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Marc Kalai Pa'aluhi
Marc Kalai Pa'aluhi ran for election for an at-large seat of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Kalai Pa'aluhi lost in the primary on August 11, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Waihee IV (Nonpartisan) | 22.1 | 147,025 | |
| ✔ |  | Lei Ahu Isa (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 116,354 |
| ✔ |  | Brendon Kalei'aina Lee (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 106,131 |
 | William Aila (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 103,611 | |
| Rowena Akana (Nonpartisan) | 15.2 | 101,196 | ||
 | Faye Hanohano (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 91,508 | |
| Total votes: 665,825 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Waihee IV (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 74,203 | |
| ✔ | | Lei Ahu Isa (Nonpartisan) | 12.3 | 53,063 |
| ✔ | Rowena Akana (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 50,607 | |
| ✔ | | William Aila (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 44,168 |
| ✔ | | Faye Hanohano (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 35,488 |
| ✔ | | Brendon Kalei'aina Lee (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 33,964 |
| Makana Paris (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 25,439 | ||
 | Pohai Ryan (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 23,866 | |
| Keali'I Makekau (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 23,377 | ||
| Alvin Akina (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 19,561 | ||
| Landen Paikai (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 17,100 | ||
| Marc Kalai Pa'aluhi (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 9,821 | ||
 | Lei Sharsh-Davis (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 7,750 | |
| C. Kaui Jochanan Amsterdam (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 7,376 | ||
| Kali Puuohau (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 6,141 | ||
| Total votes: 431,924 | |||
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