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obi tuar ies Saint Mathew Kaluahine Saint Mathew Kaluahine, of Anahola, passed away on July 31, 2020, at his home, at the age of 80. Born in Nawiliwili on Oct. 8, 1939, he was a retired engineer for Surf Hotel. He was preceded in death by par- ents Stanley and Gloria Kaluahine, brothers Stanley Kaluahine Joseph Kaluahine and Gordon Kaluahine, sis- ters Rose Amaral and Juliette Brede, and daughter Tayna Ann Kaluahine. He is survived by wife Marleen Kaluahine, daugh- ters Sherry (Juni) Kaluahine-Cacal, Tweety Juarez and Pam (Teddy) Kaluahine Arroyo, son Matthew (Jenna) Kaluahine, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Private services will be held. Borthwick Mortuary assisted the family with arrangements. Allen Boyd Smith Allen Boyd Smith passed away on Aug. 2, 2020, at the age of 52, in He was born on Dec. 5, 1967, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

He was a chef and construction worker. He was preceded in death by father Ronald A. Smith, grandmother Estelle Mullins, and aunt Shar- ron Mullins. He is survived by wife Wendy D. Smith, mother Flora A.

Mullins, and numerous uncles, aunts and cousins. A scattering of ashes will take place at a later date. Garden Island Mortuary assisted the family with arrangements. Tomi Tokashiki Kutaka Tomi Tokashiki Kutaka, 95, of passed away peacefully at home on July 6, 2020. She was a nurse administrator at Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospi- tal.

She was preceded in death by husband Masao Ku- taka. She is survived by children Aileen of South Pasa- dena, California, Melvin (Hyun Sook) of Oceanside, California, Milton (Patricia) of Honolulu and Michael (Joan), siblings Tsuyako Tokashiki and Ellen Daly of and Paul (Helen) Tokashiki of Torrance, Cali- fornia, and grandchildren Mari Kutaka, Drs. Julia (Paul) Ngo and Sophia Kutaka, Amanda Kutaka and Andrew (Cayla) Kutaka, and two great-grandchildren. Private services will be held. The family requests no koden (monetary gifts).

MONDAY AUGUST 10, 2020 A4 I I I Jessica Else 245-0457 JULY 15 Abuse family or household member: 2:10 a.m., Teresa Anne Olsen, 40, female, Kilauea. Misdemeanors: Violation of and rules: 8:15 a.m., Andrew Harold Denny, 41, male, Wailua. Violation of parole terms and conditions: 9:01 a.m., Lani Kamakani Kaili Clark, 37, male, arrest log HONOLULU Kai Kahele was prepared to do the unthinkable: take on an incumbent from his own party for a U.S. House seat. He felt so strongly that residents were being hurt by the presidential ambitions of Rep.

Tulsi Gabbard that he announced early on he would challenge his fellow Democrat. Then, just months after Kahele got in the race, Gabbard an- nounced she seek re-election to the House seat she had held since 2013 and would in- stead focus on her campaign for the White House. bold move paved the way for him to claim an easy vic- tory Saturday in the Democratic primary for 2nd Congres- sional District, covering rural and the neighbor islands. The 46-year-old said been a long journey since he launched his campaign in January 2019, and exciting to get to this point. looking forward to hitting the campaign trail again and marching to the Kahele said in an interview.

Kahele had such an advantage over his competitors that he spent the past four months on ac- tive duty in the National Guard helping the state respond to the coronavirus pandemic. He was not able to conduct any cam- paign activities during that time. times been challenging because I wanted to be involved. We put so much time and effort into the campaign before I left. But at the same time, I was confident in the team that I had built and we had built Kahele said.

Kahele has served in the state Senate since 2016, starting from when he was appointed to fill the remainder of his term af- ter he died. He was elected for the first time later that year. He works as a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines and flies C-17 jets as a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard. married to a Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant and has three daughters. Kahele is an advocate of care for and supports the idea of a New to ad- dress climate change and help Ha- meet its clean-energy goals.

Joe Akana won the Republican primary for the 2nd Congressional District over eight other GOP chal- lengers. Kahele is the overwhelm- ing favorite to win the seat in November in heavily Democratic A win by either Akana or Kahele would give its second Na- tive Hawaiian in Congress since statehood. The first was the late Sen. Daniel Akaka, who left office in 2013. With election, Ha- becomes the fifth state to conduct an election entirely by mail after the state enacted a vote- by-mail law last year.

joins Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Utah in holding all-mail elec- tions. In voters have also had the option to cast ballots in-person at a handful voter ser- vice centers over the past two weeks. But the overwhelming ma- jority have used mail. Elections officials mailed ballots to voters in mid-July. They will count votes received by 7 p.m.

on Saturday. The mail-in ballots likely boosted turnout. Elections offi- cials reported they received some 380,000 ballots. elections data posted online going back to 1992 shows the last time more than 300,000 ballots were cast was in 1994, when there were 309,700. Just 286,180 ballots were cast in the 2018 primary.

In 2016, the number was 252,725. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Ed Case won the Democratic nomination for the 1st Congressional District (urban seat after he ran unopposed. Case was first elected to this seat in 2018.

He repre- sented the 2nd Congressional Dis- trict from 2002 to 2007 and served in the state House from 1994 to 2002. Ron Curtis beat four other Re- publican primary challengers for the seat. Kahele wins Democratic primary for seat Audrey McAvoy ASSOCIATED PRESS Case, unopposed, moves into general election for other US House seat Dan Ahuna won reelec- tion to his Office of Hawai- ian Affairs seat representing and collect- ing of all votes cast for the position in the state- wide balloting completed Saturday. He received 92,034 votes, followed by Kamealoha Smith gathering 54,925 votes, or of those cast, followed by Brittny Perez, who garnered 35,312 votes, or of all those cast. Elsewhere, Akina and Keoni Souza advance to the general election run- off for the OHA at-large seat (not technically represent- ing any one county or is- land).

Akina took of all votes cast in that race, 77,013, with Souz garnering 60,265 votes, or of all ballots cast, followed in or- der by Jackie Burke, Kaipo Hanakahi, Shane Pala- cat-Nelsen, Larry hau and Lenson Sonoda. In the race for the Island resident trustee posi- tion, Keola Lindsey and La- nakila Mangauil advance to the general election runoff. Lindsey gained 38,242 votes, or of all those cast, while Mangauil gar- nered 34,704 votes, or of all those cast. In a crowded field for the single seat, those after Man- gauil were former OHA Trustee Louis Hao, Pua Ishibashi, Kauilani Almeida, Noelani Cashman-Aiu, Lei Kihoi, Louis Pau, Kala- niakea Wilson, Laura DeSo- to-McCullough and Cyd Hoffeld. Kihoi, Pau and Wilson each won of the votes cast.

Incumbent Colette Mach- ado, who has represented and since 1996 and is current OHA board chair, found herself trailing Luana Alapa in the race for the OHA seat repre- senting those two islands in Maui County. Alapa claimed 76,573 votes, or of those cast, while Machado took 69,115 votes, or of those cast. They face off in the Novem- ber general election. Following them was Kahue-Cabanting, who gained 35,261 votes, or of those cast. Ahuna reelected to OHA seat ASSOCIATED PRESS Several candidates involved in November runoff ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTOS LEFT: Then State Sen.

Kai Kahele waves at the State Capitol in Honolulu in 2016 when he was sworn in as a member of the Senate. At right is Senate President Ron Kouchi. RIGHT: In this 2018 photo, U.S. Representative-elect Ed Case, walks to mem- ber-elect briefings on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kaluahine DENNIS FUJIMOTO THE GARDEN ISLAND FILE Santos and Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Trustee Dan Ahuna discuss the Hanapepe salt pans last year during a visit by OHA trustees and staff.

state HONOLULU housing mar- ket is less robust than it was last year, but is steadily improving. The Honolulu Board of Realtors said sales of previously owned homes dropped in July for single-family houses and for condominiums compared to the same month in 2019. The numbers are far better than those from April, May and June. The decline in single-family home sales was in June and roughly in April and May from the same months in the previous year. The year-over-year declines for condo sales were in June, in May and in April.

There were 361 single-family home sales last month, down from 372 from July 2019. There were 426 condo sales in July compared with 513 during the same time last year. The Board of Realtors said pent-up demand from prospective buyers and historically low mortgage interest rates are helping produce sales as the country gradually recovers. real estate activity indicates confidence in our local housing mar- ket and contributes to the recovery of said Tricia Nekota, president of the board, in a statement. More than 250,000 state residents have had their job or wages affected as a result of the pandemic.

That, mixed with uncertainty about job se- curity, have reduced the ability and desire for many people to buy new homes. housing market remains weakened, but steadily improving ASSOCIATED PRESS.