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Lieutenant Governor

2026 Hawaii Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election · November 3, 2026

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2026 Hawaii Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election on November 3, 2026
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Lieutenant Governor · Republican · Candidate
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Hawaii Office of Elections — 2026 Candidate Report

Contest: Lieutenant Governor

Party: REPUBLICAN

Ballot Name: ANTHONY, Daniel

Legal Name: DANIEL K. ANTHONY

Phone: (808) 542-1326

Email: [email protected]

Website: Not published

Filed: 2026-06-02

Status: In General

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Taxes, economy, workers, and affordability

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I believe Hawaii can lower costs by becoming more self-sufficient, more transparent, and more resilient.

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I believe Hawaii can lower costs by becoming more self-sufficient, more transparent, and more resilient.

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Government should be accountable to measurable results.

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Government should be accountable to measurable results.

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Food security should be treated as economic security.

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Food security should be treated as economic security.

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Energy independence should be treated as national security.

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Energy independence should be treated as national security.

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Government accountability and performance-based management

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Government accountability and performance-based management

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Independent audits of major state programs and departments

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Independent audits of major state programs and departments

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Public agency scorecards and transparency dashboards

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Public agency scorecards and transparency dashboards

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Expansion of local and indigenous food production

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Expansion of local and indigenous food production

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Regenerative agriculture and sustainable land stewardship

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Regenerative agriculture and sustainable land stewardship

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Community solar and renewable energy development

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Community solar and renewable energy development

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Small business support and targeted tax relief

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Small business support and targeted tax relief

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Economic diversification and innovation

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Economic diversification and innovation

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Wasteful government spending without measurable outcomes

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Wasteful government spending without measurable outcomes

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Bureaucratic inefficiency and unnecessary delays

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Bureaucratic inefficiency and unnecessary delays

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Dependence on imported food and essential resources when local alternatives are available

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Dependence on imported food and essential resources when local alternatives are available

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Policies that increase economic dependence on a single industry

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Policies that increase economic dependence on a single industry

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Lack of transparency in government performance and spending

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Lack of transparency in government performance and spending

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Daniel will advocate for independent performance audits, public agency scorecards, and transparent reporting that allows residents to see where money is being spent and what outcomes are being achieved.

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Daniel will advocate for independent performance audits, public agency scorecards, and transparent reporting that allows residents to see where money is being spent and what outcomes are being achieved.

Taxes, economy, workers, and affordability

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Government should be judged by performance, not by the size of its budget.

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Government should be judged by performance, not by the size of its budget.

Taxes, economy, workers, and affordability

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Daniel will support policies that increase local and indigenous food production, expand agricultural acreage in active use, strengthen regenerative farming practices, and help farmers overcome unnecessary barriers to success.

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Daniel will support policies that increase local and indigenous food production, expand agricultural acreage in active use, strengthen regenerative farming practices, and help farmers overcome unnecessary barriers to success.

Taxes, economy, workers, and affordability

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Daniel will support modernization of Hawaii’s energy infrastructure, expansion of community solar opportunities, responsible renewable energy development, and long-term strategies that improve energy resilience while reducing costs for residents.

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Daniel will support modernization of Hawaii’s energy infrastructure, expansion of community solar opportunities, responsible renewable energy development, and long-term strategies that improve energy resilience while reducing costs for residents.

Taxes, economy, workers, and affordability

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Daniel will support growth in agriculture, technology, education and research, and indigenous enterprise so that future generations have opportunities to build successful careers without leaving Hawaii.

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Daniel will support growth in agriculture, technology, education and research, and indigenous enterprise so that future generations have opportunities to build successful careers without leaving Hawaii.

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Government should never ask citizens to simply trust that things are improving.

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Government should never ask citizens to simply trust that things are improving.

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Progress should be visible, measurable, and public.

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Progress should be visible, measurable, and public.

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Household income-to-rent ratios

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Household income-to-rent ratios

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Percentage of food produced locally

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Percentage of food produced locally

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Agricultural acreage in active production

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Agricultural acreage in active production

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Household energy costs

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Workforce retention

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Net migration of Hawaii residents

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Net migration of Hawaii residents

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Government agency performance metrics

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Public safety and disaster preparedness

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Daniel believes public safety begins with trust, preparation, and accountability.

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Daniel believes public safety begins with trust, preparation, and accountability.

Public safety and disaster preparedness

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Government’s first responsibility is to protect people. That means supporting first responders, strengthening emergency systems, improving disaster readiness, and making sure agencies are held accountable when lives are at risk.

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Government’s first responsibility is to protect people. That means supporting first responders, strengthening emergency systems, improving disaster readiness, and making sure agencies are held accountable when lives are at risk.

Public safety and disaster preparedness

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Hawaiʻi cannot afford a government that reacts after tragedy. We need a government that prepares, communicates, and protects communities before the crisis arrives.

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Hawaiʻi cannot afford a government that reacts after tragedy. We need a government that prepares, communicates, and protects communities before the crisis arrives.

Public safety and disaster preparedness

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Require regular disaster planning, training, and emergency response exercises across state and county agencies.

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Require regular disaster planning, training, and emergency response exercises across state and county agencies.

Public safety and disaster preparedness

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Modernize sirens, alerts, radio systems, backup communications, and public notification tools so residents receive clear information during emergencies.

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Modernize sirens, alerts, radio systems, backup communications, and public notification tools so residents receive clear information during emergencies.

Public safety and disaster preparedness

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Ensure police, fire, emergency medical personnel, dispatchers, and disaster response teams have the staffing, equipment, training, and resources they need.

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Ensure police, fire, emergency medical personnel, dispatchers, and disaster response teams have the staffing, equipment, training, and resources they need.

Public safety and disaster preparedness

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Invest in firebreaks, vegetation management, water access, evacuation planning, and infrastructure hardening in high-risk communities.

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Invest in firebreaks, vegetation management, water access, evacuation planning, and infrastructure hardening in high-risk communities.

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Require public after-action reports, agency performance reviews, and corrective action plans after major emergencies.

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Require public after-action reports, agency performance reviews, and corrective action plans after major emergencies.

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Emergency response times

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Emergency response times

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First responder staffing levels

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Emergency alert system performance

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Emergency alert system performance

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Wildfire risk reduction projects completed

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Wildfire risk reduction projects completed

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Evacuation route readiness

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Evacuation route readiness

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Backup communication capacity

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Backup communication capacity

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Public after-action reports and corrective actions

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Public after-action reports and corrective actions

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Government should not measure public safety by press conferences. It should measure public safety by readiness, response, and results.

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Government should not measure public safety by press conferences. It should measure public safety by readiness, response, and results.

Agriculture and food security

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Daniel believes Hawaiʻi should increase local food production, support local farmers and ranchers, protect agricultural lands, and build a more resilient food system for future generations.

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Daniel believes Hawaiʻi should increase local food production, support local farmers and ranchers, protect agricultural lands, and build a more resilient food system for future generations.

Agriculture and food security

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Agriculture should be viewed as critical infrastructure.

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Agriculture should be viewed as critical infrastructure.

Agriculture and food security

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Support policies that help farmers expand production and bring more locally grown food to Hawaiʻi families.

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Support policies that help farmers expand production and bring more locally grown food to Hawaiʻi families.

Agriculture and food security

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Preserve productive agricultural lands for farming and ranching while discouraging the loss of agricultural resources to incompatible development.

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Preserve productive agricultural lands for farming and ranching while discouraging the loss of agricultural resources to incompatible development.

Agriculture and food security

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Support investments in irrigation systems, water storage, roads, processing facilities, and other infrastructure that enables agricultural success.

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Support investments in irrigation systems, water storage, roads, processing facilities, and other infrastructure that enables agricultural success.

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Encourage research, education, technology, and best practices that improve productivity and environmental stewardship.

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Encourage research, education, technology, and best practices that improve productivity and environmental stewardship.

Agriculture and food security

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Incorporate food resilience and local production goals into statewide emergency preparedness and long-term planning efforts.

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Incorporate food resilience and local production goals into statewide emergency preparedness and long-term planning efforts.

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Active agricultural acreage

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Active agricultural acreage

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Local food production levels

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Local food production levels

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Agricultural water availability

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Agricultural water availability

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Number of active farms and ranches

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Number of active farms and ranches

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Food import dependence

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Food import dependence

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Food security and resilience indicators

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Food security and resilience indicators

Environment, energy, water, and resilience

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Daniel believes environmental stewardship is both a responsibility and an investment in Hawaiʻi’s future.

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Daniel believes environmental stewardship is both a responsibility and an investment in Hawaiʻi’s future.

Environment, energy, water, and resilience

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Protecting natural resources should strengthen communities, support agriculture, improve resilience, and preserve the places that make Hawaiʻi unique.

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Protecting natural resources should strengthen communities, support agriculture, improve resilience, and preserve the places that make Hawaiʻi unique.

Environment, energy, water, and resilience

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Effective environmental policy requires measurable outcomes, responsible management, local knowledge, scientific expertise, and a commitment to long-term sustainability.

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Effective environmental policy requires measurable outcomes, responsible management, local knowledge, scientific expertise, and a commitment to long-term sustainability.

Environment, energy, water, and resilience

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Support watershed restoration, water system improvements, responsible water management, and investments that strengthen long-term water security.

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Support watershed restoration, water system improvements, responsible water management, and investments that strengthen long-term water security.

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Reduce wildfire risks through vegetation management, invasive species control, fuel reduction projects, and coordinated land stewardship.

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Reduce wildfire risks through vegetation management, invasive species control, fuel reduction projects, and coordinated land stewardship.

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Support prevention, early detection, rapid response, and long-term management strategies that protect native ecosystems, agriculture, and public resources.

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Support prevention, early detection, rapid response, and long-term management strategies that protect native ecosystems, agriculture, and public resources.

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Encourage investments in wastewater systems, stormwater management, erosion control, and other infrastructure that protects public health and environmental quality.

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Encourage investments in wastewater systems, stormwater management, erosion control, and other infrastructure that protects public health and environmental quality.

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Promote the use of data, research, local knowledge, and measurable performance standards to guide environmental decision making.

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Promote the use of data, research, local knowledge, and measurable performance standards to guide environmental decision making.

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Watershed restoration progress

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Watershed restoration progress

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Water system reliability and capacity

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Water system reliability and capacity

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Invasive species management outcomes

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Native habitat restoration efforts

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Native habitat restoration efforts

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Water quality indicators

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Environmental infrastructure improvements

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Coastal and watershed resilience projects

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Coastal and watershed resilience projects

Housing and cost of living

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Daniel believes Hawaiʻi must focus on building more attainable housing, reducing unnecessary delays, improving government accountability, and ensuring that public resources are serving local residents first.

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Daniel believes Hawaiʻi must focus on building more attainable housing, reducing unnecessary delays, improving government accountability, and ensuring that public resources are serving local residents first.

Housing and cost of living

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Reduce permitting delays and modernize approval processes to allow housing projects to move forward more efficiently while maintaining environmental and cultural protections.

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Reduce permitting delays and modernize approval processes to allow housing projects to move forward more efficiently while maintaining environmental and cultural protections.

Housing and cost of living

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Focus state resources on housing that serves local families, teachers, nurses, firefighters, law enforcement officers, tradespeople, farmers, and essential workers.

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Focus state resources on housing that serves local families, teachers, nurses, firefighters, law enforcement officers, tradespeople, farmers, and essential workers.

Housing and cost of living

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Invest in water, sewer, transportation, and utility infrastructure that allows housing projects to move forward in appropriate locations.

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Invest in water, sewer, transportation, and utility infrastructure that allows housing projects to move forward in appropriate locations.

Housing and cost of living

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Identify state-owned properties that can support attainable housing opportunities while respecting community values and cultural resources.

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Identify state-owned properties that can support attainable housing opportunities while respecting community values and cultural resources.

Housing and cost of living

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Create public dashboards tracking housing approvals, construction progress, completion rates, and affordability metrics.

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Create public dashboards tracking housing approvals, construction progress, completion rates, and affordability metrics.

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Median home prices

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Net migration of local residents

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Net migration of local residents

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Government should be judged by outcomes, not announcements.

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Government should be judged by outcomes, not announcements.

Democracy, ethics, and accountability

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Daniel believes government should be judged by outcomes.

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Daniel believes government should be judged by outcomes.

Democracy, ethics, and accountability

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Public officials work for the people, and taxpayers deserve to know how their money is being spent, whether programs are working, and whether agencies are meeting their responsibilities.

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Public officials work for the people, and taxpayers deserve to know how their money is being spent, whether programs are working, and whether agencies are meeting their responsibilities.

Democracy, ethics, and accountability

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Good government means transparency, accountability, measurable goals, and a willingness to correct problems when they arise.

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Good government means transparency, accountability, measurable goals, and a willingness to correct problems when they arise.

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The public should never have to fight to obtain information about how government is performing.

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The public should never have to fight to obtain information about how government is performing.

Democracy, ethics, and accountability

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Establish publicly accessible dashboards tracking key government performance metrics across agencies.

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Establish publicly accessible dashboards tracking key government performance metrics across agencies.

Democracy, ethics, and accountability

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Shift agency reporting away from inputs and announcements and toward measurable outcomes that directly impact residents.

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Shift agency reporting away from inputs and announcements and toward measurable outcomes that directly impact residents.

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Strengthen transparency and improve access to public records, government data, budgets, and agency performance reports.

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Strengthen transparency and improve access to public records, government data, budgets, and agency performance reports.

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Require agencies to establish measurable goals, report progress publicly, and explain when performance targets are not met.

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Require agencies to establish measurable goals, report progress publicly, and explain when performance targets are not met.

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Encourage modernization of systems, permitting processes, reporting tools, and public services to improve efficiency and responsiveness.

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Encourage modernization of systems, permitting processes, reporting tools, and public services to improve efficiency and responsiveness.

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Public satisfaction measures

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Government service delivery benchmarks

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Transparency and reporting compliance

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Transparency and reporting compliance

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Government should not be judged by how much it spends. It should be judged by what it accomplishes.

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Government should not be judged by how much it spends. It should be judged by what it accomplishes.

Education and workforce development

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Daniel believes education is one of the most important investments Hawaiʻi can make in its future.

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Daniel believes education is one of the most important investments Hawaiʻi can make in its future.

Education and workforce development

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Students deserve high-quality educational opportunities, teachers deserve support and respect, and employers deserve a workforce prepared to meet the needs of a changing economy.

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Students deserve high-quality educational opportunities, teachers deserve support and respect, and employers deserve a workforce prepared to meet the needs of a changing economy.

Education and workforce development

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Education and workforce development should work together to create pathways that help local residents succeed while strengthening Hawaiʻi’s economy and communities.

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Education and workforce development should work together to create pathways that help local residents succeed while strengthening Hawaiʻi’s economy and communities.

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Support educational initiatives that improve academic outcomes while helping students develop critical thinking, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

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Support educational initiatives that improve academic outcomes while helping students develop critical thinking, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Education and workforce development

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Work to improve teacher recruitment, retention, professional development, and workplace support throughout the state.

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Work to improve teacher recruitment, retention, professional development, and workplace support throughout the state.

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Strengthen vocational training, apprenticeship programs, technical certifications, and workforce development partnerships that connect students directly to employment opportunities.

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Strengthen vocational training, apprenticeship programs, technical certifications, and workforce development partnerships that connect students directly to employment opportunities.

Education and workforce development

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Increase collaboration between schools, community colleges, universities, employers, labor organizations, and workforce development programs.

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Increase collaboration between schools, community colleges, universities, employers, labor organizations, and workforce development programs.

Education and workforce development

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Focus on creating opportunities that encourage Hawaiʻi’s students and graduates to live, work, and raise families in the islands.

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Focus on creating opportunities that encourage Hawaiʻi’s students and graduates to live, work, and raise families in the islands.

Education and workforce development

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Student achievement outcomes

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Student achievement outcomes

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Graduation rates

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Graduation rates

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Teacher retention rates

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Teacher retention rates

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Workforce vacancy rates

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Workforce vacancy rates

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Career and technical education participation

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Career and technical education participation

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Apprenticeship participation

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Apprenticeship participation

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Postsecondary enrollment and completion

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Postsecondary enrollment and completion

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Local workforce placement rates

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Local workforce placement rates

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Young adult retention in Hawaiʻi

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Young adult retention in Hawaiʻi

Hawaiian culture and community

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Daniel believes Hawaiʻi’s future must be built upon strong communities, cultural stewardship, mutual respect, and opportunities that allow local families to remain and thrive in the islands.

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Daniel believes Hawaiʻi’s future must be built upon strong communities, cultural stewardship, mutual respect, and opportunities that allow local families to remain and thrive in the islands.

Hawaiian culture and community

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Strengthening communities means investing in people, preserving cultural knowledge, supporting local leadership, and creating opportunities for future generations to remain connected to their home.

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Strengthening communities means investing in people, preserving cultural knowledge, supporting local leadership, and creating opportunities for future generations to remain connected to their home.

Hawaiian culture and community

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Encourage programs that strengthen cultural knowledge, language, history, traditional practices, and community education opportunities.

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Encourage programs that strengthen cultural knowledge, language, history, traditional practices, and community education opportunities.

Hawaiian culture and community

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Support community-based organizations that provide services, leadership development, cultural programming, and local engagement opportunities.

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Support community-based organizations that provide services, leadership development, cultural programming, and local engagement opportunities.

Hawaiian culture and community

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Advance policies that help local residents remain in Hawaiʻi by addressing housing affordability, economic opportunity, and quality of life challenges.

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Advance policies that help local residents remain in Hawaiʻi by addressing housing affordability, economic opportunity, and quality of life challenges.

Hawaiian culture and community

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Encourage greater public participation in community decision making, volunteerism, leadership development, and public service.

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Encourage greater public participation in community decision making, volunteerism, leadership development, and public service.

Hawaiian culture and community

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Support efforts that strengthen neighborhoods, local traditions, intergenerational learning, and community resilience.

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Support efforts that strengthen neighborhoods, local traditions, intergenerational learning, and community resilience.

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Population retention and migration trends

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Population retention and migration trends

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Community participation and volunteerism

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Community participation and volunteerism

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Hawaiian language and cultural education participation

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Hawaiian language and cultural education participation

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Community organization engagement

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Community organization engagement

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Youth leadership and civic participation

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Youth leadership and civic participation

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Local family retention rates

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Local family retention rates

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Community well-being indicators

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Community well-being indicators

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Public participation in government processes

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Public participation in government processes

Health care

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Daniel believes healthcare should focus on access, outcomes, prevention, and community well-being.

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Daniel believes healthcare should focus on access, outcomes, prevention, and community well-being.

Health care

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Hawaiʻi should strengthen its healthcare workforce, improve access across all islands, expand mental health services, and focus on prevention and early intervention that improve long-term health outcomes.

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Hawaiʻi should strengthen its healthcare workforce, improve access across all islands, expand mental health services, and focus on prevention and early intervention that improve long-term health outcomes.

Health care

Candidate position

Support healthcare delivery systems that improve access for residents in underserved and rural communities.

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Support healthcare delivery systems that improve access for residents in underserved and rural communities.

Health care

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Encourage innovative approaches that bring healthcare services closer to patients and reduce unnecessary barriers to care.

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Encourage innovative approaches that bring healthcare services closer to patients and reduce unnecessary barriers to care.

Health care

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Work with healthcare providers, educational institutions, and licensing agencies to address workforce shortages and improve recruitment and retention.

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Work with healthcare providers, educational institutions, and licensing agencies to address workforce shortages and improve recruitment and retention.

Health care

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Support pathways that encourage local students to pursue healthcare careers and remain in Hawaiʻi.

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Support pathways that encourage local students to pursue healthcare careers and remain in Hawaiʻi.

Health care

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Expand access to mental health care, crisis services, counseling, and community-based support systems.

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Expand access to mental health care, crisis services, counseling, and community-based support systems.

Health care

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Promote early intervention and treatment options that help individuals receive care before problems become crises.

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Promote early intervention and treatment options that help individuals receive care before problems become crises.

Health care

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Support programs that encourage healthy lifestyles, preventative care, chronic disease management, and community health education.

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Support programs that encourage healthy lifestyles, preventative care, chronic disease management, and community health education.

Health care

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Provide the public with clear information about healthcare access, provider shortages, service availability, and healthcare system performance.

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Provide the public with clear information about healthcare access, provider shortages, service availability, and healthcare system performance.

Health care

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Primary care provider availability

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Primary care provider availability

Health care

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Healthcare workforce vacancy rates

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Healthcare workforce vacancy rates

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Mental health provider availability

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Mental health provider availability

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Average appointment wait times

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Average appointment wait times

Health care

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Neighbor island healthcare access

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Neighbor island healthcare access

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Preventative care participation

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Preventative care participation

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Emergency room utilization rates

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Emergency room utilization rates

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Healthcare affordability indicators

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Healthcare affordability indicators

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Patient access and satisfaction measures

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Patient access and satisfaction measures

Public record

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Campaign finance

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Research boundary

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Substantive biography and experience

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Member-level public record

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 Hawaii candidate record — Daniel Anthony

    Hawaii Office of Elections

    Open Hawaii Office of Elections
  2. Candidate-owned primary source

    Daniel Anthony — candidate-owned primary source 4

    Daniel Anthony campaign

    Open Daniel Anthony campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  3. Candidate-owned primary source

    Daniel Anthony — candidate-owned primary source 5

    Daniel Anthony campaign

    Open Daniel Anthony campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  4. Candidate-owned primary source

    Daniel Anthony — candidate-owned primary source 6

    Daniel Anthony campaign

    Open Daniel Anthony campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  5. Candidate-owned primary source

    Daniel Anthony — candidate-owned primary source 7

    Daniel Anthony campaign

    Open Daniel Anthony campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  6. Candidate-owned primary source

    Daniel Anthony — candidate-owned primary source 8

    Daniel Anthony campaign

    Open Daniel Anthony campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  7. Candidate-owned primary source

    Daniel Anthony — candidate-owned primary source 9

    Daniel Anthony campaign

    Open Daniel Anthony campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  8. Candidate-owned primary source

    Daniel Anthony — candidate-owned primary source 10

    Daniel Anthony campaign

    Open Daniel Anthony campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  9. Candidate-owned primary source

    Daniel Anthony — candidate-owned primary source 11

    Daniel Anthony campaign

    Open Daniel Anthony campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  10. Candidate-owned primary source

    Daniel Anthony — candidate-owned primary source 12

    Daniel Anthony campaign

    Open Daniel Anthony campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  11. GOVERNMENT_CAMPAIGN_FINANCE_SEARCH

    Daniel Anthony — Hawaii campaign-finance disclosure system

    Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission

    Open Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission
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