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Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 is represented by Lisa Marten (D).
As of the 2020 Census, Hawaii state representatives represented an average of 28,630 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 26,801 residents.
About the chamber
Members of the Hawaii House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Each two-year term begins on the day of the general election.[1] Hawaii legislators assume office on the day they are elected in the general election.[2]
Qualifications
From Article III, Section 6 of the Hawaii Constitution: "No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the house of representatives unless the person has been a resident of the State for not less than three years, has attained the age of majority and is, prior to filing nomination papers and thereafter continues to be, a qualified voter of the representative district from which the person seeks to be elected; except that in the year of the first general election following reapportionment, but prior to the primary election, an incumbent representative may move to a new district without being disqualified from completing the remainder of the incumbent representative’s term."[3]
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[4] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $74,160/year | $225/day; only for legislators who do not reside on Oahu. |
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the Hawaii State Legislature for a term that ends at the next general election, the governor is responsible for appointing a replacement. The governor must appoint a replacement within 60 days after the vacancy happens. The candidate is selected from a list of three prospective candidates submitted by the political party that last held the vacant seat. The party has thirty days after the vacancy to submit a list of prospective candidates. If the person leaving the seat is an independent (no party affiliation), the governor must select a resident from the vacant district that is not a member of any political party.[5][6]
In the event of a vacancy for a term that does not end at the next general election, the vacancy shall be filled by a special election at the next general election or by appointment. If the vacancy occurs no later than the 10th day before the close of filing for the next succeeding primary election, the unexpired term will be filled during the subsequent general election. If the vacancy occurs after the 60th day before the next succeeding primary but no later than the 50th day before the next succeeding general election, the unexpired term will be filled during the subsequent general election. The chief election officer shall issue a proclamation of the special election. If the vacancy occurs after the fiftieth day before the next succeeding general election, the governor is required to make an appointment to fill the unexpired term. The appointee will be selected from a list of three prospective candidates submitted by the political party that last held the vacant seat.[5]
See sources: Hawaii Const. Art. 3, Sec. 5, Hawaii Rev. Stat., §17-3, and Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 17-4
District map
Redistricting
2020 redistricting cycle
The Hawaii Reapportionment Commission approved new legislative district maps on January 28, 2022.[7] The commission's Technical Committee Permitted Interaction Group initially presented the state legislative map plans to the commission for consideration on October 14, 2021. The map plans were approved for public comment on October 28.[8] On January 6, the commission approved a motion to modify the legislative map plans after learning the initial plans had not properly accounted for the number of nonpermanent resident personnel on military installations in the state, who are not included in legislative redistricting. Under the modified proposal, one legislative district would be moved from Oahu to Hawaii.[9][10] This map took effect for Hawaii's 2022 state legislative elections.
How does redistricting in Hawaii work? In Hawaii, a nine-member commission draws both congressional and state legislative district lines. The majority and minority leaders of the Hawaii State Senate and Hawaii House of Representatives each select two members. These eight members then select a ninth tie-breaking commissioner. If the commission is unable to reach an agreement on a ninth member, the Hawaii Supreme Court must make the appointment.[11]
Both congressional and state legislative district boundaries must be contiguous and compact. In addition, where possible, district lines "must follow permanent and easily recognized features ... and coincide with census tracts." In addition, "districts must also avoid submerging one area in another with substantially different predominant socioeconomic interests." No district can be drawn "to unduly favor a person or political faction."[11]
State law permits state legislative districts to be multimember, but a maximum of four representatives can be elected from a single district.[11]
Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
until November 7, 2022
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Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
starting November 8, 2022
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Elections
2024
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2024
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Lisa Marten won election outright against Hopena Pokipala in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Marten | 72.9 | 3,290 |
| Hopena Pokipala | 27.1 | 1,223 | ||
| Total votes: 4,513 | |||
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Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Timothy Connelly (R)
2022
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Lisa Marten defeated Kukana Kama-Toth in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Marten (D) | 63.2 | 6,009 |
| Kukana Kama-Toth (R) | 36.8 | 3,503 | ||
| Total votes: 9,512 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Lisa Marten defeated Kaleo Kwan in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Marten | 81.1 | 4,507 |
| Kaleo Kwan | 18.9 | 1,053 | ||
| Total votes: 5,560 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
Kukana Kama-Toth advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kukana Kama-Toth | 100.0 | 1,540 | |
| Total votes: 1,540 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Edward Enos (R)
2020
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
Lisa Marten defeated Kukana Kama-Toth and Erik Ho in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Marten (D) | 55.0 | 6,857 |
| Kukana Kama-Toth (R) | 40.8 | 5,082 | ||
| Erik Ho (Aloha Aina Party) | 4.2 | 522 | ||
| Total votes: 12,461 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
Lisa Marten defeated Coby Chock, Scott Grimmer, and Alan Akao in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Marten | 43.0 | 2,858 |
 | Coby Chock | 26.6 | 1,768 | |
 | Scott Grimmer | 19.8 | 1,315 | |
| Alan Akao | 10.6 | 706 | ||
| Total votes: 6,647 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
Kukana Kama-Toth defeated Doni Leina'ala Chong in the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kukana Kama-Toth | 62.4 | 1,260 | |
| Doni Leina'ala Chong | 37.6 | 758 | ||
| Total votes: 2,018 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Aloha Aina Party primary election
Aloha Aina Party primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
Erik Ho advanced from the Aloha Aina Party primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erik Ho | 100.0 | 80 | |
| Total votes: 80 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Chris Lee defeated Noe Galea'i in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Lee (D) | 69.3 | 6,106 |
| Noe Galea'i (R) | 30.7 | 2,706 | ||
| Total votes: 8,812 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Chris Lee advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Lee | 100.0 | 4,413 |
| Total votes: 4,413 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
Noe Galea'i advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Noe Galea'i | 100.0 | 667 | |
| Total votes: 667 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| Coby Chock | 100.0 | 173 | |
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
| Total votes: 173 | |||
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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 Chris Lee ran unopposed in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 general election.[12]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 51 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Chris Lee Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections | ||
Incumbent Chris Lee ran unopposed in the Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 Democratic primary.[13][14]
| Hawaii House of Representatives, District 51 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Chris Lee Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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. Incumbent Chris Lee was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Wayne T. Hikida was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lee defeated Hikida in the general election.[15][16][17]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Lee Incumbent |
65.7% | 5,881 | |
| Republican | Wayne T. Hikida | 34.3% | 3,070 | |
| Total Votes | 8,951 | |||
2012
Elections for the office of Hawaii House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 11, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 5, 2012. Incumbent Chris Lee (D) defeated Henry Vincent (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.[18][19]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Lee Incumbent |
81.1% | 8,550 | |
| Republican | Henry Vincent | 18.9% | 1,992 | |
| Total Votes | 10,542 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 raised a total of $1,047,978. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $29,942 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Hawaii House of Representatives District 51 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $14,925 | 2 | $7,463 |
| 2022 | $23,447 | 3 | $7,816 |
| 2020 | $132,936 | 7 | $18,991 |
| 2018 | $48,816 | 2 | $24,408 |
| 2016 | $46,456 | 1 | $46,456 |
| 2014 | $176,598 | 2 | $88,299 |
| 2012 | $34,037 | 2 | $17,019 |
| 2010 | $37,323 | 2 | $18,662 |
| 2008 | $258,714 | 4 | $64,679 |
| 2006 | $41,265 | 2 | $20,633 |
| 2004 | $135,566 | 2 | $67,783 |
| 2002 | $56,909 | 3 | $18,970 |
| 2000 | $40,986 | 3 | $13,662 |
| Total | $1,047,978 | 35 | $29,942 |
See also
- Hawaii State Legislature
- Hawaii State Senate
- Hawaii House of Representatives
- Hawaii state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcon - ↑ Legislative Reference Bureau, "Hawaii Constitution, Article III, Section 4," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ LRB Legislative Reference Bureau, "The Constitution of the State of Hawaii," accessed May 21, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hawaii Legislature, "Hawaii Revised Statutes," accessed May 22, 2014 (Statute 17-3(a) (1)-(2))
- ↑ Hawaii Legislature, "Hawaii Revised Statutes," accessed May 22, 2014 (Statute 17-4(a)-(b))
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "Regular Meeting of the Reapportionment Commission - January 28, 2022," accessed February 4, 2022
- ↑ Patch.com, "The Plan To Redraw Hawaii's Political Lines Goes Out For Public Comment," Oct. 29, 2021
- ↑ Honolulu Civil Beat, "The Big Island Is Set To Gain A House Seat As Reapportionment Restarts," Jan. 6, 2021
- ↑ Office of Elections, "Reapportionment Commission," accessed Oct. 20, 2021
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 All About Redistricting, "Hawaii," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "General Election 2016 - State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2016," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "2016 Candidate Report," accessed June 10, 2016
- ↑ Hawaii.gov, "Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 12, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed November 20, 2012
- ↑ State of Hawaii Office of Elections, “Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii – Statewide,” accessed November 20, 2012
