2008Final results
2008 election for Hawaii House District 42
Hawaii House of Representatives · Hawaii
Rida T. R. Cabanillaarakawa (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Tom Berg (R) by 2.3 points.
Rida T. R. CabanillaarakawaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.1%2,788
Tom BergRepublican
48.9%2,665
5,453 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET