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Dane Smith

Nonpartisan · Hawaii · 2026

Running for Kauai County Council (seven at-large seats), Hawaii

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Affordable housing and supporting infrastructure
  • Traffic solutions, including the East Kauai Mobility Hub project
  • Managing visitor impact, building on the Haena State Park access model
Biography

Smith is a recently retired Kauai Fire Captain with 25 years of service who now works as a project manager on the Hanalei Initiative's affordable housing development, per the campaign site. A lifelong Kauai resident, Smith is running for Kauai County Council, per the campaign site.

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