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Special Election for HNL Mayor and Prosecutor Set for Sept 18

Honolulu Hale

The Honolulu city council decided today to have the special election for Honolulu mayor and city prosecutor coincide with Hawaii's primary election day, September 18.

Mufi Hannemann had stepped down as Honolulu mayor to run for governor on Tuesday and Peter Carlisle resigned as city prosecutor on Wednesday to run for the office of mayor of Honolulu.

The candidate filing deadline for both races is next week Friday, July 30.

Others in the nonpartisan race for Honolulu mayor so far are Honolulu Managing Director Kirk Caldwell, serving as acting mayor since Hannemann stepped down; City Councilman Donovan Dela Cruz; City Councilman Rod Tam and University of Hawaii engineering professor Panos Prevedouros.

Candidates for governor (deadline for filing was Tuesday) are former Congressman Neil Abercrombie (D); Mufi Hannemann (D); Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona (R); John Carroll (R); Arturo Reyes (D); Miles Shiratori (D); Van Tanabe (D); Tony Clapes (N)*; Paul Manner (N)l Thomas Pollard (N) and Daniel Cunningham (F)**.

* Nonpartisan

** Free Energy

Read more . . . [Hawaii News Now]

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