Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor

Mayor Kawakami joins heated race for lieutenant governor

Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami is running for lieutenant governor, taking on incumbent Sylvia Luke.

Derek Kawakami to run for Lieutenant Governor

Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami plans to challenge Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s re-election bid as speculation at the state Capitol continues over whether Luke is the focus of an investigation regarding the “influential state legislator” who allegedly accepted a $35,000 bribe in a bag. Kawakami has yet to officially declare his candidacy with the state Office of Elections, but plans to appear on Honolulu morning news shows Wednesday, his campaign manager, …

Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami announces plan to challenge Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami plans to challenge Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s re-election bid as speculation at the state Capitol continues over whether Luke is the focus of an investigation regarding the “influential state legislator” who allegedly accepted a $35,000 bribe in a bag.

Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami announces run for lieutenant governor

“This race is about who we are running for, not politics, not power, not titles, but for our home, for our people, and for the future of Hawaii.”

Kaua‘i Mayor Kawakami To Challenge Luke For Lieutenant Governor

The term-limited mayor announced his run for the state’s second-highest office as Luke faces scrutiny in campaign finance investigation.

UHPA reaffirms endorsement of Luke

The incumbent lieutenant governor will face newly announced challenger Derek Kawakami in the August primary.