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Paul Applegate
Nonpartisan · Hawaii · 2026Retired Kauai Police Department captain with more than two decades at KPD and a U.S. Army Reserve veteran; served as incident commander during Hurricane Lane, major floods and the COVID-19 pandemic, per his campaign site and Kauai Now.
Priorities
- Affordable and workforce housing through well-planned development, per his campaign site
- Self-sufficient agriculture to strengthen food security, per his campaign site
- Public safety, emergency preparedness and modern sewer and solid-waste systems, per his campaign site
On the ballot
Kauai County Council (seven at-large seats) · Hawaii · 2026
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