2020 Candidate Issue Survey.

This is an important year. Where do your candidates stand on improving public health?

Hawai‘i Public Health Institute (HIPHI) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that supports and promotes policy efforts to create a healthy Hawai‘i. Elected officials have a pivotal role in shaping the policies that influence health in Hawai‘i, and we feel that it is important to know where candidates stand on public health issues facing our community.

Through this public health candidate survey, we aim to help voters learn their candidates’ position on public health issues they care about. Candidates were surveyed on topics including COVID-19 response and recovery, healthy eating and active living policies, economic justice, oral health, and regulations on tobacco, alcohol and marijuana.

Candidates are sorted by county, then by contest. Click on a candidate’s name to view their full survey responses.

KEY

AA = Aloha Aina
ASP = American Shopping Party
D = Democratic
L = Libertarian
NP = Nonpartisan
R = Republican

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HAWAI‘I VOTES BY MAIL!

This year will be the first all-mail election for Hawai‘i! All registered voters will receive their ballots in the mail 18 days prior to the election (July 21 for the Primary Election; October 16 for the General Election). Voters can return their ballot by mailing it with USPS (mail it a few days prior to ensure it arrives on time!) or drop it off at a voter service center or place of deposit.

If you miss the deadline to receive a mailed ballot, you can still vote! Voter service centers provide accessible in-person voting, same day voter registration, and collection of voted ballots. Voter service centers open ten business days prior to the election and on Election Day.

Learn more about Vote by Mail on the Office of Elections website.

Key Dates

JULY 9
Deadline to Register for the Primary Election
JULY 21
Primary Election Ballots Delivered
AUGUST 8
Primary Election Ballots Due by 7 PM
OCTOBER 5
Deadline to Register for General Election
OCTOBER 16
General Election Ballots Delivered
NOVEMBER 3
General Election Ballots due by 7 PM

HAWAI‘I COUNTY

U.S. House of Representatives - District II

Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)

OHA HAWAI‘I RESIDENT TRUSTEE

OHA MOLOKAI RESIDENT TRUSTEE

Alapa, Luana (NP)
Kahue-Cabanting, U’i (NP)
Machado, Colette “Piipii” (NP)

OHA KAUA‘I RESIDENT TRUSTEE

Ahuna, Dan (NP)
Perez, Brittny (NP)
Smith, Kamealoha (NP)

OHA AT-LARGE TRUSTEE

Mayor

Prosecuting Attorney

Auna, Jared Kamakakulani (NP)
Bridges, Christopher R. (NP)
Waltjen, Kelden Braun Akoni (NP)

State Senate

District 2 (Puna, Ka‘u)

State House of Representatives

District 1 (Hamakua, North Hilo, South Hilo)

District 2 (Keaukaha, parts of Hilo, Panaewa, Waiakea)

McMackin, Devin Shaw, Sr. (AA)
Todd, Christopher L.T. (D)

District 3 (Hilo, Keaau, Kurtistown, Volcano)

Fogel, Frederick F. (D)
Hughes, Susan (R)
Matson, Shannon Lopeka (D)
Onishi, Richard H.K. (D)

District 4 (Puna)

Cermelj, Hope “Alohalani” (R)
Haumea, Desmon Antone (AA)
Ilagan, Greggor (D)
Ley, Brian (NP)
O’Hara, Eileen (D)

District 5 (Naalehu, Ocean View, Capt. Cook, Kealakekua, Kailua-Kona)

District 6 (Kailua-Kona, Holualoa, Kalaoa, Honokohau)

Lowen, Nicole (D)

District 7 (North Kona, North Kohala, South Kohala)

Tarnas, David A. (D)

Hawai‘i County Council

District 1 (Portion of South Hilo, North Hilo, Hāmākua, and Portion of Waimea)

District 2 (Portion of South Hilo)

Chung, Aaron S.Y. (NP)
Halversen, William (NP)

District 3 (Portion of South Hilo and Portion of Kea‘au)

Kaaihue, Henry K., Jr. (NP)
Lee Loy, Susan (Sue) (NP)
Neves, Paul K. (NP)

District 4 (Portion of Puna – Eastern)

Kierkiewicz, Ashley L. (NP)

District 5 (Portion of Puna – Western)

Kaneali’i-Kleinfelder, Matt (NP)
Rodenhurst, Ikaika (NP)
Wirick, Frederic “Ric” (NP)

District 6 (Portion of North Kona, South Kona, Kā‘u, and the Greater Volcano Area)

David, Maile “Medeiros” (NP)

District 7 (Portion of South Kona, Central Kona, and Portion of North Kona)

Clement, Jane (NP)
Villegas, Rebecca (NP)

District 8 (North Kona)

District 9 (North and South Kohala)

Aiona, Philip K. “Ippy” (NP)
Keane, Ranae (NP)
Richards, Herbert “Tim” (NP)

MAUI COUNTY

U.S. House of Representatives - District II

Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)

OHA HAWAI‘I RESIDENT TRUSTEE

OHA MOLOKAI RESIDENT TRUSTEE

Alapa, Luana (NP)
Kahue-Cabanting, U’i (NP)
Machado, Colette “Piipii” (NP)

OHA KAUA‘I RESIDENT TRUSTEE

Ahuna, Dan (NP)
Perez, Brittny (NP)
Smith, Kamealoha (NP)

OHA AT-LARGE TRUSTEE

State Senate

District 5 (Wailuku, Waihe‘e, Kahului)

State House of Representatives

District 8 (Kahakuloa, Waihee, Waiehu, Puuohala, Wailuku, Waikapu)

Aiwohi, Ka’apuni (D)
Hashimoto, Troy (D)
Hill, Robert G., III (D)

District 9 (Kahului, Puunene, Old Sand Hills, Maui Lani)

Chrupalyk, Kahala Jen (AA)
Woodson, Justin H. (D)

District 10 (West Maui, Maalaea, North Kihei)

Balinbin, Kanamu (R)
Gyldstrand, Travis D.E. (AA)
McKelvey, Angus L.K. (D)
Nakoa, Leonard K., Iii (D)

District 11 (Kihei, Wailea, Makena)

Couch, Don (D)
Greenberg, Howard E. (AA)
Wildberger, Tina M.L. (D)

District 12 (Spreckelsville, Pukalani, Makawao, Kula, Keokea, Ulupalakua, Kahului)

Russell, Simon S. (D)
Yamashita, Kyle T. (D)

District 13 (Haiku, Hana, Kaupo, Kipahulu, Nahiku, Paia, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai, Molokini)

Maui County Council

Upcounty (Pukalani-Kula-Ulupalakua)

Sugimura, Yuki Lei Kashiwa (NP)

East Maui (Hana-Keanae-Kailua)

West Maui

South Maui

Cook, Tom (NP)
King, Kelly Takaya (NP)

Molokai

Crivello, Stacy Helm (NP)
Rawlins-Fernandez, Keani (NP)

Kahului

Lanai

Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu

Lee, Alice L. (NP)

Makawao-Haiku-Paia

Eyre, Aja (NP)
Molina, Mike (NP)
Zahnd, Laurent (NP)

KAUAʻI COUNTY

U.S. House of Representatives - District II

Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)

OHA HAWAI‘I RESIDENT TRUSTEE

OHA MOLOKAI RESIDENT TRUSTEE

Alapa, Luana (NP)
Kahue-Cabanting, U’i (NP)
Machado, Colette “Piipii” (NP)

OHA KAUA‘I RESIDENT TRUSTEE

Ahuna, Dan (NP)
Perez, Brittny (NP)
Smith, Kamealoha (NP)

OHA AT-LARGE TRUSTEE

Prosecuting Attorney

Kollar, Justin F. (NP)

State Senate

District 8 (Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau)

Kouchi, Ronald Dan (D)

State House of Representatives

District 14 (Hanalei, Princeville, Kilauea, Anahola, Kapaa, Wailua)

District 15 (Wailua Homesteads, Hanamaulu, Lihue, Puhi, Old Koloa Town, Omao)

Tokioka, James Kunane (D)
Yoder, Steve (R)

District 16 (Niihau, Lehua, Koloa, Waimea)

Des, Ana Mo (R)
Morikawa, Daynette “Dee” (D)

Kaua‘i County Council

NOTE: Voters can select their top 7 candidates on the ballot. The top 14 candidates in the Primary Election will move on to the General Election.

O‘AHU

U.S. House of Representatives - District I

U.S. House of Representatives - District II

Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)

OHA HAWAI‘I RESIDENT TRUSTEE

OHA MOLOKAI RESIDENT TRUSTEE

Alapa, Luana (NP)
Kahue-Cabanting, U’i (NP)
Machado, Colette “Piipii” (NP)

OHA KAUA‘I RESIDENT TRUSTEE

Ahuna, Dan (NP)
Perez, Brittny (NP)
Smith, Kamealoha (NP)

OHA AT-LARGE TRUSTEE

Mayor

Prosecuting Attorney

Honolulu

State Senate

District 9 (Hawai‘i Kai, Kuli‘ou‘ou, Niu, ‘Aina Haina, Wai‘alae-Kahala, Diamond Head)

District 10 (Kaimuki, Kapahulu, Palolo, Maunalani Heights, St. Louis Heights, Mo‘ili‘ili, Ala Wai)

Arriola, Jesus (D)
Higgins, Vicki B. (D)
Ihara, Les S., Jr. (D)
Shiraishi, Paul J. (NP)

District 11 (Manoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, Papakolea)

Taniguchi, Brian T. (D)

District 13 (Dowsett Highlands, Pu‘unui, Nu‘uanu, Pacific Heights, Pauoa, Punchbowl, Palama, Liliha, Iwilei, Chinatown, and Downtown)

District 14 (Kapalama, ‘Alewa, Kalihi Valley, Ft. Shafter, Moanalua Gardens & Valley, portions of Halawa and ‘Aiea)

Kim, Donna Mercado (D)

District 15 (Kalihi, Mapunapuna, Airport, Salt Lake, Aliamanu, Foster Village, Hickam, Pearl Harbor)

Wakai, Glenn (D)

State House of Representatives

District 17 (Hawaii Kai, Kalama Valley)

Kogachi, Keith (D)
Ward, Gene (R)

District 18 (Hahaione, Kuliouou, Niu Valley, Aina Haina, Waialae, Kahala)

Driskill, Tommy, III (D)
Ford, Lori (R)
Hashem, Mark Jun (D)

District 19 (Waialae, Kahala, Diamond Head, Kaimuki, Kapahulu)

Chen, Wayne (ASP)
Kobayashi, Bertrand “Bert” (D)
Parrish, Michael L. “Mike” (NP)

District 20 (St. Louis Heights, Palolo, Maunalani Heights, Wilhelmina Rise, Kaimuki)

Allen, Julia E. (R)
Gardner, Rebecca P. “Becky” (D)
Ishibashi, Jay I. (D)
Sayama, Jackson (D)
Turbin, Derek A. (D)

District 21 (Kapahulu, McCully, Moiliili)

Nishimoto, Scott Y. (D)

District 22 (Waikiki, Ala Moana)

Brower, Tom (D)
Ochs, Nicholas R. (R)
Tam, Adrian (D)

District 23 (Manoa, Punahou, University, Moiliili)

Kobayashi, Dale (D)

District 24 (Makiki, Tantalus, Papakolea, McCully, Pawaa, Manoa)

Belatti, Della Au (D)
Sexton, Andy, Jr. “Umi” (AA)

District 25 (Makiki, Punchbowl, Nuuanu, Dowsett Highlands, Pacific Heights, Pauoa)

Luke, Sylvia (D)

District 26 (McCully, Kaheka, Kakaako, Downtown)

Iwamoto, Kim Coco (D)
Saiki, Scott K. (D)

District 27 (Nuuanu, Liliha, Puunui, Alewa Heights)

Ohno, Takashi (D)

District 28 (Kalihi Valley, Kamehameha Heights, portion of Lower Kalihi)

Mizuno, John M. (D)

District 29 (Kalihi, Palama, Iwilei, Chinatown)

Holt, Daniel (D)
Logue, James (D)

District 30 (Kalihi Kai, Sand Island, Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island, Halawa Valley Estate)

Azinga, P. M. “Pualani” (R)
Cachola, Romy M. (D)
Ganaden, Ernesto M. “Sonny” (D)
Quilingking, Tess Abalos (R)

City Council

District V (Kaimuki, Palolo Valley, St. Louis Heights, Manoa, Moiliili, McCully, and portions of Ala Moana, Kakaako, and Makiki)

Lee, Philmund “Phil” (NP)
Say, Calvin K.Y. (NP)
Watase, Dave K. (NP)

District VII (Kalihi, lwilei, Kalihi Kai, Mapunapuna, Salt Lake, Aliamanu, Hickam, Foster Village, Ford Island, and Sand Island)

Central O‘ahu

State Senate

District 14 (Kapalama, ‘Alewa, Kalihi Valley, Ft. Shafter, Moanalua Gardens & Valley, portions of Halawa and ‘Aiea)

Kim, Donna Mercado (D)

District 15 (Kalihi, Mapunapuna, Airport, Salt Lake, Aliamanu, Foster Village, Hickam, Pearl Harbor)

Wakai, Glenn (D)

District 22 (Mililani Mauka, Waipi‘o Acres, Wheeler, Wahiawa, Whitmore Village, portion of Poamoho)

Cuaresma, Thora-Jean “T.J.” (D)
Dela Cruz, Donovan (D)
Fanene, Banner S. (NP)
Miller, John E. (R)

State House of Representatives

District 31 (Moanalua, Red Hill, Foster Village, Aiea, Fort Shafter, Moanalua Gardens, Aliamanu, Lower Pearlridge)

Johanson, Aaron Ling (D)

District 32 (Moanalua Valley, Salt Lake, Aliamanu)

Ichiyama, Linda (D)

District 33 (Aiea)

Arakaki, Tracy Aaron (D)
Boyette, Jennifer “Jenny” (R)
Kong, Sam Satoru (D)

District 36 (Mililani Mauka, Mililani)

District 37 (Mililani, Waipio Gentry, Waikele)

Svrcina, Emil (R)
Yamane, Ryan I. (D)

District 45 (Schofield, Mokuleia, Waialua, Kunia, Waipio Acres, Mililani)

Chapman, Michael (D)
Cheape Matsumoto, Lauren (R)

District 46 (Wahiawa, Whitmore Village, Launani Valley)

Agsalda, Aaron James Kaleo (D)
Perruso, Amy Anastasia (D)

District 47 (Waialua, Haleiwa, Pupukea, Kahuku, Laie, Hauula, Waiahole, Waikane, Sunset Beach, Punaluu, Kaaawa)

Quinlan, Sean (D)
Ready, Boyd (R)

City Council

District VII (Kalihi, lwilei, Kalihi Kai, Mapunapuna, Salt Lake, Aliamanu, Hickam, Foster Village, Ford Island, and Sand Island)

District IX (Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia, Mililani Town, West Loch, Iroquois Point, and portions of Ewa Villages and Ewa Beach)

Espero, Will (NP)
Tsuneyoshi, Earl Y.L. (NP)
Tulba, Augusto E. “AugieT” (NP)

Leeward O‘ahu

State Senate

District 15 (Kalihi, Mapunapuna, Airport, Salt Lake, Aliamanu, Foster Village, Hickam, Pearl Harbor)

Wakai, Glenn (D)

District 19 (‘Ewa Beach, Ocean Pointe, ‘Ewa by Gentry, Iroquois Point, portion of ‘Ewa Villages)

Cabanilla Arakawa, Rida (D)
Clark, John H., III (D)
Fevella, Kurt (R)

District 20 (Kapolei, Makakilo, and portions of ‘Ewa, Kalaeloa, and Waipahu)

Bonoan, Feena M. (L)
Gabbard, Mike (D)

State House of Representatives

District 34 (Pearl City, Waimalu, Pacific Palisades)

Simon, Keone F. (R)
Takayama, Gregg (D)

District 35 (Pearl City, Manana, Waipio)

Hood, Carl E. (R)
Kahau, Keline-Kameyo (AA)
Takumi, Roy M. (D)

District 37 (Mililani, Waipio Gentry, Waikele)

Svrcina, Emil (R)
Yamane, Ryan I. (D)

District 38 (Waipahu)

Aquino, Henry J.C. (D)

District 39 (Royal Kunia, Village Park, Waipahu, Makakilo, West Loch)

Cullen, Ty J.K. (D)
Maglinti, Austin L.S. (R)

District 40 (Ewa, Ewa Beach, Ewa By Gentry, Iroquois Point)

Martinez, Rose (D)
McDermott, Bob (R)

District 41 (Ewa, Ewa Beach, Ewa Gentry, Ewa Villages, Hoakalei, Ocean Pointe)

Alcos, David (Bradda) (R)
LoPresti, Matthew S. “Matt” (D)
Maldonado, Mokihana (D)
Rathbun, Amanda J. (D)
Uehara, Ryan Isamu (NP)

District 42 (Kapolei, Makakilo)

District 43 (Ewa Villages, Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Nanakai Gardens, Ko Olina, Kahe Point, Nanakuli, Lualualei, Maili)

Eli, Stacelynn Kehaulani (D)
Garcia, Diamond (R)
Hoohuli, Shaena Dela Cruz (AA)
Kahikina, Michael P. (D)

District 44 (Waianae, Makaha, Makua, Maili)

Aldeguer, Maysana Akahai (R)
Gates, Cedric Asuega (D)
Jordan, Jo (D)
Simpliciano, Joseph K., Jr. (AA)

City Council

District I (Portions of Ewa Villages and Ewa Beach, Kapolei, Makakilo, Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Ko Olina, Nanakuli, Ma’ili, Wai’anae, Makaha, Kea’au, Makua)

Davenport, Kathy (NP)
Hanohano, Naomi L. (NP)
Kerfoot, Galen (NP)
Paris, Anthony Makana (NP)
Tupola, Andria (NP)

District IX (Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia, Mililani Town, West Loch, Iroquois Point, and portions of Ewa Villages and Ewa Beach)

Espero, Will (NP)
Tsuneyoshi, Earl Y.L. (NP)
Tulba, Augusto E. “AugieT” (NP)

Windward O‘ahu

State Senate

District 25 (Kailua, Lanikai, Enchanted Lake, Keolu Hills, Maunawili, Waimanalo, Hawai‘i Kai, Portlock)

Kim-Marshall, Kristina (R)
Lee, Chris (D)

State House of Representatives

District 48 (Kaneohe, Kahaluu, Waiahole)

Kitagawa, Lisa C. (D)
Pratt-Aquino, Kau’i (D)

District 49 (Kaneohe, Maunawili, Olomana)

Danner, Kilomana (R)
Matayoshi, Scot (D)

District 50 (Kailua, Kaneohe Bay)

District 51 (Kailua, Waimanalo)

City Council

District III (Ahuimanu, Heeia, Haiku, Kaneohe, Maunawili, Kailua, Olomana, Enchanted Lake, and Waimanalo)

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