Big Island Video News

Serving Hawaii County

  • Hawaiʻi Island News Regions
    • Hamakua
      • Mauna Kea
    • Hilo
    • Kau
    • Kona
    • Kohala
    • Puna
Joy SanBuenaventura Unseats Puna Rep. Faye Hanohano
Avatar photo

by Big Island Video News
on Aug 17, 2014 at 12:17 pm

Subscribe to Big Island Video News (FREE)

* indicates required

STORY SUMMARY

Candidate Joy SanBuenaventura tallied 1,628 votes (41.0%), topping incumbent Faye Hanohano.

(ABOVE) Joy SanBuenaventura joins Brian Schatz and others along Paradise Drive in Hawaiian Paradise Park last Wednesday, handing out juice for residents after Hurricane Iselle.

PUNA, Hawaii – There will be a new representative for Puna’s District 4 State House seat.

After Friday’s special election in Puna, held a week after the state-wide primary thanks to the devastation of Hurricane Iselle, candidate Joy SanBuenaventura tallied 1,628 votes (41.0%), topping incumbent Faye Hanohano, who has held the seat since 2007. Hanohano received 766 votes (19.3%).

SanBuenaventura will now face Republican candidate Gary Thomas in the general election.

SanBuenaventura was one of the first Hawaii Island candidates in any election to pull papers and announce her intention to run. Big Island Video News interviewed her in February (video below).

It has been a rough few years for Representative Faye Hanohano in the state-wide court of public opinion. Two controversies – an ethnic spat over works promoted by Hawaii’s State Foundation on Culture and the Arts in 2013, and comments she made in 2014 during a hearing of the House Ocean Management and Hawaiian Affairs Committee, which she chairs – plagued her public image. Big Island Video News filmed an interview with Hanohano about the political troubles in March. The interview was conducted by Tiffany Edwards-Hunt.

There were three other Democrats running in the primary race. Brian Jordan finished behind Hanohano with 549 votes (13.8%), Leilani Bronson-Crelly received 503 votes (12.7%) and Julia Peleiholani took 304 votes (7.7%). All candidates were present for a candidate forum a few weeks ago, organized by the Puna Pono Alliance in Pahoa.


Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Brian Jordan, Election 2014, Faye Hanohano, Gary Thomas, Iselle, Joy SanBuenaventura, Leilani Bronson-Crelly, Puna

LATEST NEWS

Woman Indicted After Officer Involved Shooting Incident In Kona

Critical Habitat Proposed For 12 Species Found Only On Hawaiʻi Island

Delays Reported In Kilauea Recovery Road, Waterline Projects

Hawaiʻi COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, March 29

Mass Dolphin Harassment In Hōnaunau Under Investigation

East Hawaiʻi Police Officer, Firefighter Of The Year Named

About Big Island Video News

  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 · Dynamik-Gen on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in