I found this from 1996
P R I M A R Y _ E L E C T I O N _ ‘9 6
RESULTS
State House
26th District - Nuuanu, Dowsett Highlands, Pacific Heights, Punchbowl, Pauoa
Democrat
Richard Schuman 1,764
Republican
Quentin K. Kawananakoa* 2,786
http://archives.starbulletin.com/96/09/23/news/primary.html
So, the president of the company is pretty well connected in Democrat politics in the state (I say this because he ran for public office). His list of friends and connections may be interesting.