Mufi's Message - November 4, 2020

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