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Joe Kamaka
Joe Kamaka was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 5 of the Hawaii State Senate.
Campaign themes
2014
Kamaka's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Taxes & Revenues
- Excerpt: "Support a State lottery with 20% to Education & 10% to Public Safety/Law Enforcement"
Transparency In Government
- Excerpt: "More transparent agriculture laws that support counties 'home-rule.'"
Education
- Excerpt: "Provide FREE lunches for all students grades K-12. They are mandated by LAW to go to school or be arrested. The State therefore is obligated to feed our children just as we are obligated to feed our prisoners who gets 3 meals per day."
Native Hawaiian Issues
- Excerpt: "Native Hawaiian Cultural Resource Center here on Maui. Some forget that the original capital was right here on Maui. The host culture must be preserved."
Environment
- Excerpt: "We must protect our natural resources from man made contaminants"
Elections
2014
- See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Hawaii State Senate 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. Gil S. Coloma Keith-Agaran defeated Christy Kajiwara Gusman in the Democratic primary, while Joe Kamaka was unopposed in the Republican primary. Keith-Agaran defeated Kamaka in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Gil S. Coloma Keith-Agaran Incumbent |
70.2% | 9,770 | |
| Republican | Joe Kamaka | 29.8% | 4,149 | |
| Total Votes | 13,919 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Gil S. Coloma Keith-Agaran Incumbent |
64% | 5,246 |
| Christy Kajiwara Gusman | 36% | 2,947 |
| Total Votes | 8,193 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Joe + Kamaka + Hawaii + Senate"
See also
- Hawaii State Senate
- Hawaii State Senate District 5
- Hawaii State Senate elections, 2014
- Hawaii State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ gojoekamaka.com, "Issues," accessed October 6, 2014
- ↑ 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
