2024 Hawaii and Maui County Election Results

Preliminary results as of 6:51 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13.

Maui County registration and turnout

Total registration: 115,009

Turnout: 63,573 (55.3%)

Mail turnout: 57,57,713 (50.2%)

In-Person turnout: 5,860 (5.1%)

President and Vice President

(Results for Hawai’i only)

Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz (D) — 59.9% (313,044 votes)

Donald J. Trump and JD Vance (R) — 37.1% (193,661 votes)

U.S. Senator

(Statewide total)

Mazie K. Hirono (D) — 62.1% (324,194 votes)

Bob McDermott ( R ) — 30.7% (160,075 votes)

U.S. Representative District II

(Statewide total)

Jill N. Tokuda (D) — 61.4% (166,251 votes)

Steven Bond (R) — 27.9% (75,471 votes)

MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL

Councilmember (East Maui)

Shane Sinenci — 64.2% (40,819 votes)

Councilmember (West Maui)

Lorien (Lolo) Acquintas — 23.1% (14,700 votes)

Tamara Akiko Maile Paltin — 54.1% (34,373 votes)

Councilmember (Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu)

James (Nahele) Forrest — 35.2% (22,341 votes)

Alice Lee — 44.4% (28,246 votes)

Councilmember (Kahului)

Tasha Kama — 43.3% (27,497 votes)

Carol Lee Kamekona — 34.8% (22,137 votes)

Councilmember (South Maui)

Tom Cook — 41.6% (26,423 votes)

Kelly Takaya King — 41.4% (26,326 votes)

Councilmember (Makawao-Haiku-Paia)

Nara Boone — 34.2% (21,767 votes)

Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins — 43.6% (27,730 votes)

Councilmember (Upcountry)

Jocelyn N. Cruz — 28.9% (18,386 votes)

​Yuki Lei Kashiwa Sugimura — 50.0% (31,765 votes)

Councilmember (Lanai)

Gabe Johnson — 61.5% (39,086 votes)

Councilmember (Molokai)

John Pele — 33.1% (21,006 votes)

Keani Rawlins-Fernandez — 42.8% (27,172 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% (37,152 votes)

NO — 25.2% (16,044 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% (36,628 votes)

NO — 26.7% (16,920 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% (25,435 votes)

NO — 43.1% (27,396 votes)

STATE CONTESTS

State Senator District 6

Angus L.K. McKelvey (D) — 57.2% (11,528 votes)

Sheila Walker (R) — 34.3% (6,904 votes)

State Senator District 7

Lynn Pualani Decoite (D) — 66.4% (15,892 votes)

Gabby Macaraeg — (R) 24.8% (5,930 votes)

State Representative District 11

Terez Amato (D) — 57.4% (6,657 votes)

Aileen R. Acain (R) — 30.4% (3,521 votes)

State Representative District 12

Kyle T. Kamashita (D) — 59.6% (7,794 votes)

Dan Johnson (R) — 24.4% (3,197 votes)

Rita M. Ryan (G) — 6.4% (841 votes)

State Representative District 13

Mahina Poepoe (D) — 65.6% (7,174 votes)

Scott Adam (R) — 23.6% (2,577 votes)

State Representative District 14

Kelly J. Armstrong ( R ) — 39.9% (3,338 votes)

Elle Cochran (D) — 51.5%% (4,303 votes)

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Molokai Resident Trustee

Luana Alapa — 32.0% (20,325 votes)

R. Kunani Nihipali — 23.9% (15,210 votes)

Kauai Resident Trustee

Dan Ahuna — 27.9% (17,726 votes)

Laura A. Lindsey — 25.1% (15,985 votes)

At-Large Trustee

Lei Ahu Isa — 19.5% (12,366 votes)

Keli’i Akina — 38.3% (24,345 votes)

Amendments to the State Constitutions

(Statewide totals)

Question 1 — Shall the state constitutions be amended to repeal the legislature’s authority to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples?

YES — 51.3% (268,038 votes)

NO — 40.4% (211,142 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 — 60.6% (316,468 votes)

NO — 25.2% (131,729 votes)