2024 Hawai‘i and Maui County Election Results
Preliminary results as of 6:05 a.m. Wednesday.
Maui County registration and turnout
Total registration: 115,009
Turnout: 63,275 (55.0%)
Mail turnout: 57,415 (49.9%)
In-Person turnout: 5,860 (5.1%)
President and Vice President
(Results for Hawai’i only)
• Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz (D) — 61.6% (276,296 votes)
• Donald J. Trump and JD Vance (R) — 35.8% (160,513 votes)
U.S. Senator
• Mazie K. Hirono (D) — 63.2% (283,454 votes)
• Bob McDermott ( R ) — 30.2% (135,761 votes)
• Shelby Pikachu Billionaire (W) — 1.6% (7,090 votes)
• Emma Jane Avila Pohlman (G) — 1.4% (6,419 votes)
U.S. Representative District II
• Jill N. Tokuda (D) — 62.7% (139,982 votes)
• Steven Bond (R) — 27.5% (61,407 votes)
• Kelly Randall Meyer (N) — 1.4% (3,027 votes)
• Aaron Toman (L) — 1.4% (3,233 votes)
MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL
Councilmember (East Maui)
• Shane Sinenci — 64.2% (40,627 votes)
Councilmember (West Maui)
• Lorien (Lolo) Acquintas — 23.1% (14,616 votes)
• Tamara Akiko Maile Paltin — 54.1% (34,236 votes)
Councilmember (Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu)
• James (Nahele) Forrest — 35.2% (22,235 votes)
• Alice Lee — 44.5% (28,125 votes)
Councilmember (Kahului)
• Tasha Kama — 43.3% (27,379 votes)
• Carol Lee Kamekona — 34.8% (22,037 votes)
Councilmember (South Maui)
• Tom Cook — 41.6% (26,315 votes)
• Kelly Takaya King — 41.4% (26,198 votes)
Councilmember (Makawao-Haiku-Paia)
• Nara Boone — 34.2% (21,664 votes)
• Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins — 43.7% (27,616 votes)
Councilmember (Upcountry)
• Jocelyn N. Cruz — 28.9% (18,298 votes)
• Yuki Lei Kashiwa Sugimura — 50.0% (31,638 votes)
Councilmember (Lanai)
• Gabe Johnson — 61.5% (38,913 votes)
Councilmember (Molokai)
• John Pele — 33.0% (20,906 votes)
• Keani Rawlins-Fernandez — 42.8% (27,066 votes)
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO MAUI COUNTY CHARTER
Maui Salary Commission
Shall the Charter be amended to require the Salary Commission to determine ‘salaries’ instead of ‘compensation’ for elected officials and appointed directors and deputy directors to maintain consistency with the Constitution of the State of Hawai’i and remove fiscal barriers to create equity through benefits such as reimbursement of travel costs?
YES — 58.5% (36,983 votes)
NO — 25.3% (15,980 votes)
Maui: Independent Staffing for Board of Ethics
Shall the Charter be amended, effective July 1, 2025, to authorize the Board of Ethics of the County of Maui to hire independent staff?
YES — 57.6% (36,456 votes)
NO — 26.7% (16,860 votes)
Maui Board and Commission Terms
Shall the Charter be amended, effective July 1, 2025, to minimize the risk of vacancies on boards and commissions generally, and specifically with regard to dedicated seats for members residing in less populous areas, by allowing the appointment of members of boards and commissions for two consecutive full terms or 10 consecutive years, whichever is greater?
YES — 40.0% (25,322 votes)
NO — 43.1% (27,281 votes)
STATE CONTESTS
State Senator District 6
• Angus L.K. McKelvey (D) — 57.3% (11,473 votes)
• Sheila Walker (R) — 34.3% (6,864 votes)
State Representative District 14
• Kelly J. Armstrong ( R ) — 40.0% (3,326 votes)
• Elle Cochran (D) — 51.5%% (4,280 votes)
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Molokai Resident Trustee
• Luana Alapa — 32.0% (20,225 votes)
• R. Kunani Nihipali — 23.9% (15,138 votes)
Kauai Resident Trustee
• Dan Ahuna — 27.9% (17,639 votes)
• Laura A. Lindsey — 25.1% (15,908 votes)
At-Large Trustee
• Lei Ahu Isa — 19.5% (12,317 votes)
• Keli’i Akina — 38.3% (24,217 votes)
Amendments to the State Constitutions
Question 1 — Shall the state constitutions be amended to repeal the legislature’s authority to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples?
YES — 51.7% (232,017 votes)
NO — 40.3% (180,714 votes)
Question 2 — Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to make the appointment and confirmation process for district court judges the same as the appointment and confirmation process for supreme court justices and intermediate court of appeals and circuit court judges:
YES — 61.1% (274,184 votes)
NO — 25.2% (113,211 votes)