Campbell Cavasso Campbell Cavasso , commonly known as Cam Cavasso ( born October 14 , 1950 ) , is an American businessman and politician from the state of Hawaii . In 2004 , he won the Republican Party of Hawaii nomination to challenge incumbent United States Senator Daniel Inouye of the Democratic Party of Hawaii , but was defeated by Inouye in the general election . Prior to his run for federal office , Cavasso was a member of the Hawaii State Legislature and served in the Hawaii State House of Representatives from 1984 to 1990 .  This article about a Hawaii politician is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : Hawaii politician stubs | Hawaii politicians | 1950 births | Living people | Members of the Hawaii House of Representatives | United States Senate candidates 