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Larry Kawaauhau
Larry Kawaauhau ran for election for an at-large seat of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. He lost in the primary on August 10, 2024.
Biography
Larry Kawaauhau was born in Oahu, Hawaii. He served in the U.S. Army as a range safety technician. Kawaauhau earned a bachelor's degree in business management at the University of Phoenix. Kawaauhau served as a president of a homeowner's association in Hilo.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees election, 2024
General election
General election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee
Incumbent Keli'i Akina defeated Lei Ahu Isa in the general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Keli'i Akina (Nonpartisan)  | 61.5 | 200,554 | |
 | Lei Ahu Isa (Nonpartisan) | 38.5 | 125,304 | |
| Total votes: 325,858 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee
The following candidates ran in the primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Keli'i Akina (Nonpartisan) | 26.8 | 40,836 | |
| ✔ | | Lei Ahu Isa (Nonpartisan) | 20.2 | 30,860 |
 | Peter Apo (Nonpartisan) | 18.0 | 27,487 | |
 | Brendon Kalei'aina Lee (Nonpartisan) | 12.3 | 18,744 | |
 | Patty Kahanamoku-Teruya (Nonpartisan) | 11.6 | 17,670 | |
| Leona M. Kalima (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 11,424 | ||
| Larry Kawaauhau (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 5,529 | ||
| Total votes: 152,550 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Palikapu Dedman (Nonpartisan)
- Derek Kirkpatrick (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kawaauhau in this election.
2020
See also: Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees election, 2020
General election
General election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee
Incumbent Keli'i Akina defeated Keoni Souza in the general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Keli'i Akina (Nonpartisan) | 50.2 | 197,829 | |
 | Keoni Souza (Nonpartisan) | 49.8 | 196,206 | |
| Total votes: 394,035 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee
The following candidates ran in the primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Keli'i Akina (Nonpartisan) | 34.4 | 77,136 | |
| ✔ | | Keoni Souza (Nonpartisan) | 27.0 | 60,389 |
| Jackie Burke (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 29,422 | ||
| Kaipo Hanakahi (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 20,690 | ||
| Shane Palacat-Nelsen (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 15,275 | ||
| Larry Kawaauhau (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 11,782 | ||
| Lenson Sonoda (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 9,254 | ||
| Total votes: 223,948 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Larry Kawaauhau did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Kawaauhau’s campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
BRIDGING THE GAP
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| —Larry Kawaauhau’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
2020
Larry Kawaauhau did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Larry Kawaauhau for OHA, "Bio / Mission Statement," accessed July 25, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ [XURLX Larry Kawaauhau’s campaign website, “Bio / Mission Statement,” accessed July 25, 2024]
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