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Esther Kia'aina

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Nonpartisan

Honolulu City Council District 3
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

3

Predecessor
Elections and appointments
Last elected

August 10, 2024

Education

High school

Kamehameha High School, 1981

Bachelor's

University of Southern California, 1985

Graduate

Johns Hopkins University Nitze School of Advanced International Studies

Law

George Washington University Law Center, 1998

Contact

Official website

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Esther Kia'aina is a member of the Honolulu City Council in Hawaii, representing District 3. She assumed office on January 2, 2021. Her current term ends on January 2, 2025.

Kia'aina won re-election to the Honolulu City Council to represent District 3 in Hawaii outright in the primary on August 10, 2024, after the general election was canceled.

Biography

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Education:[1]

  • 1998: The George Washington University, J.D. Washington, District of Columbia
  • 1988: Johns Hopkins University Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
  • 1985: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Bachelor's
  • 1981: Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, Hawaii

Elections

2024

See also: City elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2024)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Honolulu City Council District 3

Incumbent Esther Kia'aina won election outright against David Kauahikaua, Kelsey Nakanelua, and Christopher Curren in the primary for Honolulu City Council District 3 on August 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
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Esther Kia'aina (Nonpartisan)
 
58.2
 
12,197
Image of David Kauahikaua
David Kauahikaua (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
17.9
 
3,753
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Kelsey Nakanelua (Nonpartisan)
 
17.8
 
3,733
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Christopher Curren (Nonpartisan)
 
6.0
 
1,264

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,947
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2020

See also: City elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2020)

General election

General election for Honolulu City Council District 3

Esther Kia'aina defeated Greg Thielen in the general election for Honolulu City Council District 3 on November 3, 2020.

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Esther Kia'aina (Nonpartisan)
 
59.3
 
27,895
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Greg Thielen (Nonpartisan)
 
40.7
 
19,143

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 47,038
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Honolulu City Council District 3

The following candidates ran in the primary for Honolulu City Council District 3 on August 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Esther Kia'aina (Nonpartisan)
 
31.4
 
10,398
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Greg Thielen (Nonpartisan)
 
27.4
 
9,048
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Alan Kekoa Texeira (Nonpartisan)
 
20.3
 
6,727
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Kalani Kalima (Nonpartisan)
 
13.7
 
4,538
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Paul Mossman (Nonpartisan)
 
5.0
 
1,645
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Warland Kealoha (Nonpartisan)
 
2.2
 
716

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,072
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2018

See also: Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees election, 2018

General election

General election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Oahu Resident Trustee

Kalei Akaka defeated Esther Kia'aina in the general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Oahu Resident Trustee on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Kalei Akaka (Nonpartisan)
 
55.3
 
147,725
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Esther Kia'aina (Nonpartisan)
 
44.7
 
119,466

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 267,191
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Oahu Resident Trustee

The following candidates ran in the primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Oahu Resident Trustee on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Kalei Akaka
Kalei Akaka (Nonpartisan)
 
26.8
 
44,938
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Esther Kia'aina (Nonpartisan)
 
23.8
 
39,906
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Samuel Wilder King II (Nonpartisan)
 
22.4
 
37,468
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Paul Mossman (Nonpartisan)
 
8.4
 
14,055
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Leona M. Kalima (Nonpartisan)
 
8.0
 
13,334
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Jackie Kahookele Burke (Nonpartisan)
 
5.3
 
8,931
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Francine Kanani Murray (Nonpartisan)
 
5.3
 
8,893

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 167,525
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2012

See also: Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

Kiaaina ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Hawaii's 2nd District. Kiaaina sought the nomination on the Democratic ticket.[2] The signature filing deadline was June 5, 2012, with the primary taking place on August 11, 2012. Kiaaina was defeated by Tulsi Gabbard in the Democratic primary.[3]

U.S. House, Hawaii, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTulsi Gabbard 55.1% 62,882
Mufi Hannemann 34.3% 39,176
Esther Kia'Aina 5.9% 6,681
Bob Marx 3.8% 4,327
Miles Shiratori 0.5% 573
Rafael Del Castillo 0.5% 520
Total Votes 114,159

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Esther Kia'aina did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Esther Kiaaina Facebook Page, "Info" accessed July 23, 2012
    2. ↑ West Hawaii Today, "Hannemann seeking 2nd Congressional District seat" accessed December 5, 2011
    3. ↑ AP Results, "Hawaii U.S. House Primary Election Results" accessed August 12, 2012

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