Endorsement roundup
By B.J. Reyes
Here are some of the endorsements handed out in the City Council District 5 special election. (Candidates listed in alphabetical order.)
Nathaniel Kinney
Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council
Hawaii Carpenters Union
Hawaii Government Employees Association
Hawaii Fire Fighters Association
Operating Engineers
United Food & Commercial Workers
Ann Kobayashi
Hawaii Women’s Political Caucus
International Longshore and Warehouse Union
Local 5
Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter
State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers
Matt Matsunaga
Hawaii Laborers’ Union
Honolulu Advertiser
Know of any others? E-mail us! bjreyes@starbulletin.com
Ballots for the special mail-in election have gone out already and absentee walk-in voting at Honolulu Hale begins tomorrow. Ballots must be in to the City Clerk’s Office by Aug. 7.
For profiles of all 14 candidates in the race, click here.

