Carol Fukunaga
2022 - Present
2026
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Carol Fukunaga (Democratic Party) is a member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing District 11. She assumed office on November 8, 2022. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Fukunaga (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Hawaii State Senate to represent District 11. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Fukunaga is a former Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing District 11 from 1992 until 2012. She also served in the Hawaii State House of Representatives from 1978 to 1982 and again from 1986 to 1992.
Biography
Carol Fukunaga graduated from Roosevelt High School. Fukunaga earned a bachelor's degree and law degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Fukunaga was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, Vice Chair
- Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
- Higher Education Committee
- Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs Committee
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fukunaga served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Economic Development and Technology, Chair |
| • Ways and Means |
| • Water, Land, and Housing |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Fukunaga served on these committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Economic Development and Technology |
| • Water, Land, Agriculture and Hawaiian Affairs |
| • Ways and Means |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Hawaii State Senate District 11
Carol Fukunaga defeated Benjamin Sakai in the general election for Hawaii State Senate District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carol Fukunaga (D) | 75.3 | 12,831 | |
 | Benjamin Sakai (R) | 24.7 | 4,207 | |
| Total votes: 17,038 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 11
Carol Fukunaga defeated Ian Ross in the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 11 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carol Fukunaga | 65.5 | 7,914 | |
| Ian Ross | 34.5 | 4,176 | ||
| Total votes: 12,090 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 11
Benjamin Sakai advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 11 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Benjamin Sakai | 100.0 | 1,491 |
| Total votes: 1,491 | ||||
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2018
See also: Municipal elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2018)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Honolulu City Council District 6
Incumbent Carol Fukunaga won election outright against Ikaika Hussey, Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, and Zack Stoddard in the primary for Honolulu City Council District 6 on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carol Fukunaga (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 11,407 | |
| Ikaika Hussey (Nonpartisan) | 22.6 | 4,903 | ||
| Tyler Dos Santos-Tam (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 4,316 | ||
| Zack Stoddard (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 1,073 | ||
| Total votes: 21,699 | ||||
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2014
Honolulu, Hawaii held city council elections on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on August 9, 2014. Incumbent Carol Fukunaga and Sam Aiona advanced past Steve Miller and Joli Tokusato in the primary election. Fukunaga defeated Aiona in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Honolulu City Council, District 6, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Carol Fukunaga Incumbent |
54.7% | 17,373 | |
| Sam Aiona | 36.3% | 11,541 | |
| Blank or Over Votes | 9% | 2,856 | |
| Total Votes | 31,770 | ||
| Source: Hawaii Secretary of State - 2014 General Election Results | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carol Fukunaga Incumbent |
42.5% | 11,412 | ||
| Sam Aiona |
22.7% | 6,106 | ||
| Steve Miller | 4.2% | 1,131 | ||
| Joli Tokusato | 17.8% | 4,776 | ||
| Blank or Over Votes | 12.8% | 3,453 | ||
| Total Votes | 26,878 | |||
| Source: Hawaii Secretary of State - 2014 Primary Results |
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2012
- See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012
Fukunaga ran in the 2012 election for Hawaii State Senate District 11. Fukunaga was defeated by incumbent Brian Taniguchi in the Democratic primary on August 11, 2012.[5][6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Brian Taniguchi Incumbent |
55.4% | 6,527 |
| Carol Fukunaga Incumbent | 44.6% | 5,254 |
| Total Votes | 11,781 | |
2010
- See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2010
Fukunaga won re-election to the 11th District seat in 2010. Fukunaga defeated Earl Winfree in the September 18 primary. She did not have any opposition in the general election, which took place on November 2, 2010.[7]
2006
On November 7, 2006, Fukunaga won re-election to the Hawaii State Senate from Hawaii's 11th Senate District. Fukunaga received 8,568 votes in the election, defeating Phil Myers (R), who received 3,226 votes. Additionally, 678 "Blank" votes and 1 "Over" vote were cast in the election.[8] Fukunaga raised $96,404 for her campaign; Myers raised $4,416.[9]
| Hawaii State Senate, District 11 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
|
Carol Fukunaga (D) |
8,568 | 68.7% | ||
| Phil Myers (R) | 3,226 | 25.9% | ||
| Blank | 678 | 5.4% | ||
| Over | 1 | 0.0% | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Carol Fukunaga did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Fukunaga addressed the following issues in a meeting with Civil Beat, a local Honolulu newspaper, on July 17, 2014:[10]
Urban Housing
- Excerpt: "Between 2009-2012, Makiki, Ala Moana-Kaka’ako, and Downtown-Chinatown legislators mobilized with community members, businesses, and all levels of government to find suitable sites for permanent supportive housing, and appropriate rehabilitation services to assist homeless residents. Since the formation of the state’s Inter-agency Council, led by the state homeless coordinator, the adoption of the city’s Homeless Action Plan in 2013, and Mayor Caldwell’s “compassionate disruption” strategies in 2014, both state and county governments have earmarked over $50 million in additional funds to house chronically-homeless individuals and families, while providing the necessary rehabilitation services. In Downtown-Chinatown, for example, the Council augmented Mayor Caldwell’s Housing First initiative with over $3 million dollars to (a) provide more beds for chronic homeless with mental health/substance abuse needs, (b) expand the services provided by homeless providers in the region, and (c) tackle the public health/safety issues arising from sidewalks that serve as bedrooms and bathrooms. Over the longer term, we have identified the Downtown-Iwilei-Kalihi transit-oriented development zones as sites to build new affordable housing that includes permanent supportive housing and services near transit, with easy access to employment, education and healthcare."
Traffic
- Excerpt: "Provide incentives to create new industries — with higher-paying jobs— in the Kapolei-West Oahu region, so that employment clusters are distributed in both east and west Oahu. Increase multimodal transportation alternatives, like more bike baths, pedestrian friendly streets and car sharing services in the urban core to encourage commuters to use different forms of mobility to reduce traffic pressure on neighborhood streets."
City Revenues
- Excerpt: "I support investing a greater share of tourist accommodation tax (TAT) revenues in Honolulu, since the majority of visitor accommodations and attractions are located on Oahu. Last year’s TAT revenues equaled $368.5 million dollars, with counties receiving 25 percent of those revenues and state programs receiving the balance."
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Carol Fukunaga 2022, "About," accessed December 30, 2022
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Honolulu Civil Beat, "Honolulu City Council: Three Districts Will Have Run-offs in November," August 9, 2014
- ↑ State of Hawaii: Office of Elections, "2014 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ civilbeat.com, " Unofficial 2012 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2006 General election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ District 11 Hawaii Senate candidate funds, 2006
- ↑ Civil Beat, "Candidate Q&A," July 17, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Brian Taniguchi (D) |
Hawaii State Senate District 11 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Honolulu City Council District 6 2012-2022 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Hawaii State Senate District 11 1992-2012 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Hawaii House of Representatives 1986-1992 |
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