 5,143 | |
2012
Tokioka won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 15. Tokioka ran unopposed in the August 11 Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
2010
Tokioka won re-election to House District 15 in 2010. He defeated Rhoda Libre in the primary, which took place on September 18, 2010. The general election took place on November 2. Larry Fillhart ran on the Republican ticket for this seat.[10]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 15 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| James Tokioka (D)
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5,855 | 71.0% | ||
| Larry Fillhart (R) | 1,471 | 17.8% | ||
2008
In 2008, Tokioka won re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives District 15. Tokioda ran unopposed in the election. He raised $16,550 for his campaign.[11]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
James Tokioka did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2023
In 2023, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 4.
2022
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In 2022, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 5. |
2021
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In 2021, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 to July 10.
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2019
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In 2019, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 through May 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 17 through May 3.
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2017
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In 2017, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 18 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from July 12 from July 20. The legislature held its first special session from August 28 to September 1. The legislature held its second special session from September 25 to September 26. The legislature held its third special session on November 14.
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2016
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In 2016, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 through May 5. The Legislature held a special session from July 12 from July 20.
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2015
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In 2015, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 21 through May 7.
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2014
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In 2014, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 through May 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 3.
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Noteworthy events
Campaign finance violation
In April 2015, the state Campaign Spending Commission asked the attorney general's office to investigate state Rep. James Tokioka, former state Rep. Richard Fale (R) and state Rep. Angus McKelvey (D) for failing to file campaign finance reports. The commission found that all three lawmakers collected campaign contributions but did not report them.[14]
On August 31, 2015, Tokioka pleaded no contest to one count of failing to file a complete campaign report. As part of his plea deal with the state, Tokioka was ordered to pay $1,000 to the Crime Victim Compensation Fund. He also had to publish an apology letter to his Facebook page.[15] In his original campaign report on July 10, 2015, Tokioka reported no campaign contributions from January 1 to June 30, 2014. He first amended the report on July 28, 2015, and reported $26,275 in contributions. After amending the report three more times, Tokioka reported $27,489 in contributions during that period.[16]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Hawaii Director of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "General Election 2016 - State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2016," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "2016 Candidate Report," accessed June 10, 2016
- ↑ Hawaii.gov, "Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 12, 2014
- ↑ Civil Beat, " Unofficial 2012 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Campaign funds," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Paychecks Hawaii, "PAYCHECKS HAWAII Ratings of the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Paychecks Hawaii, "PAYCHECKS HAWAII Ratings of the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Hawaii News Now, "EXCLUSIVE: Attorney general's office asked to investigate lawmakers," accessed September 21, 2015
- ↑ The Garden Island, "Tokioka agrees to plea deal," accessed September 21, 2015
- ↑ Civil Beat, "Tokioka to Apologize, Pay $1,000 for Hawaii Campaign Spending Violation," accessed September 21, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dee Morikawa (D) |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 16 2022-2023 |
Succeeded by Luke Evslin (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 15 2006-2022 |
Succeeded by Nadine Nakamura (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Hawaii Director of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) -Present |
Succeeded by - |
