Karen Awana

Karen Awana[1]
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 43rd district
In office January 16, 2013 – November 4, 2014
Preceded by	Kymberly Pine
Succeeded by	Andria Tupola
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 44th district
In office January 2007 – January 16, 2013
Preceded by	Michael Kahikina
Succeeded by	Jo Jordan
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic (since 2007) (elected as a Republican in 2006)

Karen Leinani Awana^[2] is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives Her term ended on November 4, 2014 and she represented District 43. Awana served consecutively from January 2007 until 2013 in the District 44 seat. Awana changed parties December 19, 2007.^[3]

Elections

• 2012 Redistricted to District 43, and with Republican Representative Kymberly Pine running for Honolulu City Council, Awana won the four-way August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,197 votes (43.9%),^[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,029 votes (69.7%) against Republican nominee Glenn Butler.^[5]

• 2002 With Republican Representative Emily Auwae redistricted to District 45, Awana challenged incumbent Democratic Representative Michael Kahikina when she was unopposed for the District 44 September 21, 2002 Republican Primary, winning with 713 votes,^[6] but lost the November 5, 2002 General election to Kahikina.^[7]

• 2004 Awana and Representative Kahikina were both unopposed for their September 18, 2004 primaries,^[8] setting up a rematch; Awana lost the November 2, 2004 General election by 46 votes.^[9]

• 2006 Awana won the September 26, 2006 Republican Primary with 272 votes (59.0%), and Kahikina won his primary,^[10] setting up their third contest. Awana won the November 7, 2006 General election with 2,205 votes (51.5%) against Representative Kahikina.^[11]

• 2008 Having switched parties, Awana won the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary by 60 votes with 1,072 votes (46.2%),^[12] and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 4,373 votes (74.3%) against Republican nominee Tercia Ku,^[13] who had lost to Awana in the 2006 Republican Primary.

• 2010 Awana won the four-way September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 1,234 votes (44.8%),^[14] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election.^[15]

References

1. "Representative Karen Awana". Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
2. "Karen Awana's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
3. Reyes, B.J. (December 20, 2007). "Awana switches to Democrats". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
4. "Primary Election 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide August 11, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
5. "Hawaii General 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 6, 2012" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
6. "Open Primary Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 21, 2002" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
7. "General Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 5, 2002" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
8. "Open Primary 2004 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2004" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
9. "General Election 2004 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2004" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
10. "Primary Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 26, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 4. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
11. "General Election 2006 - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 7, 2006" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
12. "Primary Election 2008 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 20, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 3. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
13. "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 4, 2008" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
14. "Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide September 18, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 5. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
15. "General Election - State of Hawaii - Statewide November 2, 2010" (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaii Office of Elections. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2013.

External links

• Official page at the Hawaii State Legislature
• Profile at Project Vote Smart