Sam Aiona
Sam Aiona was a 2014 candidate for District 6 of the Honolulu, Hawaii City Council.
Biography
Aiona obtained a B.A. in political science from the University of Hawaii. His professional experience includes owning his own small business and working with several communities organizations such as Friends of the Missing Child Center of Hawaii, HOPE Services, Inc., and Choice Neighborhood Initiative Planning Grant.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Aiona addressed the following issues in a meeting with Civil Beat, a local Honolulu newspaper, on July 8, 2014:[2]
Urban Housing
- Excerpt: "The Housing First program is a good first step. However, I am deeply concerned that we are going to build apartments for the chronically homeless for $112,000 and have no future plans for services or programs. I understand we need to put a person in a home first and then work on the services. However, I have not seen any financial commitment from the sate or federal government on how we get a person out of those apartments. I have served on the board for the Public Housing Authority and know that once a person gets into government housing he/she stays there for decades. Where else will they go? There are no affordable homes. If we don’t let the nonprofits provide services the Housing First program will fail."
Traffic
- Excerpt: "Enhance the bus system. And build affordable condos all along the rail route so working people will catch the rail to get to work."
City Revenues
- Excerpt: "If we have a more efficient government we wouldn’t have to raise taxes. But since we’re always looking for money, I would like to see non-residents who are buying multi-million-dollar condos in Kakaako to pay a much higher fee to purchase the unit."
Elections
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.[3][4][5]
| Honolulu City Council, District 6, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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42.5% | 11,412 | ||
| 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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Recent news
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See also
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Honolulu, Hawaii city council elections, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign Website, "About Sam," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ Civil Beat, "Candidate Q&A," July 8, 2014
- ↑ 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
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