Linda Lingle is an American politician who served as the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 to 2010. She was the first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since 1959,and was the state's first female and first Jewish governor. Prior to serving as governor,Lingle served as mayor of Maui County from 1991 to 1999 and as chair of the Hawaii Republican Party from 1999 to 2002.
Neil Abercrombie is an American politician who served as the seventh governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
James K. Apana,popularly known as Kimo Apana,served as Mayor of the County of Maui in Hawaii from 1999 to January 2,2003. Born in Wailuku,he graduated from Kamehameha Schools and obtained a speech degree at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Upon ending his studies,Apana was hired by the Hawai'i State Legislature to be its budget analyst while at the same time,he managed a family business. In 1993,Apana won his first of three terms to the Maui County Council representing his hometown of Wailuku. In 1998,Apana was elected mayor as a Democrat to succeed then-gubernatorial candidate Mayor Linda Lingle.
Peter Benson Carlisle is an American politician and attorney who served as the 13th Mayor of Honolulu,Hawaii from 2010 to 2013. Prior to serving as interim Mayor following the resignation of former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann,Carlisle had served as the Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu from 1996 to 2010.
Maui High School is a public high school founded in 1913 in Hamakuapoko,a sugarcane plantation town on the island of Maui in Hawaii. In 1972,the school moved to its new location in Kahului,Hawaii.
Jill Naomi Tokuda is an American small business owner and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2023.
The 2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010,to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of Hawaii. Incumbent Republican governor Linda Lingle was term-limited and not eligible to run for re-election. The Democratic Party nominated Neil Abercrombie,and the Republican Party nominated incumbent lieutenant governor Duke Aiona. In the election,Abercrombie won and was sworn in as the state's 7th governor on December 6,2010. Aiona later unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Hawaii in 2014 and 2022.
Joe Bertram III was an American politician from the Hawaiian island of Maui,who served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. A Democrat,he represented the 11th district in south Maui,which includes the communities of Wailea-Makena and Kihei,his hometown. He was a candidate for reelection in 2010 but lost the general election to Republican nominee George R. Fontaine. He left office in January 2011.
Bernard P. Carvalho Jr. is an American politician and former American football player who served as Mayor of Kauai in Hawaii from December 1,2008,to December 3,2018. Carvalho was elected in November 2008 to complete the unexpired term of former Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste,who died in office in June 2008.
Charmaine Tavares is an American politician and teacher. Tavares served as the Mayor of Maui from January 2007 to January 2011. She unsuccessfully sought a second four-year term in office in the 2010 Maui mayoral election.
Hannibal M. Tavares was an American politician who served as the 2nd Mayor of Maui from October 1979 until January 2,1991. He was the longest-serving mayor of Maui.
The 2014 United States Senate special election in Hawaii took place on November 4,2014,the general Election Day in the United States,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Shan S. Tsutsui is an American politician who was the 13th lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 2012 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,he was previously a member of the Hawaii Senate from 2003 to 2012,and he served as President of the Senate from 2010 to 2012. On January 29,2018,Tsutsui announced his resignation,which was put into effect on January 31.
Sylvia Jung Luke is an American attorney and politician who is serving as the 16th lieutenant governor of Hawaii. She served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives for 24 years,from 1998 until her election as lieutenant governor in 2022. She is the first Korean American politician ever elected to a statewide office in the United States.
Jamie Kalani English is a former American politician and was a Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate representing District 7. English served consecutively from 2001 until 2013 in the District 5 and District 6 seats. English resigned his seat on May 1,2021,months after having been arrested by Federal agents.
Justin Woodson is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since January 15,2013 representing District 9,which includes Kahului,Puʻunene,Old Sand Hills,and Maui Lani. Woodson currently serves as Chairperson on the Committee of Higher and Lower Education,a member of the Housing and Transportation Committee,and serves as the Majority Whip for the House. Woodson previously served as a member on the Intrastate,Tourism,Veterans,Military,International Affairs,Culture and Arts Committees.
The 2018 Hawaii gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Hawaii and lieutenant governor of Hawaii.
Michael Paul Victorino is an American businessman and politician,who served as the eighth Mayor of the County of Maui.
The 2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next governor of Hawaii. Incumbent Democratic governor David Ige was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third term. Incumbent lieutenant governor Josh Green was the Democratic nominee,and faced former lieutenant governor Duke Aiona,the Republican nominee. This marked the third time Aiona had been the Republican gubernatorial nominee,having previously run unsuccessfully in 2010 and 2014. Green won the election with 63.2% of the vote.
