Last year, Democrat Mazie Hirono's run for Senate prompted a fierce primary for Hawaii's Neighbor Islands-based 2nd CD, won by new Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. This year, Democratic Rep. Colleen Hanabusa's run for Hawaii's other Senate seat has sparked a free-for-all for the Honolulu-based 1st CD. It's almost certain a Democrat will keep the 1st - no Republican has won a full House term from Hawaii since 1988. But the field of contenders may be far from set.HI-01: OPEN (Hanabusa) (D) - Oahu: HonoluluSolid Democratic. At D+18, this Honolulu seat is the slightly less Democratic of Hawaii's two districts. Now Hanabusa is running for Senate, and while this seat is almost certain to stay in Democratic hands, former GOP Rep. Charles Djou, who won a fluky three-way special election in May 2010 before losing in the fall and again in November 2012, is still contemplating whether to mount a second comeback attempt. Djou is an incredibly hardworking candidate, but if he wasn't able to win reelection in 2010 and took just 45 percent against Hanabusa in 2012, it's hard to
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