The 1st district is located entirely on the island of
Oahu, encompassing the urban areas of the
City and County of Honolulu, a
consolidated city-county that includes Oahu's central plains and southern shores, including the towns of
Aiea,
Mililani,
Pearl City,
Waipahu and
Waimalu. It is the only majority-Asian district in the
United States. The incumbent was Democrat
Colleen Hanabusa, who had represented the district since 2011. She was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2012. The district had a PVI of D+18. On December 17, 2012, after the death of U.S. Senator
Daniel Inouye, it was announced that he had sent a letter shortly before his death to the
Governor of Hawaii,
Neil Abercrombie, stating his desire that Hanabusa be appointed to his seat. Abercrombie decided against appointing Hanabusa and chose
Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Brian Schatz instead. Hanabusa declined to run for re-election, instead challenging Schatz in the Democratic primary for the
special Senate election. She was defeated by Schatz, 48.5% to 47.8%.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee •
Mark Takai, state representative •
Stanley Chang,
Honolulu City Councilmember •
Will Espero, state senator •
Donna Mercado Kim, president of the
Hawaii Senate •
Joey Manahan,
Honolulu City Councilmember and former state representative • Kathryn Xian, women's rights and anti-human trafficking activist
Declined •
Ed Case, former U.S. representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in
2006 and
2012 •
Colleen Hanabusa, incumbent U.S. representative •
Mufi Hannemann, former mayor of
Honolulu, candidate for
governor in
2010 and candidate for
Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in
2012 (
running for governor)
Endorsements {{Endorsements box
U.S. representatives •
Tammy Duckworth, U.S. representative (D-IL) •
Mike Honda, U.S. representative (D-CA) •
Mark Takano, U.S. representative (D-CA)
Labor unions •
American Postal Workers Union •
Hawaii State Teachers Association Eliminated in primary •
Allan Levene, technology businessman
Declined •
Linda Lingle, former
governor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in
2012 Results No party primary Candidates Declared • Calvin G. Griffin • Robert H. Meyer
Results Neither of the candidates polled enough votes to meet Hawaii's strict criteria for independents to participate in the general election.
General election Polling Predictions Results ==District 2==