The Green Papers: Hawaii 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Saturday 11 August 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:1,366,862 (0.44% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:4(0.74% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
2000 Census:1,216,642 (0.43% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:4(0.74% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
Capital:Honolulu
Saturday 11 August 2012 polling hours 7:00a HIST (1700 UTC) to 6:00p HIST (0400 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:00a HIST (1700 UTC) to 6:00p HIST (0400 UTC).
 

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Hawaii State and Local Government

Hawaii 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka
• Appointed by Governor John Waihee (Democrat) 16 May 1990, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator Spark M. Matsunaga (Democrat): 15 April 1990; elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1990; elected to full term: 1994; re-elected 2000, 2006
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Open Seat - 2 March 2011: Announced retirement.
  Candidate Democratic     former Congressman  Edward Espenett "Ed" Case
• FEC S6HI00180; 31 Dec 11; Tot $482,062; Dsb $220,379
  Candidate Democratic     Michael Dane Gillespie
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Mazie K. Hirono
• FEC S2HI00106; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,317,322; Dsb $484,726
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Donna Mercado Kim
  Candidate Democratic     Arturo P. "Art" Reyes
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator John S. Carroll
• FEC S0HI00126; 31 Dec 11; Tot $12,470; Dsb $10,421
  Candidate Republican     Charles A. Collins
  Candidate Republican     Antonio Gimbernat
  Candidate Republican     former Governor Linda Lingle
• FEC S2HI00114; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,767,590; Dsb $362,329
  Candidate Republican     Edward "Eddie" Pirkowski
  Candidate Independent     Heath H. Beasley
Class 3 Democratic Senator  Daniel K. Inouye
• First elected: 1962; re-elected: 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1959 (Hawaii having just been admitted as a State to the Union), 1960]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Democratic Governor  Neil Abercrombie
• First elected: 2010
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR; nominated separately from Governor
  Democratic Lieutenant Governor  Brian E. Schatz
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democratic (1 Undetermined, 1 Open)
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Colleen Wakako Hanabusa
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Colleen Wakako Hanabusa
• FEC H2HI02110; 31 Dec 11; Tot $643,645; Dsb $366,176
  Candidate Republican     Charles J. K. J. Amsterdam
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Charles Kong Djou
• FEC H0HI01157; 31 Dec 11; Tot $166,514; Dsb $99,452
  Candidate Independent     Travis I. Lauano
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Congressman  Mazie K. Hirono
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Open Seat - 19 May 2011: Announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate Class 1 Seat in 2012.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Honolulu City Councilwoman  Tulsi Gabbard
• FEC H2HI02508; 31 Dec 11; Tot $357,798; Dsb $40,519
  Candidate Democratic     former Hololulu Mayor Muliufi F. "Mufi" Hannemann
• FEC H6HI01113; 31 Dec 11; Tot $538,565; Dsb $29,097
    Democratic     former state Senator Gary L. Hooser - apparently not a candidate
• 4 November 2011: "... it has become clear to me ... that my campaign for the 2nd Congressional seat should not move forward."
• FEC H6HI02269; 31 Jan 12; Tot $5,659; Dsb $5,659
  Candidate Democratic     Esther Puakela Kia'aina
• FEC H2HI00015; 31 Dec 11; Tot $51,382; Dsb $30,631
  Candidate Democratic     Robert P. "Bob" Marx
• FEC H2HI02516; 31 Dec 11; Tot $214,266; Dsb $164,233
  Candidate Democratic     Miles F. Shiratori
  Candidate Republican     David P. Crowley
  Candidate Republican     Matthew J. "Matt" DiGeronimo
  Candidate Republican     Mark D. Terry
  Candidate Libertarian     Patric R. "Pat" Brock
 
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 6 incumbents, 11 candidates
 • Republican: 10 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • Free Energy
 • Right to Life
Independents
 • Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www.hawaii.gov/lrb/con/
Election Authority
 • Hawaii Office of Elections
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Hawaii State Legislature
Democratic
 • Hawai'i Democratic Party
Republican
 • Hawai'i Republican Party
Third Party
 • Constitution Party of Hawaii
 • Constitution Party of Hawaii
 • Free Energy Party
 • Green Party of Hawaii
 • Hawai'i Independent & Sovereign
 • Hawaii Right to Life
 • The Green Party of Hawai'i
 • The Libertarian Party of Hawaii
Media & others
 • Akaku - Maui Community Television
 • D.C's Political Report - Hawaii
 • Hawai'i Free Press - Hilo
 • Hawaii Reporter - Honolulu
 • Hawaii Tribune Herald - Hilo
 • Honolulu Advertiser
 • Honolulu Star-Bulletin
 • Honolulu Weekly
 • Ka Leo O Hawai'i - University of Hawai'i at Manoa
 • KGMB TV - CBS - Honolulu
 • KHNL TV - NBC - Honolulu
 • KHON TV - Fox - Honolulu
 • KITV TV - ABC - Honolulu
 • Maui News
 • MauiTime Weekly
 • Molokai Advertiser-News
 • Pacific Business News - Honolulu
 • Politics1.com - Hawaii
 • Star Advertiser - Honolulu
 • The Garden Island - Kauai
 • West Hawaii Today - Kailua-Kona
 

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