HOLT, Cristina (Tina)
Party: Democratic · Backing: Independent
Platform: Progressive Democratic candidate for State House District 2 (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island); working-class small business owner running on living wage, labor rights, and corporate-money-free governance.
- Filed as a Democratic candidate for STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 2 (Hilo area, Hawaiʻi Island) in 2026; campaign website is holtforhawaii.com.
- Running in the Democratic primary for the District 2 seat; the district covers communities in the Hilo area of Hawaiʻi Island.
- On labor and wages: advocates for raising the minimum wage to a living wage, strengthening unions, and ending wage theft — arguing that workers in Hawaiʻi are juggling two, three, or even four jobs just to survive and that pro-worker policy is the central purpose of her campaign. (Source: https://holtforhawaii.com)
- On accountability: pledges to accept no corporate money, hold weekly office hours, and host monthly town halls in District 2; frames her candidacy around transparent, accessible government that works for regular people rather than donors or political insiders. (Source: https://holtforhawaii.com)
Editorial summary: Cristina (Tina) Holt is a working-class small business owner and progressive Democratic candidate for State House District 2. She refuses all corporate money and campaigns on raising the minimum wage to a living wage, strengthening unions, and holding weekly constituent office hours. Her platform explicitly invokes labor history and frames the race as working families vs. corporate interests.
Key issues: Living wage & labor rights, Government transparency, Affordable housing, Working families, Union rights
Website: https://holtforhawaii.com
Profile last reviewed: 2026-06-10