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Mel Rapozo
Nonpartisan · Hawaii · 2026Sitting Kauai County Council chair who has served 18 years on the council over two stints, per Kauai Now; before that a 13-year Kauai Police Department officer and 20-plus-year Hawaii Air National Guard member, per his campaign site.
Priorities
- Expand housing opportunities and improve infrastructure, per his campaign site
- Public safety and homelessness solutions combining compassion with accountability, per his campaign site
- Transparency, fiscal responsibility and measurable results, per his campaign site
On the ballot
Kauai County Mayor · Hawaii · 2026
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