Leona Kalima

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Leona M. Kalima

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Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 10, 2024

Leona M. Kalima ran for election for an at-large seat of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Kalima lost in the primary on August 10, 2024.

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
✔	Submit photo	Keli'i Akina (Nonpartisan)	61.5	200,554
		Lei Ahu Isa (Nonpartisan)	38.5	125,304

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔	Submit photo	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
	Submit photo	Leona M. Kalima (Nonpartisan)	7.5	11,424
	Submit photo	Larry Kawaauhau (Nonpartisan)	3.6	5,529

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 Kalima in this election.

2018

See also: Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees election, 2018

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
	Submit photo	Esther Kia'aina (Nonpartisan)	44.7	119,466

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔	Submit photo	Esther Kia'aina (Nonpartisan)	23.8	39,906
	Submit photo	Samuel Wilder King II (Nonpartisan)	22.4	37,468
	Submit photo	Paul Mossman (Nonpartisan)	8.4	14,055
	Submit photo	Leona M. Kalima (Nonpartisan)	8.0	13,334
	Submit photo	Jackie Kahookele Burke (Nonpartisan)	5.3	8,931
	Submit photo	Francine Kanani Murray (Nonpartisan)	5.3	8,893

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 167,525
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Leona M. Kalima campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee	Lost primary	$0	$0
Grand total			$0	$0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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