WEAVER, Charla (Kahealani)
Party: Republican · Backing: Establishment
Platform: HD44 Republican candidate; Native Hawaiian, Waiʻanae homesteader, child welfare navigator per charlaweaver.com.
- Campaign site charlaweaver.com describes Charla Weaver as 'a proud lifelong resident of the Waiʻanae Coast, a Native Hawaiian, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a Hawaiian Homestead lessee who has spent her life deeply rooted in the community she now seeks to represent.'
- Charlaweaver.com states Weaver works as 'a navigator and a facilitator for families in the child welfare system': 'As a mother who has lived the consequences, she knows why it matters. That is what calls her to serve' — direct personal experience with family systems failure informs her policy perspective.
- Charlaweaver.com states the campaign is 'Rooted in Community. Guided by Faith' and that Weaver is 'running to ensure the voices of our community are heard at the Capitol' — centering Native Hawaiian voices and Waiʻanae Coast community representation as her candidacy's purpose.
Editorial summary: HD44 Republican candidate; Native Hawaiian, Waiʻanae homesteader, child welfare navigator per charlaweaver.com. Per https://www.charlaweaver.com.
Key issues: Native Hawaiian community, Child welfare & family systems, Waiʻanae Coast representation, Hawaiian Homestead policy
Website: https://www.charlaweaver.com
Profile last reviewed: 2026-06-03