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Hawaiʻi Primary Election Results for Hawaiʻi County Races

Big Island Video News

Aug 9, 2026

STORY SUMMARY

HAWAIʻI - The updated results posted on Sunday morning show little change in the election outcomes that were projected on Saturday evening.

The information presented in this report was updated on Sunday morning, August 9th.

(BIVN) – The following updated results are from State of Hawaiʻi Office of Elections summary report 3 issued at 8:14 a.m. on Sunday morning. 

Hawaiʻi County Council nonpartisan primary
Candidates can win outright with over 50% of the vote. Otherwise, the top two vote getters will go on to a runoff during the general election.

Hawaiʻi County Council, District 1

  • KIMBALL, Heather L. – 2,680 (56.4%)
  • DEL ROSARIO, Ren – 1,557 (32.8%)
  • PENN, BJ – 234 (4.9%)
  • Blank Votes: 276 (5.8%)
  • Over Votes: 4 (0.1%)

Hawaiʻi County Council, District 2

  • KAGIWADA, Jennifer (Jenn) – 2,975 (46.5%)
  • BOTELHO, Wendy S. – 1,041 (16.3%)
  • FUKUSHIMA, JoNelle (Jo) – 923 (14.4%)
  • BAUTISTA, Blaine Kenji – 834 (13.0%)
  • HALVERSEN, William John – 110 (1.7%)
  • Blank Votes: 471 (7.4%)
  • Over Votes: 38 (0.6%)

Hawaiʻi County Council, District 3

  • ONISHI, Dennis (Fresh) – 3,427 (59.2%)
  • CHANG, Kelton K. – 1,971 (34.1%)
  • Blank Votes: 387 (6.7%)
  • Over Votes: 3 (0.1%)

Hawaiʻi County Council, District 4

  • OHARA, Eileen – 1,588 (33.6%)
  • ENRIQUEZ, Lloyd K. – 1,149 (24.3%)
  • HOFFELD, Cyd L. (Makanui) – 815 (17.3%)
  • BURROWS, Shannon (Smiley) – 752 (15.9%)
  • Blank Votes: 409 (8.7%)
  • Over Votes: 9 (0.2%)

Hawaiʻi County Council, District 5

  • MATSON, Shannon Lopeka – 981 (22.5%)
  • RODENHURST, Ikaika – 951 (21.8%)
  • KANEALII-KLEINFELDER, Dawn – 905 (20.8%)
  • TUPA’I, Jr – 804 (18.4%)
  • MAKUAOLE-PERRIN, Chantel – 428 (9.8%)
  • Blank Votes: 285 (6.5%)
  • Over Votes: 6 (0.1%)

Hawaiʻi County Council, District 6

  • ENRIQUES, Guy – 1,362 (27.7%)
  • AKI, Zed Kaapana – 1,023 (20.8%)
  • CANELAS, Justin R. – 933 (19.0%)
  • MASTERS, Jason R – 767 (15.6%)
  • JONES, Kyle Kepano – 341 (7.0%)
  • Blank Votes: 475 (9.7%)
  • Over Votes: 9 (0.2%)

Hawaiʻi County Council, District 7

  • POWERS, Manu – 2,659 (58.7%)
  • OMBAC, Edgar B. (Eddie O) – 862 (19.0%)
  • HENRIQUES, Mark G. – 507 (11.2%)
  • Blank Votes: 505 (11.1%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

Hawaiʻi County Council, District 8

  • INABA, Holeka Goro – 2,656 (71.2%)
  • Blank Votes: 1,073 (28.8%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

Hawaiʻi County Council, District 9

  • HUSTACE, James E. – 3,372 (77.6%)
  • Blank Votes: 1,086 (22.4%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

STATE SENATE (representing Hawaiʻi island)

State Senator, Dist 2 – L

  • FOGEL, Frederick F. – 41 (21.4%)
  • Blank Votes: 6 (3.1%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

State Senator, Dist 2 – D

  • SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy – 5,253 (67.4%)
  • AYNESSAZIAN, Tanya Yamanaka – 1,911 (24.5%)
  • Blank Votes: 512 (6.6%)
  • Over Votes: 3 (0.0%)

STATE HOUSE (representing Hawaiʻi island)

State Representative, Dist 1 – D

  • KUSCH, Matthias – 3,770 (71.7%)
  • Blank Votes: 1,444 (27.5%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

State Representative, Dist 2 – R

  • KENNEALY, Jonathan – 757 (78.4%)
  • Blank Votes: 166 (17.2%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

State Representative, Dist 2 – D

  • KEOHOKAPU LEE LOY, Sue – 4,051 (65.0%)
  • HOLT, Cristina (Tina) – 1,442 (23.1%)
  • Blank Votes: 692 (11.1%)
  • Over Votes: 2 (0.0%)

State Representative, Dist 3 – L

  • MARTIN, Austin – 16 (19.0%)
  • Blank Votes: 4 (4.8%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

State Representative, Dist 3 – D

  • TODD, Christopher L.T. – 2,442 (60.7%)
  • KEAWEKANE, Kuulei (Kiana) – 1,284 (31.9%)
  • Blank Votes: 225 (5.6%)
  • Over Votes: 2 (0.0%)

State Representative, Dist 4 – R

  • WITTENHAGEN, Zak – 783 (80.1%)
  • Blank Votes: 162 (16.6%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

State Representative, Dist 4 – D

  • ILAGAN, Greggor – 2,466 (62.5%)
  • HUNT, Tamlyn (Tam) – 1,270 (32.2%)
  • Blank Votes: 128 (3.2%)
  • Over Votes: 3 (0.1%)

State Representative, Dist 5 – R

  • MCCORMICK, Dalene – 873 (78.0%)
  • Blank Votes: 181 (16.2%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

State Representative, Dist 5 – D

  • KAPELA, Jeanne – 2,697 (63.8%)
  • KANEALI’I-KLEINFELDER, Matt – 1,182 (28.0%)
  • Blank Votes: 284 (6.7%)
  • Over Votes: 4 (0.1%)

State Representative, Dist 6 – D

  • KAHALOA, Kirstin – 3,363 (79.6%)
  • Blank Votes: 824 (19.5%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

State Representative, Dist 7 – D

  • LOWEN, Nicole – 2,449 (82.4%)
  • Blank Votes: 465 (15.7%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

State Representative, Dist 8 – R

  • PERREIRA, Monique – 783 (68.3%)
  • CERMELJ, Hope Alohalani – 204 (17.8%)
  • Blank Votes: 111 (9.7%)
  • Over Votes: 2 (0.2%)

State Representative, Dist 8 – D

  • TARNAS, David A. – 3,423 (82.1%)
  • Blank Votes: 684 (16.4%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

HAWAIʻI GOVERNOR

Governor – N

  • HILL, Bu Laia – 1,320 (12.8%)
  • WILLIAMSON, Calvert A. – 869 (8.4%)
  • LEWMAN, Clyde McClain (Mac) – 507 (4.9%)
  • GIUFFRE, John M. (Raghu) – 391 (3.8%)
  • Blank Votes: 2,130 (20.6%)
  • Over Votes: 3 (0.0%)

Governor – R

  • CORDERY, Gary – 36,308 (66.6%)
  • FUJIYAMA, Ken – 11,554 (21.2%)
  • Blank Votes: 3,861 (7.1%)
  • Over Votes: 44 (0.1%)

Governor – D

  • GREEN, Josh – 183,872 (81.8%)
  • SHIM, Lauren Kapoliahi’iaka – 11,156 (5.0%)
  • LUCAS-TADEO, George (Teva) – 8,094 (3.6%)
  • BOURGOIN, Duke – 4,585 (2.0%)
  • Blank Votes: 13,165 (5.9%)
  • Over Votes: 137 (0.1%)

HAWAIʻI LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Lieutenant Governor – N

  • KAMAU, Kilakila – 2,515 (24.7%)
  • Blank Votes: 2,705 (26.6%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

Lieutenant Governor – R

  • ANTHONY, Daniel – 16,930 (31.1%)
  • MEJIA, Margaret Rose – 10,794 (19.8%)
  • PETERS, Robert E. – 8,866 (16.3%)
  • CRESENCIA, Hopelin (Hope) – 8,043 (14.8%)
  • Blank Votes: 7,076 (13.0%)
  • Over Votes: 58 (0.1%)

Lieutenant Governor – D

  • KAWAKAMI, Derek S.K. – 139,935 (62.2%)
  • BELATTI, Della Au – 55,093 (24.5%)
  • CHOI, John – 12,978 (5.8%)
  • PULETASI, Sam – 2,146 (1.0%)
  • CUADRA, Ku L. (Bobby) – 1,409 (0.6%)
  • Blank Votes: 9,304 (4.1%)
  • Over Votes: 144 (0.1%)

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

For U.S. Congress, incumbent Representatives Ed Case (D, District 1) and Jill Tokuda (D, District 2) will move on to the general election.

U.S. Representative, Dist I – N

  • BERNING, Nathan M. – 972 (24.7%)
  • Blank Votes: 824 (20.9%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

U.S. Representative, Dist I – G

  • CONLEY, Jordan S. – 397 (21.1%)
  • Blank Votes: 105 (5.6%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

U.S. Representative, Dist I – R

  • LAM, Adriel C. – 18,480 (79.7%)
  • Blank Votes: 3,848 (16.6%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

U.S. Representative, Dist I – D

  • CASE, Ed – 63,679 (55.7%)
  • KEOHOKALOLE, Jarrett K. – 40,740 (35.6%)
  • BOOKER, Jennifer – 2,426 (2.1%)
  • KISWANTO, Nicholas (Nick) – 1,021 (0.9%)
  • FATULA, Ben – 1,019 (0.9%)
  • Blank Votes: 3,645 (3.2%)
  • Over Votes: 83 (0.1%)

U.S. Representative, Dist II – N

  • CODELIA, Edward A. – 1,226 (16.9%)
  • TERRY, Randall – 736 (10.1%)
  • Blank Votes: 1,460 (20.1%)
  • Over Votes: 2 (0.0%)

U.S. Representative, Dist II – R

  • AWA, Brenton – 26,185 (83.9%)
  • Blank Votes: 3,254 (10.4%)
  • Over Votes: 0 (0.0%)

U.S. Representative, Dist II – D

  • TOKUDA, Jill N. – 91,832 (83.4%)
  • KING, Steven – 3,908 (3.5%)
  • GUITHUES, Greg – 3,148 (2.9%)
  • BASIN, Kirill – 1,522 (1.4%)
  • Blank Votes: 7,931 (7.2%)
  • Over Votes: 55 (0.0%)

OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS – Trustee at Large

  • GALUTERIA, Brickwood M. – 74,671 (8.9%)
  • WAIHEE, John, IV – 70,622 (8.4%)
  • ANDERSON, Ikaika – 58,782 (7.0%)
  • SOUZA, Keoni – 57,811 (6.9%)
  • AKINA, Adrian (Kealii) – 43,891 (5.2%)
  • CRABBE, Kanekoa (Koa) – 30,213 (3.6%)
  • PARISH, Kalena A. – 28,210 (3.4%)
  • LEE, Brendon Kalei’aina – 23,434 (2.8%)
  • COSTELLO, Michelle (Mikala) – 22,675 (2.7%)
  • BAKER, Karl Veto – 19,920 (2.4%)
  • NIHIPALI, R. Kunani, Sr. – 19,137 (2.3%)
  • BURKE, Jackie Kahookele – 14,451 (1.7%)
  • BILLIONAIRE, Shelby Pikachu – 11,418 (1.4%)
  • MARTIN, Philip (Kawika) – 9,096 (1.1%)
  • KAUAULA, Clifford K. – 9,042 (1.1%)
  • Blank Votes: 346,351 (41.2%)
  • Over Votes: 534 (0.1%)

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