Mililani Trask
Mililani Trask was a member of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, representing Hawaii Island Resident Trustee. She assumed office on February 24, 2022. She left office on November 5, 2024.
Trask ran for re-election to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to represent Hawaii Island Resident Trustee. She did not appear on the ballot for the primary on August 10, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees election, 2024
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaii Island Resident Trustee
Kaiali'i Kahele won election outright against Z. Ka'apana Aki, Hope Louise Cermelj, and Hulali Waltjen-Kuilipule in the primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaii Island Resident Trustee on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kaiali'i Kahele (Nonpartisan) | 56.7 | 80,186 |
| Z. Ka'apana Aki (Nonpartisan) | 24.3 | 34,325 | ||
| Hope Louise Cermelj (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 15,688 | ||
 | Hulali Waltjen-Kuilipule (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 11,160 | |
| Total votes: 141,359 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Susan Lee Loy (Nonpartisan)
- Mililani Trask (Nonpartisan)
- D. Iolani Kamauu (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Trask in this election.
2022
See also: Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees election, 2022
General election
Special general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaii Island Resident Trustee
Incumbent Mililani Trask defeated Hope Louise Cermelj in the special general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaii Island Resident Trustee on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mililani Trask (Nonpartisan) | 62.1 | 176,648 | |
| Hope Louise Cermelj (Nonpartisan) | 37.9 | 107,669 | ||
| Total votes: 284,317 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mililani Trask and Hope Louise Cermelj advanced from the special primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaii Island Resident Trustee.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mililani Trask did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Mililani Trask did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Keola Lindsey |
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaii Island Resident Trustee 2022-2024 |
Succeeded by Kaiali'i Kahele |
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