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STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 28

CARAVALHO, Ernest

Party: Democratic · Backing: Establishment

Platform: HD28 Democratic candidate; anti-corruption, land restrictions, living wage per caravalhoforhawaii.com.

  • Campaign site caravalhoforhawaii.com leads with an anti-corruption platform: Caravalho advocates for accountability and transparency in government as his foundational policy position for HD28 (Kalihi/Pālama/Liliha area).
  • Caravalhoforhawaii.com promotes land ownership restrictions limiting outside buyers, affordable housing rental regulation, and a living wage mandate — a three-part affordability agenda targeting Kalihi's working-class and immigrant communities.
  • Caravalhoforhawaii.com also calls for environmental cleanup of contaminated sites in HD28; Caravalho frames his candidacy as fighting for residents being economically displaced from their own neighborhoods.

Editorial summary: HD28 Democratic candidate; anti-corruption, land restrictions, living wage per caravalhoforhawaii.com.

Key issues: Anti-corruption governance, Land ownership & housing, Living wage, Environmental cleanup

Website: https://caravalhoforhawaii.com

Profile last reviewed: 2026-06-03

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