2006Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Hawaii House District 44
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Karen Leinani Awana (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Michael P. Kahikina (D) by 5.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Karen Leinani AwanaRepublican · winner
52.7%2,205
Michael P. KahikinaDemocrat · incumbent
47.3%1,983
4,188 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET