Aloha ʻĀina Party Hawaiian:ʻAoʻao Aloha ʻĀina | |
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| Chairperson | Joyclynn Costa |
| Founded | June 1, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-06-01) |
| Headquarters | Honolulu |
| Ideology | Aloha ʻĀina Hawaii native interests Hawaiian sovereignty |
| Colors | Red and yellow |
| Seats in theUpper House | 0 / 25 |
| Seats in theLower House | 0 / 51 |
| Website | |
| www | |
TheAloha ʻĀina Party (Hawaiian for "love of the land") is apolitical party in the US state ofHawaiʻi that advocates for theHawaiian sovereignty movement and the promotion ofNative Hawaiian culture.[1][2]
The Aloha ʻĀina Party was convened in 2015 by founding members Donald Kaulia, Pua Ishibashi, and Desmon Haumea as a political action group.[3][4] After two failed attempts at getting ballot access in 2016 and 2018, the party collected enough signatures to be certified as a political party for the2020 election.[5][6]
In 2020, the party fielded candidates in fifteen state legislative races on a platform to bringkanaka maoli (Native Hawaiian) values into governance.[7] According to the Aloha ʻĀina Party Founders, the party was founded because of frustration with the state's handling of issues concerning both Kanaka Maoli as well as the citizens of Hawaiʻi at large, and the limited natural resources in Hawaiʻi including theThirty Meter Telescope project onMauna Kea.[8][9] None of the candidates fielded by the party during the 2020 election won their races, with the two highest-performing candidates, state Senate candidate Ron Ka-Ipo and House of Representatives candidate Howard Greenberg, receiving about 20% of the vote. Other candidates averaged about 12–16% of the vote within their respective districts.[10]
In 2022, the party nominated several candidates for local office, including one for state Senate and three for state Representative. They also nominated their first statewide candidate, Dan Decker, for the2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii.[11]
In 2023, the party was notified by the Hawaiian Office of Elections that it failed to meet the minimum vote threshold[12] to remain a qualified party.[13]
In August 2024, the party did not appear on the Primary Election ballot.[14][15]
TheOffice of Elections told theHonolulu Civil Beat that the party was still in existence as part of a June 6, 2025, report on third parties, stating that the party was seeking to regain ballot access.[16]
According to its website, the Aloha ʻĀina party advocates for a sovereign Hawaiʻi through the framework ofhoʻoponopono ("making right what is wrong"), believing theoverthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom to have been an unjust act. It also promotes other Hawaiian values such as Mālama ʻĀina ("taking care of the land") and Aloha Kānaka ("love and care for the people").[2]
While the party brands itself largely on Native Hawaiian issues, co-founder Pua Ishibashi has stated that "the AAP is not only for Hawaiians and is not limited to Hawaiian issues. The AAP is inclusive, welcomes all, and address the needs and concerns of all the people of Hawaiʻi".[1]
| Name | Position |
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| Joyclynn Costa | Chair |
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| J Kahala Chrupalyk | Secretary |
| J Kahala Chrupalyk | Treasurer |
| Puanani Rogers | Director |
| Duke London Kaulia | Director |
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