Tracy Arakaki

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Tracy Arakaki

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August 10, 2024

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Tracy Arakaki (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 33. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 10, 2024.

Biography

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Arakaki's professional experience includes working as a news videographer, a small business owner, and a cable television producer.

Elections

2024

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2024

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Sam Kong won election outright in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 33 on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Kong	100.0	4,970

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,970
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tracy Arakaki (D)

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2022

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Sam Kong won election outright against Tracy Arakaki in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 33 on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Kong	64.1	4,931
		Tracy Arakaki	35.9	2,765

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,696
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2020

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Sam Kong defeated Jennifer Boyette in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 33 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Kong (D)	74.5	9,010
	Submit photo	Jennifer Boyette (R)	25.5	3,084

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,094
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Sam Kong defeated Tracy Arakaki in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 33 on August 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Kong	62.1	4,750
		Tracy Arakaki	37.9	2,897

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,647
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 33

Jennifer Boyette advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 33 on August 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jennifer Boyette	100.0	703

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 703
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2018

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Sam Kong won election in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 33.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Sam Kong defeated Tracy Arakaki and David Matsushita in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 33 on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Kong	56.7	3,844
		Tracy Arakaki	28.4	1,922
	Submit photo	David Matsushita	14.9	1,013

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,779
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2016

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Sam Kong ran unopposed in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 33 general election.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 33 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Sam Kong Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections

Incumbent Sam Kong defeated Tracy Arakaki in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 33 Democratic primary.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sam Kong Incumbent	50.34%	2,707
	Democratic	Tracy Arakaki	49.66%	2,670
Total Votes				5,377

2014

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 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. Sam Kong defeated Tracy Arakaki and Arnold Wong in the Democratic primary, while Robert C. Helsham, Sr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kong defeated Helsham in the general election.

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 33, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sam Kong	73.6%	6,526
	Republican	Robert C. Helsham, Sr.	26.4%	2,346
Total Votes				8,872

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sam Kong	37%	2,417
Tracy Arakaki	35.7%	2,332
Arnold Wong	27.4%	1,789
Total Votes		6,538

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Tracy Arakaki did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Tracy Arakaki did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Arakaki's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“ Traffic and Infrastructure: As your representative I will work closely with state and city officials to: Mitigate serious traffic concerns along Kamehameha Highway, Moanalua Road, and the Hawaii Interstate Highway, in light of the continued ongoing construction of the rail project. Facilitate better communication and coordination between city and state officials with the community, to improve our residents quality of life by giving them alternatives and timelines in regards to traffic and construction Continue pushing for the H-1 contraflow solution, in order to ease the traffic along the highway and make commute times shorter for those living in our district Improve incentives and programs that encourage alternatives to driving which would take cars off the road easing congestion, as well as leaving a positive effect on our environment by reducing the amount of carbon emissions Economic Development: Support programs that encourage and support new small business owners which in turn creates local jobs for our community Support job creation in all economic/industrial sectors Support bills that specifically improve business climate for “mom and pops” businesses Supporting emerging industries and economic opportunities that will bring jobs for the people of Hawaii Our Keiki’s Education: Invest dollars in the repairing and maintenance of Alva Scott, Pearl Ridge, Webling, Elementary Schools, Aiea Intermediate, and Aiea High School. Invest in programs that recruit, train, and retain local teachers who decide to commit to teaching at our public schools in Hawaii Continue to fight for public funding options for our pre-kindergarteners, ensuring that all of Hawaii’s families have access to early childhood education, greatly increasing their success rate upon entry into our schools Caring for Our Kupuna: As your representative I would: Fight for increased funding to the Executive Office on Aging, to address the growing need of caregiver support for our elderly population Support state programs that educate and protect our elderly from predatory criminal activities such as identity theft and fraud Streamline administrative services such as medicare and other state-subsidized services to improve access to our seniors Empower the Long-Term Care Ombudsman to ensure that our seniors in long-term care facilities are receiving fair and quality services Support stay-at-home caregivers such as additional tax relief, to relieve the financial burden of family members who give up full-time employment to take care of their elderly loved ones Energy: I support any efforts to increase HECOs capacity to incorporate photovoltaic to our communities, and fight any pushback for such expansions I support efforts to continue to explore and invigorate alternative energy opportunities locally here in Hawaii, we must continue to think outside of the box thinking in order to meet our future needs. I support aggressive efforts to incorporate “complete street” legislation into planning of existing and new communities, to encourage alternative transportation methods and to support the density growth of our urban core areas I support more H plant technologies for our state, so we can focus converting our trash into energy, instead of creating more landfills I support more funding and public-private partnerships for the research and development of wave technology which could be a substantial energy source ” —Tracy Arakaki,

2014

Arakaki's website emphasized the following campaign themes:

Bringing Responsibility & Accountability to State Government

• Excerpt: "As your State Representative, I will work to find sensible and responsible solutions to the many issues facing Hawaii and our communities. Balancing the state budget without burdening Hawaii's working class and without punishing Hawaii's small businesses should be a priority for all legislators."

Supporting Hawaii's Small Businesses and Fostering Job Creation

• Excerpt: "When Hawaii businesses thrive, so do our residents. By supporting bills that would maximize opportunities for Hawaii's businesses we create better paying jobs, we continue to grow our economy, and we improve the quality of lives for our people."

Campaign finance summary

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Tracy Arakaki campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Hawaii House of Representatives District 33	Withdrew primary	$0	$786
2022	Hawaii House of Representatives District 33	Lost primary	$6,775	$7,528
2020	Hawaii House of Representatives District 33	Lost primary	$3,900	N/A**
2018	Hawaii House of Representatives District 33	Lost primary	$20,605	N/A**
Grand total			$31,280	$8,314
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
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Current members of the Hawaii House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Nadine Nakamura

Majority Leader:Sean Quinlan

Minority Leader:Lauren Matsumoto

Representatives

District 1

Matthias Kusch (D)

District 2

Susan Lee Loy (D)

District 3

Chris Todd (D)

District 4

Greggor Ilagan (D)

District 5

Jeanne Kapela (D)

District 6

Kirstin Kahaloa (D)

District 7

Nicole Lowen (D)

District 8

David Tarnas (D)

District 9

Justin Woodson (D)

District 10

Tyson Miyake (D)

District 11

Terez Amato (D)

District 12

Kyle Yamashita (D)

District 13

Mahina Poepoe (D)

District 14

Elle Cochran (D)

District 15

Nadine Nakamura (D)

District 16

Luke Evslin (D)

District 17

Dee Morikawa (D)

District 18

Joe Gedeon (R)

District 19

Mark Hashem (D)

District 20

Tina Nakada Grandinetti (D)

District 21

Jackson Sayama (D)

District 22

Andrew Takuya Garrett (D)

District 23

Ikaika Olds (D)

District 24

Adrian Tam (D)

District 25

Kim Iwamoto (D)

District 26

Della Belatti (D)

District 27

Jenna Takenouchi (D)

District 28

Daniel Holt (D)

District 29

Ikaika Hussey (D)

District 30

Shirley Templo (D)

District 31

Linda Ichiyama (D)

District 32

Garner Shimizu (R)

District 33

Sam Kong (D)

District 34

Gregg Takayama (D)

District 35

Cory Chun (D)

District 36

Rachele Lamosao (D)

District 37

Trish La Chica (D)

District 38

Lauren Matsumoto (R)

District 39

Elijah Pierick (R)

District 40

Julie Reyes Oda (R)

District 41

David Alcos (R)

District 42

Diamond Garcia (R)

District 43

Kanani Souza (R)

District 44

Darius Kila (D)

District 45

Chris Muraoka (R)

District 46

Amy Perruso (D)

District 47

Sean Quinlan (D)

District 48

Lisa Kitagawa (D)

District 49

Scot Matayoshi (D)

District 50

Michael Lee (D)

District 51

Lisa Marten (D)

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