Kanani Souza
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Kanani Souza (Republican Party) is a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing District 43. She assumed office on November 8, 2022. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Souza (Republican Party) won re-election to the Hawaii House of Representatives to represent District 43 outright in the Republican primary on August 10, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
Kanani Souza graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 2003. Souza earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Southern California in 2007, an M.Ed. from Chaminade University of Honolulu in 2010, a J.D. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2013, and an LL.M. from Lewis & Clark College in 2022. Her career experience includes working as a deputy prosecuting attorney with the County of Hawaii and a lecturer with the University of Hawaii at West Oahu. Souza has served on the advisory board of Caring for Hawai'i Neonates and the board of the ACLU of Hawaii.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Souza was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections, Military, & Veterans Committee
- Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
- Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
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Elections
2024
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2024
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent Kanani Souza won election outright against Sheila Medeiros in the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 43 on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kanani Souza | 58.0 | 1,106 |
 | Sheila Medeiros  | 42.0 | 802 | |
| Total votes: 1,908 | |||
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Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Souza in this election.
2022
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 43
Kanani Souza defeated incumbent Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 43 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kanani Souza (R) | 55.5 | 4,013 |
 | Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli (D) | 44.5 | 3,223 | |
| Total votes: 7,236 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 43 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli | 100.0 | 2,652 |
| Total votes: 2,652 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 43
Kanani Souza defeated Anna Odom in the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 43 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kanani Souza | 78.4 | 1,430 |
| Anna Odom | 21.6 | 395 | ||
| Total votes: 1,825 | |||
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2020
See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 50
Patrick Branco defeated Kanani Souza in the general election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 50 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Branco (D) | 61.3 | 7,592 |
| Kanani Souza (R) | 38.7 | 4,790 | |
| Total votes: 12,382 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 50
Patrick Branco defeated Micah Kalama Pregitzer in the Democratic primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 50 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Branco | 53.7 | 3,048 |
| Micah Kalama Pregitzer | 46.3 | 2,633 | ||
| Total votes: 5,681 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 50
Kanani Souza advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii House of Representatives District 50 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kanani Souza | 100.0 | 1,245 |
| Total votes: 1,245 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 17 to May 3. |
2023
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In 2023, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 4. |
See also
2024 Elections
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Candidate Hawaii House of Representatives District 43 |
Officeholder Hawaii House of Representatives District 43 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Stacelynn Kehaulani Eli (D) |
Hawaii House of Representatives District 43 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
