City elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2022)

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2022 Honolulu elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 7, 2022
Primary election: August 13, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 4
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2022

The city of Honolulu, Hawaii, held general elections for city council on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 13, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 7, 2022.


Elections

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Candidates and results

City council

General election

Honolulu City Council general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
District 2

Makuakai Rothman 
Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Weyer 
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngTommy Waters (i)
Kaleo Nakoa 
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngTyler Dos Santos-Tam 
Traci Toguchi 
District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngVal Aquino Okimoto 
Ron Menor 

Primary election

Honolulu City Council primary election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Candidates
District 2

Racquel Achiu 
Lupe Funaki 
Green check mark transparent.pngMakuakai Rothman 
Chad Tsuneyoshi 
Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Weyer 
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngTommy Waters* (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKaleo Nakoa
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngTyler Dos Santos-Tam 
Ikaika Hussey 
Nalani Jenkins 
Chance Naauao-Ota 
Dennis Nakasato 
Green check mark transparent.pngTraci Toguchi 
Chad Wolke 
District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngVal Aquino Okimoto 
Charmaine Doran 
Green check mark transparent.pngRon Menor 
Dion Mesta 
Keone Simon 


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About the city

See also: Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is a city in Hawaii. It is a consolidated city-county with Honolulu County. The city-county includes the city of Honolulu, the rest of the island of Oahu, and the northwestern Hawaiian Islands, with the exception of the Midway Islands which are controlled by the federal government.[1] As of 2020, its population was 350,964.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Honolulu uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[2]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu Hawaii
Population 350,964 1,455,271
Land area (sq mi) 60 6,422
Race and ethnicity**
White 16.9% 24.1%
Black/African American 2% 1.9%
Asian 53.1% 37.6%
Native American 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 8.3% 10.4%
Two or more 18.6% 24.3%
Hispanic/Latino 7.2% 10.7%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.8% 92.5%
College graduation rate 37.8% 33.6%
Income
Median household income $72,454 $83,173
Persons below poverty level 10.7% 9.3%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii Municipal government Other local coverage
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