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Kana Naipo
Kana Naipo (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 49. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 10, 2024.
Naipo also ran for election to the Honolulu City Council to represent District 3 in Hawaii. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on August 10, 2024.
Elections
2024
State House
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 49
Incumbent Scot Matayoshi defeated Josiah Ubando in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 49 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scot Matayoshi (D) | 72.1 | 7,711 |
 | Josiah Ubando (R) | 27.9 | 2,979 | |
| Total votes: 10,690 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 49
Incumbent Scot Matayoshi defeated Kana Naipo in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 49 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scot Matayoshi | 86.6 | 3,874 |
| Kana Naipo | 13.4 | 598 | ||
| Total votes: 4,472 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 49
Josiah Ubando advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 49 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josiah Ubando | 100.0 | 776 |
| Total votes: 776 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Naipo in this election.
City council
See also: City elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Honolulu City Council District 3
Incumbent Esther Kia'aina won election outright against David Kauahikaua, Kelsey Nakanelua, and Christopher Curren in the primary for Honolulu City Council District 3 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Esther Kia'aina (Nonpartisan) | 58.2 | 12,197 | |
 | David Kauahikaua (Nonpartisan) | 17.9 | 3,753 | |
 | Kelsey Nakanelua (Nonpartisan) | 17.8 | 3,733 | |
| Christopher Curren (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 1,264 | ||
| Total votes: 20,947 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kana Naipo (Nonpartisan)
- Bertram Kalae Sylva (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Naipo in this election.
2022
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 49
Incumbent Scot Matayoshi defeated Kilomana Danner in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 49 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scot Matayoshi (D) | 74.0 | 6,837 |
 | Kilomana Danner (R) | 26.0 | 2,400 | |
| Total votes: 9,237 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 49
Incumbent Scot Matayoshi defeated Kana Naipo and Shawn Richey in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 49 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scot Matayoshi | 83.2 | 4,995 |
| Kana Naipo | 10.2 | 612 | ||
 | Shawn Richey | 6.6 | 395 | |
| Total votes: 6,002 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 49
Kilomana Danner advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 49 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kilomana Danner | 100.0 | 1,204 |
| Total votes: 1,204 | |||
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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. Jarrett K. Keohokalole defeated Robert Harris in the Democratic primary, while Eldean L. Kukahiko was unopposed in the Republican primary. Keohokalole defeated Kukahiko, Kana Naipo (N) and Kaimanu Takayama (L) in the general election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jarrett K. Keohokalole |
57.8% | 5,443 | |
| Republican | Eldean L. Kukahiko | 39% | 3,676 | |
| Libertarian | Kaimanu Takayama | 2.1% | 199 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kana Naipo | 1.1% | 103 | |
| Total Votes | 9,421 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jarrett K. Keohokalole |
54.8% | 3,367 |
| Robert Harris | 45.2% | 2,782 |
| Total Votes | 6,149 | |
Campaign themes
2024
State House
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kana Naipo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
City council
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kana Naipo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Kana Naipo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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