General Election Recap Mufi is pictured above with Senator Kurt Fevella, who coasted to re-election last night, and Senator Fevella's daughter Abigail, a Campbell High School junior. Aloha, The 2020 general election, at least for Hawai'i, is over. In a record-setting election year, Hawai'i saw 579,165 ballots cast out of a possible 832,466 registered voters, totaling nearly 70% voter participation. Despite the significant delay on the first printout of election results and the fact that so many people on Oahu had to stand in line for several hours to vote, it was wonderful to see so many Hawai'i residents committed to voting and having their voices heard. Overall, last night was highly successful for the candidates who were endorsed by HLTA. While our preferred candidates didn't emerge victorious in every race that we had hoped, we respect the democratic process. And, whether HLTA endorsed them or not, we look forward to working with these dedicated community leaders in the future. We also want to do a shoutout to those who fell short last night for their willingness to offer voters another viable option. Congratulations to the following candidates on their election: Hawai'i State Senate Gil S. Coloma Keith-Agaran, District 5 Stanley Chang, District 9 Kurt Fevella, District 19 Donovan Dela Cruz, District 22 Hawai'i State House of Representatives Chris Todd, District 2 Richard Onishi, District 3 Justin Woodson, District 9 Lynn DeCoite, District 13 Nadine Nakamura, District 14 James Kunane Tokioka, District 15 Gene Ward, District 17 Mark Hashem, District 18 Adrian Tam, District 22 Sam Kong, District 33 Gregg Takayama, District 34 Ryan Yamane, District 37 Ty Cullen, District 39 Bob McDermott, District 40 Stacelynn Eli, District 43 Cedric Gates, District 44 Lauren Cheape Matsumoto, District 45 Sean Quinlan, District 47 Scot Matayoshi, District 49 Patrick Branco, District 50 Kaua'i County Council Bernard Carvalho Jr. Mason Chock Felicia Cowden Luke Evslin Arryl Kaneshiro KipuKai Kuali‘i Maui County Council Alice Lee, Wailuku-Waihe‘e-Waikapū Yuki Lei Sugimura, Upcountry Tasha Kama, Kahului Honolulu City Council Esther Kiaʻāina, District 3 Augusto E. Tulba, District 9 Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm Hawai'i County Mayor Mitch Roth In the race for Honolulu mayor, HLTA went open, but I would also like to convey our congratulations to Rick Blangiardi for emerging victorious. Please click here for statewide election results Prince Lot Hula Festival For the first time ever, the Moanalua Gardens Foundation will hold its 43rd Prince Lot Hula Festival virtually. This annual event, which is sponsored by the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, will feature performances from hālau hula under the direction of renowned kumu hula like Vicky Holt Takamine, Lilinoe Lindsey, and none other than HLTA Board member Michael Pili Pang.
The festival will be broadcast on KHON2 on November 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. with rebroadcasts available on Saturday, November 7 on KHON2 and Sunday, November 8 on KHII. Tomorrow's broadcast will also feature a livestream on KHON2's website. Please take a moment to check out the festival program and tune in tomorrow night or this weekend! Mahalo, Mufi
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