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Decided at the August 8, 2026 primary under the county charter's outright-majority rule, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' official results: Manu Powers won the open North Kona seat outright (2,659 votes); this race will not appear on the November 3 ballot, per Civil Beat and Big Island Now.
Nonpartisan
Elected outright at the August 8 primary. Longtime Kona small business owner and community organizer, raised in Kalapana, who ran a grassroots campaign declining union, corporate and PAC donations, per Civil Beat.