As promised, Laura Thielen has pulled papers (though not yet filed them, as of Friday, April 20) to run for the Senate District 25 seat as a Democrat.

Other familiar names pulling papers include House incumbents Jimmy Tokioka and Isaac Choy, both Democrats, and Republican Gil Riviere.

Democrat Sharon Har also pulled papers, for both the District 40 and District 42 House seats. By the June 5 filing deadline, Har will have to choose one or the other.

And Democrat Bob Herkes, who previously pulled papers to run for a state Senate seat on the Big Island, has now pulled papers for a House seat, too. Maybe that’s because the Senate seat has no less than five Democrats in the running.

Jan-ken-po!

Roz Baker, Neil Abercrombie and Bob Herkes.