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Trevor Ozawa
Trevor Ozawa was a member of the Honolulu City Council in Hawaii, representing District 4. Ozawa assumed office on January 2, 2015. Ozawa left office on January 2, 2019.
Ozawa ran in a special election to the Honolulu City Council to represent District 4 in Hawaii. Ozawa lost in the special general election on April 13, 2019.
Ozawa previously held the District 4 seat of the Honolulu City Council. He was elected in 2014, and he ran for re-election in the general election on November 6, 2018. The results of that election were invalidated in January 2019.[1]
Biography
Ozawa earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Southern California and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. His professional experience includes working as a lawyer with a specialization in civil litigation.[2]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2019)
General election
Special general election for Honolulu City Council District 4
Tommy Waters defeated Trevor Ozawa in the special general election for Honolulu City Council District 4 on April 13, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tommy Waters (Nonpartisan) | 51.4 | 17,491 |
 | Trevor Ozawa (Nonpartisan) | 48.5 | 16,487 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 34,005 | |||
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2018
See also: Municipal elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2018)
General election
General election for Honolulu City Council District 4
No candidate won the general election for Honolulu City Council District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| Trevor Ozawa (Nonpartisan) | 50.0 | 18,358 | |
| Tommy Waters (Nonpartisan) | 50.0 | 18,336 | |
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
| Total votes: 36,694 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Honolulu City Council District 4
Incumbent Trevor Ozawa and Tommy Waters defeated Natalie Iwasa and Ricky Marumoto in the primary for Honolulu City Council District 4 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Trevor Ozawa (Nonpartisan) | 46.3 | 11,708 |
| ✔ | | Tommy Waters (Nonpartisan) | 35.8 | 9,071 |
 | Natalie Iwasa (Nonpartisan) | 15.5 | 3,917 | |
 | Ricky Marumoto (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 607 | |
| Total votes: 25,303 | |||
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2014
Honolulu, Hawaii held city council elections on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on August 9, 2014. Trevor Ozawa and Tommy Waters advanced past Natalie J. Iwasa and Carl Strouble in the primary election. Ozawa defeated Waters in the general election.[3][4][5]
| Honolulu City Council, District 4, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Trevor Ozawa |
44.1% | 16,371 | |
| Tommy Waters | 43.9% | 16,324 | |
| Blank or Over Votes | 12% | 4,467 | |
| Total Votes | 37,162 | ||
| Source: Hawaii Secretary of State - 2014 General Election Results | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tommy Waters |
32.8% | 10,110 | ||
| Trevor Ozawa |
26% | 8,012 | ||
| Natalie J. Iwasa | 22.5% | 6,937 | ||
| Carl Strouble | 1.6% | 501 | ||
| Blank or Over Votes | 17.2% | 5,300 | ||
| Total Votes | 30,860 | |||
| Source: Hawaii Secretary of State - 2014 Primary Results |
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Trevor Ozawa did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Ozawa addressed the following issues in a meeting with Civil Beat, a local Honolulu newspaper, on July 18, 2014:[6]
Urban Housing
- Excerpt: "We need to ensure that we all share the same goal: investing in housing that creates opportunities for those who want to be productive members of our community. As an economist by training, I understand that the market drives demand and currently many non-local real estate investors want to have investments right here in Honolulu. I am a proponent of encouraging private businesses to build and invest in our community at all levels of the price spectrum. However, what’s most important to me is that government promote building for those that call Honolulu their home and that invest all their time, love, and money into this city because those people are what keeps Honolulu running. It is also those same people that see Hawaii as much more than a financial investment, but a familial investment that they want to see grow, but their dividends are not measured in money, but by their family and the opportunities that they can achieve by growing up around the aloha spirit and being part of our wonderful culture."
Traffic
- Excerpt: "We need a comprehensive transportation system that includes rail, bus transit, bike lanes, and safe paths/sidewalks for pedestrians. One strategy the city could explore is more on-campus or near-campus housing for students at the University of Hawaii. Promoting a walkable, affordable lifestyle for more students and faculty around that area is needed and it would help get a lot of cars off the road. The city could also explore staggered work times for employees and telecommuting."
City Revenues
- Excerpt: "One way to increase revenue is to collect on unpaid and outstanding fines, fees, and taxes that are due and owed to the city now. Another means is to ensure that we do not delay building projects that have already been approved for construction; this way, the city can begin collecting on increased real property tax revenue sooner rather than later. Additionally, as all the county councils have done in the past, I support the city receiving an increased percentage of the TAT revenue."
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Honolulu Civil Beat, "Honolulu City Council: Three Districts Will Have Run-offs in November," August 9, 2014
- ↑ State of Hawaii: Office of Elections, "2014 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Civil Beat, "Candidate Q&A," July 18, 2014
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