Today, Tuesday, July 20 at 4:30 p.m. is the deadline for candidates to file nomination papers for elective office. On the eve of the filing deadline, the number of people who took out papers for the seven seats on the
Today, Tuesday, July 20 at 4:30 p.m. is the deadline for candidates to file nomination papers for elective office.
On the eve of the filing deadline, the number of people who took out papers for the seven seats on the County Council moved from 16 to 20, with Council Chair William “Kaipo” Asing, fellow incumbent JoAnn Yukimura, community activist Tim Bynum and Wailua Houselots resident Bruce Miyashiro among those who filed papers yesterday.
Those taking out papers yesterday included entertainer Johnette K. “Kaui” Kahalekai, Miyashiro, activist Bruce Pleas of Waimea, and Native Hawaiian advocate Rupert Rowe of Koloa.
Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan of Kapa‘a took out papers to run for County Council and several other offices, but Friday filed papers as a Libertarian candidate to run against incumbent U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawai‘i.
Inouye and six others have filed to run for that seat.
The council elections are considered non-partisan races. At the Saturday, Sept. 18 primary election, the top 14 vote-getters in the council race advance to the Tuesday, Nov. 2 general election.
The voter-registration deadline for the primary elections is Thursday, Aug. 19.
Those not already mentioned but who have filed papers to run for council include incumbents Joseph “Jay” Furfaro, Daryl Kaneshiro, Maurice “Joe” Munechika, Melvin “Mel” Rapozo and James “Jimmy” Tokioka. Challengers who have filed and were not listed already include Robert A. Cariffe and Rhoda Libre.
Others who have taken out papers but had not filed as of yesterday afternoon include Peggy Field, Shaylene C.L. Iseri-Carvalho, Mallan, Krstafer W.D. Pinkerton, Marshall M. Turner and Eduardo Valenciana.
Of the seven people who took out papers for a run at the state Board of Education seat representing Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau, only Kalaheo resident William F. Georgi had filed papers to run for that office as of yesterday afternoon. Incumbent Sherwood Hara of Hanapepe decided not to seek re-election.
Iseri-Carvalho, a deputy prosecuting attorney, also took out papers to run for prosecuting attorney. Fellow deputy prosecuting attorney Craig A. De Costa has already filed papers to run for the seat being vacated by Mike Soong, who announced he will not seek re-election so he can enter private practice and spend more time with his family.
Donald B. Cataluna of Koloa, the trustee representing Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs board, has filed papers showing his intent to seek re-election. As of yesterday, Leona M. Kalima of Lihu‘e had taken out but not filed papers for that seat.
Eight people took out papers, and four of them filed, to challenge U.S. Rep. Ed Case, a Democrat, for the U.S. House seat comprised of the Neighbor Islands and rural O‘ahu. Case has filed papers seeking re-election.
