HAWAII REPUBLICAN PARTY

The 'Hawaii Republican Party' is the state affiliate of the Republican Party of the United States. Based in Honolulu, the party is a central organization established for the promotion of the party platform as it is drafted in convention every other year. It is also charged with registering voters and delivering voter turnout through four major county organizations for Hawaii, Kauai, Maui and the City & County of Honolulu. The Hawaii Republican Party ruled Hawaii during the territorial period but lost that power during the infancy of Hawaii's statehood. In 2002, it regained control of the governorship from the Democratic Party of Hawaii for the first time in forty years.

Contents

Political Position

Staff

County Chairs

Governorship

Senators

Representatives

Mayors

Councilmembers

References

External links

Political Position

As compared with the national Republican Party, Republicans in Hawaii who hold elective office tend to be moderates. As a whole, they advocate limited government, lower taxes, decentralized control of public schools, and improving Hawaii's business climate.^[1] However, on social issues such as abortion, they tend to be somewhat less conservative than the national party as a whole. For example, Republican Governor Linda Lingle is pro-choice, but favors parental notification.

Staff

Name	Position	E-Mail
Willes K. Lee	Chairman	[mailto:chairman@gophawaii.com/ chairman@gophawaii.com]
Eliza Talbot	Executive Director	[mailto:eliza@gophawaii.com/ eliza@gophawaii.com]
Joanne Bretschneider	Headquarters Manager	[mailto:joanne@gophawaii.com/ joanne@gophawaii.com]
Bill Finlay	Systems Administrator	[mailto:billfinlay@gophawaii.com/ billfinlay@gophawaii.com]

County Chairs

Name	County	Phone	E-Mail
Dylan Nonaka	Hawaii	(808) 937-8382	[mailto:dylan.nonaka@yahoo.com/ dylan.nonaka@yahoo.com]
Ed Kaahea	Kauai	None	[mailto:tahanu@hawaiilink.net/ tahanu@hawaiilink.net]
Kay Ghean	Maui	(808) 661-8350	[mailto:gopmaui@aol.com/ gopmaui@aol.com]
Tercia Ku	Honolulu	(808) 668-8261	[mailto:tercia@hotmail.com/ tercia@hotmail.com]

Governorship

Name	Position	Phone	E-Mail
Linda Lingle	Governor	(808) 586-0034	[mailto:governor.lingle@hawaii.gov/ governor.lingle@hawaii.gov]
James R. "Duke" Aiona	Lt. Governor	(808) 586-0255	[mailto:ltgov@hawaii.gov/ ltgov@hawaii.gov]

Senators

Name	Phone	E-Mail	Website
Fred Hemmings	(808) 587-8388	[mailto:senhemmings@Capitol.hawaii.gov/ senhemmings@Capitol.hawaii.gov]	None
Sam Slom	(808) 586-8420	[mailto:senslom@Capitol.hawaii.gov/ senslom@Capitol.hawaii.gov]	www.samslom.com
Gordon Trimble	(808) 586-7100	[mailto:sentrimble@Capitol.hawaii.gov/ sentrimble@Capitol.hawaii.gov]	None
Paul Whalen	(808) 586-9385	[mailto:senwhalen@Capitol.hawaii.gov/ senwhalen@Capitol.hawaii.gov]	None

Representatives

Name	Phone	E-Mail	Website
Corinne W. L. Ching	(808) 586-9415	[mailto:repching@Capitol.hawaii.gov/ repching@Capitol.hawaii.gov]	www.electmikepeters.com
Lynn Finnegan	(808) 586-9470	[mailto:repfinnegan@Capitol.hawaii.gov/ repfinnegan@Capitol.hawaii.gov]	None
Barbara C. Marumoto	(808) 586-6310	[mailto:repmarumoto@Capitol.hawaii.gov/ repmarumoto@Capitol.hawaii.gov]	www.barbaramarumoto.com
Colleen Rose Meyer	(808) 586-8540	[mailto:repmeyer@Capitol.hawaii.gov/ repmeyer@Capitol.hawaii.gov]	None
Kymberly Pine	(808) 586-9730	[mailto:reppine@Capitol.hawaii.gov/ reppine@Capitol.hawaii.gov]	www.kympine.org
Karen Awana	(808) 697-1556	[mailto:repawana@Capitol.hawaii.gov/ repawana@Capitol.hawaii.gov]	None
Gene Ward	(808) 586-6420	[mailto:repward@Capitol.hawaii.gov/ repward@Capitol.hawaii.gov]	www.gene-ward.com
Cynthia Thielen	(808) 586-6480	[mailto:repthielen@Capitol.hawaii.gov/ repthielen@Capitol.hawaii.gov]	www.cynthiathielen.com

Mayors

Name	City	Phone	E-Mail
Bryan J. Baptiste	Kauai	(808) 241-6300	[mailto:mayor@kauaigov.com/ mayor@kauaigov.com]

Councilmembers

Name	County	Phone	E-Mail	Website
Todd K. Apo	Honolulu	(808) 547-7001	[mailto:tapo@honolulu.gov/ tapo@honolulu.gov]	www.toddapo.com
Charles K. Djou	Honolulu	(808) 547-7004	[mailto:cdjou@honolulu.gov/ cdjou@honolulu.gov]	www.djou.com
Jo Anne Johnson	Maui	(808) 270-5504	[mailto:jo_anne.johnson@co.maui.hi.us/ jo_anne.johnson@co.maui.hi.us]	None
Jay Furfaro	Kauai	(808) 241-6371	[mailto:cokcouncil@kauai.gov/ cokcouncil@kauai.gov]	None

References

1. About Hawaii Republican Party staff

External links

★ Hawaii Republican Party

★ Hawaii Federation of College Republicans

★ Oahu League of Republican Women