1982Final results
1982 election for Hawaii Senate District 9
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Bertrand Kobayashi (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Kinau B. Kamalii (R) by 7.8 points.
Bertrand KobayashiDemocrat · winner
53.9%6,789
Kinau B. KamaliiRepublican
46.1%5,804
12,593 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET