Hawaii Candidate & Election Guide
Federal and statewide candidates, elections, state political parties, news sites, and other resources — no frills, just what you need — curated by Politics1 publisher Ron Gunzburger.
Governor
(Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the General Election.)
Josh Green (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Hans "Keoni" Wilhelm (D)
Ken Fujiyama (NON)
Eric Kanda (NON) - Real Estate Appraiser
Brett Sortland (NON)
Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2026.
Lieutenant Governor
Sylvia Luke (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Derek Kawakami (D) - Kauai County Mayor, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Kauai County Councilman
Mike Peacock (D)
Ku Lono "Bobby" Caudra (R/L) - Frequent Candidate
STATE LEGISLATURE
U.S. Senator
SENATE ELECTION 2028:
Brian Schatz (D)* - (Campaign Site)
SENATE ELECTION 2030:
Mazie
Hirono (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
U.S. House (Districts)
District 1
Ed Case (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Della Belatti (D) - Ex-State House Majority Leader & Attorney
Jennifer Booker (D) - College Professor, Rocket Scientist, Engineer & Nurse
Ben Fatula (D) - Chef
Jarrett Keohokalole (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Nick Kiswanto (D) - Civil Servant
Ku Lono "Bobby" Caudra (R/L) - Frequent Candidate
Maxwell Frazier (R) - Electronics Technician
Joshua Gisa (R)
Adriel Lam (R) - Retired Army Office & Frequent Candidate
Jordan Conley (G) - Fitness Instructor & Nonprofit Founder
District 2
Jill Tokuda (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Greg Guithues (D)
Steven King (D)
George Lucas-Tadeo (D) - Independent Contractor
Brenton Awa (R) - Senate Minority Leader & Ex-TV News Anchor
Edward Codelia (NON) - Realtor & '24 County Council Candidate
Political Parties
Aloha Aina Party (AA)
American Shopping Party (AS)
Constitution Party
of Hawaii (C)
Democratic Party of
Hawaii (D)
Hawaii Green Party (G)
Libertarian
Party of Hawaii (L)
Republican Party of Hawaii (R)
Nonpartisan / Independent (NON)
Write-In (WI)
State Election Office
State News Sources
Civil Beat
Haleakala Times (Maui)
Hawaii Business Magazine
Hawai'i Free Press (Conservative)
Hawaii Reporter
Hawaii Tribune
Herald
Honolulu Magazine
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Ka Wai Ola News (Native Hawaiian)
Kauai Garden Island News
Lahaina News
Maui News
Maui Time Weekly (Alternative)
Molokai Dispatch
Pacific Business News
Pacific News Net
Spectrum News: Hawaii
West Hawaii Today
Hawaii Public Radio (NPR)
KHNL TV-13 / KGMB TV-23 (NBC / CBS - Honolulu)
KHON TV-2 (FOX - Honolulu)
KITV TV-4 (ABC - Honolulu)
KHET TV-11 (PBS - Honolulu)
Maui Community Television / Akaku