James Tokioka

• 2015 James Tokioka was charged with misdemeanor "Failure to file a complete and accurate candidate committee report" for finance reports filed during his 2014 campaign. He pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge in lieu of a felony on August 31, 2015 and was granted a deferment of his plea Tokioka concealed $27,489 in campaign contributions for nineteen days after filing false campaign finance reports during the 2014 primaries in order to win re-election. The details of the official investigation reveal James Tokioka would have received a felony charge if he didn't make a plea deal.
• 2014 James Tokioka was re-elected with nearly 74% of the vote in the general election against Steve Yoder after getting by novice candidate Dylan Hooser with 63% of the votes compared to Hooser's showing of 30%.
• In early 2013, Tokioka submitted HB 293 HD1 to establish Flavobacterium akiainvivens as the state microbe of Hawaii. At the time, no other U.S. states had a microorganism as a state symbol. However, on 29 May 2013 Oregon officially designated Saccharomyces cerevisiae as the official microbe of the state, making it the first in the nation. Meanwhile, the Hawaiian legislation was deferred for a year when it encountered competition from Senator Glenn Wakai's SB3124 proposing Aliivibrio fischeri.
• 2012 Tokioka was unopposed for both the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,486 votes, and the November 6, 2012 General election.
• 2006 When Democratic Representative Ezra Kanoho retired and left the District 15 seat open, Tokioka won the September 26, 2006 Democratic Primary with 2,965 votes, and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 4,280 votes against Republican nominee Ron Agor.
• 2008 Tokioka was unopposed for both the September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,203 votes, and the November 4, 2008 General election.
• 2010 Tokioka won the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary with 3,569 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 5,855 votes against Republican nominee Larry Fillhart.