Hawaii House District 44

About this race

Darius K. Kila (Democratic), Charla (Kahealani) Weaver (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Hawaii House District 44; Darius K. Kila is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). Blessings De La Cruz (Nonpartisan) also ran in the August 8 primary but did not reach the HRS 12-41 threshold for a nonpartisan candidate (10 percent of the votes cast for the office, or at least the lowest nominated partisan total) and does not advance to the November ballot. Every candidate ran in the August 8 primary; the top finisher of each party advanced, per the Office of Elections' final primary results.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Darius K. Kila, is on the ballot.