Joey Manahan, Honolulu City Councilmember (2013–2021) and former state representative (2007–2013) Endorsements Polling Results Republican primary Governor Candidates Nominee Duke Aiona, former Lieutenant Governor (2002–2010) and nominee for governor in 2010 and 2014 Eliminated in primary Gary Cordery, businessman George Hawat Keline-Kameyo Kahau, Aloha ʻĀina candidate for Hawaii House of Representatives in 2020 (also filed for Aloha ʻĀina primary) Lynn Barry Mariano, retired Army Officer and Civil Servant Paul Morgan, business consultant and former member of the Hawaii Army National Guard Moses Paskowitz, realtor B.J. Penn, mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and former UFC Champion Heidi Tsuneyoshi, Honolulu City Councilmember Walter Woods Declined Peter Savio, businessperson and real estate developer Andria Tupola, Honolulu City Councilmember (2021–present), former Minority Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives (2017–2018), and nominee for governor in 2018 Endorsements Polling Results Lieutenant governor Candidates Nominee Seaula Tupa'i Jr., pastor Eliminated in primary Rob Burns, realtor Tae Kim, candidate for Honolulu prosecutor in 2020 Results Nonpartisan primary Under Hawaii law, a nonpartisan candidate must either receive at least ten percent of the vote for that office (32,729 votes for governor or 30,918 votes for lieutenant governor) or receive a vote "equal to or greater than the lowest vote received by the partisan candidate who was nominated" (37,608 votes for governor or 35,798 votes for lieutenant governor) to qualify for the general election ballot. Because none of the nonpartisan candidates for governor or lieutenant governor met that threshold, no nonpartisan candidates for governor or lieutenant governor advanced to the general election. Governor Candidates Eliminated in primary Keleionalani Taylor, activist Caleb Nazara, pastor Results Lieutenant Governor Candidates Nominee Charles Keoho Results General election Predictions Endorsements Results Notes Partisan clients References External links Official campaign websites Duke Aiona (R) for Governor Mihail Gilevich (I) for Governor Josh Green (D) for Governor T. K. Hinshaw (L) for Governor Hawaii 2022 Governor