Richard Bissen (15,709 votes) and Yuki Lei Sugimura (11,438) advance to the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' official August 8 primary results. Maui County holds a primary only when more than two candidates file, and races are never decided at the primary: the top two always advance to November 3, per Civil Beat's charter explainer and Maui Now.
Richard T. Bissen, Jr.Incumbent▾
Bissen is a retired judge and prosecutor with three decades in public service who was elected Maui County Mayor in 2022 and has family roots in Paia, Piʻihana, Keʻanae and Kahakuloa, per the campaign site. Bissen is seeking re-election as Maui County Mayor, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Maintain housing momentum after increasing affordable housing production, per his Civil Beat Q&A · Raise public stewardship of West Maui drinking water through acquisitions, per his Civil Beat Q&A · Recovery and readiness, including a new Emergency Operations Center, per his campaign site
Yuki Lei Sugimura▾
Maui County Council vice chair who held the council's Upcountry residency seat for roughly a decade and gave it up to run for mayor, per Maui Now, which reported she led the incumbent in pre-primary fundraising.
Priorities: Speed up permit and project reviews so homes can actually get built · Invest in water, wastewater and roadway infrastructure that unlocks home building · Cesspool conversions supported by county property tax credits (per the Civil Beat Q&A)
Marvin Moniz (11,057 votes) and Ashley Awakea Lindsey (6,325) advance to the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' official August 8 primary results for this open seat. Council seats are elected countywide. Maui County holds a primary only when more than two candidates file, and races are never decided at the primary: the top two always advance to November 3, per Civil Beat's charter explainer and Maui Now.
Marvin Moniz▾
Moniz works in airport operations and has decades of leadership and crisis-management experience, including coordinating relief resources during the 2023 Maui wildfires, per the campaign site. Based in Wailuku, Moniz is running for Maui County Council, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Lease unused public land at small cost to residents and farmers to grow food sold locally, per his Civil Beat Q&A · Infrastructure: roads, sewer, water and renewable energy, per his Civil Beat Q&A · Local jobs and trade training, per his campaign site
Ashley Awakea Lindsey▾
Maui Planning Commissioner and Native Hawaiian community advocate who has served on the Maui Redevelopment Agency and Maui Historical Society board, per her Civil Beat candidate Q&A; she describes local-food work through Project Locavore as a decade-long passion project.
Priorities: A countywide plan addressing the gap between pay and cost of living · Repair failing water delivery systems · Implement the county Food and Nutrition Security Plan (per the Civil Beat Q&A)
Kauanoe Batangan (14,206 votes) and Carol Lee Kamekona (11,181) advance to the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' official August 8 primary results. Maui County holds a primary only when more than two candidates file, and races are never decided at the primary: the top two always advance to November 3, per Civil Beat's charter explainer and Maui Now.
Kauanoe BatanganIncumbent▾
Kauanoe Batangan is the incumbent Kahului councilmember, appointed to fill the term of the late Councilmember Tasha Kama, and chair of the council's Government Relations, Ethics and Transparency Committee, per his Civil Beat Q&A; previously a state DOT deputy director and a county Office of Recovery manager after the 2023 wildfires, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Expand affordable housing and cut red tape that delays housing projects · Diversify the economy beyond tourism · Upgrade aging water infrastructure and protect watersheds (per the Civil Beat Q&A)
Carol Lee Kamekona▾
Kamekona is a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserves running for Maui County Council representing Kahului, per the campaign site. A single mother of seven children born in Hilo with family roots in Kohala and Kalapana, Kamekona has served as past president of the ʻAhahui Kaʻahumanu Chapter IV in Wailuku and on the boards of Malama Kakanilua and Hoʻoponopono o Makena, per the campaign site.
Priorities: A sanctuary on county land with transitional housing and wraparound services for the houseless · Phase out short-term rentals in apartment-zoned districts without mass exemptions · A county-supported processing plant for Maui-raised beef and produce (per the Civil Beat Q&A)
Bobby Pahia (14,360 votes) and Jon Yokouchi (5,989) advance to the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' official August 8 primary results for this open seat, vacated by Yuki Lei Sugimura's run for mayor. Maui County holds a primary only when more than two candidates file, and races are never decided at the primary: the top two always advance to November 3, per Civil Beat's charter explainer and Maui Now.
Bobby Pahia▾
Pahia is a taro farmer and family business owner with four generations of family ties to Maui, per the campaign site. Pahia is running for the Maui County Council Upcountry residency seat and has supported community recovery efforts after the Lahaina fires, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Protect aina: healthy land and water mean healthy people, per his campaign site · Cost of living relief, putting residents' needs ahead of investor profits, per his campaign site · Food security and affordable housing, per The Maui News
Jon Yokouchi▾
Kula resident who says water is the main reason he is running, arguing more wells and reservoirs would unlock housing and construction jobs so young families can stay on Maui, per his Civil Beat candidate Q&A. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Drill more wells and build reservoirs for Upcountry · Make resort-area vacation rentals pay taxes and fees like hotels · Use expanded water capacity to enable homes and construction jobs (per the Civil Beat Q&A)
November 3 race with no primary: only two candidates filed, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup. Confirm the pairing against the county clerk's certified general-election list.
Tom CookIncumbent▾
No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Housing solutions for South Maui · Infrastructure improvements (per the Maui Now)
Kelly King▾
Kelly King is a candidate for the Maui County Council's South Maui residency seat, which she previously represented for six years starting in 2016. She owns and operates King Diesel and Pacific Biodiesel and previously managed the Maui Sunflower Farm, per her campaign site. Kelly King appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maui County Council (South Maui residency seat), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Bringing truly affordable housing to South Maui, including county-negotiated condo purchases for local families · Wetland restoration and drainage projects to address South Maui flooding · County control over water through a County Water Authority (per the campaign site)
November 3 race with no primary: only two candidates filed, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup. Confirm the pairing against the county clerk's certified general-election list.
Nohe Uu-HodginsIncumbent▾
Nohe Uu-Hodgins is the incumbent Makawao-Haiku-Paia councilmember, advancing directly to the November 3 ballot, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup.
Priorities: Affordable and workforce housing to keep local residents on Maui · Ensuring the tourism industry pays for its impacts on local neighborhoods · Securing more water sources and funding to maintain county water systems (per the Honolulu Civil Beat candidate Q&A)
Stevie Kathryn Chung▾
Challenger for the Makawao-Haiku-Paia residency seat, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Taxing large fortunes to help fund housing, food, education and community protection programs · Community control of water resources and protecting creeks and water tables from vacation-rental and hotel development · Updating plantation-era farming rules to support contemporary farmers (per the Honolulu Civil Beat candidate Q&A)
November 3 race with no primary: only two candidates filed, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup. Confirm the pairing against the county clerk's certified general-election list.
Tamara PaltinIncumbent▾
Tamara Paltin is the incumbent Maui County Council member for the West Maui residency seat, a post she has held for eight years, and is president of the Hawaii State Association of Counties, per the county's official directory and Honolulu Civil Beat. Tamara Paltin appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maui County Council (West Maui residency seat), per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
Priorities: Expanding housing options and preventing speculation while assisting vulnerable residents · Recycled water infrastructure, conservation policy and public trust water law · Redirecting tourism marketing toward visitors who share Hawaii's values (per the campaign site)
Mark Tillman▾
Challenger for the West Maui residency seat, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
November 3 race with no primary: only two candidates filed, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup. Confirm the pairing against the county clerk's certified general-election list.
Shane SinenciIncumbent▾
Shane Sinenci is the incumbent Maui County Council member for the East Maui residency seat, in office since 2018, per the county's official directory. Before the council he was a high school special education teacher from 1999 to 2018, and he has introduced legislation creating the county's Department of Agriculture and the East Maui Water Authority and banning single-use plastics and synthetic pesticides on county properties, per the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Shane Sinenci appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maui County Council (East Maui residency seat), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Claire Kamalu Carroll▾
Challenger for the East Maui residency seat, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
November 3 race: incumbent Keani Rawlins-Fernandez is unopposed, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup; unopposed Maui council candidates still appear on the general ballot.
Keani Rawlins-FernandezIncumbent▾
Keani Rawlins-Fernandez is the incumbent Molokai councilmember, unopposed on the November 3 ballot, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
November 3 race: incumbent Gabe Johnson is unopposed, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup; unopposed Maui council candidates still appear on the general ballot.
Gabe JohnsonIncumbent▾
Gabe Johnson is the incumbent Lanai councilmember, unopposed on the November 3 ballot, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Affordable housing for Lanai residents · An agricultural park and county funding for small farms on Lanai (per the Honolulu Civil Beat candidate Q&A)
Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Hawaii Senate District 5; Troy N. Hashimoto is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). Every candidate ran in the August 8 primary; the top finisher of each party advanced, per the Office of Elections' final primary results.
Troy N. Hashimoto · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Troy N. Hashimoto is the Democratic candidate for Hawaii Senate District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' August 8, 2026 primary results. Troy N. Hashimoto is the sitting member for the district, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). This name has not yet been researched.
Justin H. Woodson (Democratic) is on the November 3 ballot for Hawaii House District 9; Justin H. Woodson is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). Every candidate ran in the August 8 primary; the top finisher of each party advanced, per the Office of Elections' final primary results.
Justin H. Woodson · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Justin H. Woodson is the Democratic candidate for Hawaii House District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' August 8, 2026 primary results. Justin H. Woodson is the sitting member for the district, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). This name has not yet been researched.
Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), Travis Bumanglag (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Hawaii House District 10; Tyson K. Miyake is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). Every candidate ran in the August 8 primary; the top finisher of each party advanced, per the Office of Elections' final primary results.
Tyson K. Miyake · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Tyson K. Miyake is the Democratic candidate for Hawaii House District 10 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' August 8, 2026 primary results. Tyson K. Miyake is the sitting member for the district, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). This name has not yet been researched.
Travis Bumanglag · Republican▾
Travis Bumanglag is the Republican candidate for Hawaii House District 10 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' August 8, 2026 primary results. This name has not yet been researched.
Terez (T.Amato) Amato (Democratic), Sheila Walker (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Hawaii House District 11; Terez (T.Amato) Amato is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). Every candidate ran in the August 8 primary; the top finisher of each party advanced, per the Office of Elections' final primary results.
Terez (T.Amato) Amato · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Terez (T.Amato) Amato is the Democratic candidate for Hawaii House District 11 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' August 8, 2026 primary results. Terez (T.Amato) Amato is the sitting member for the district, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). This name has not yet been researched.
Sheila Walker · Republican▾
Sheila Walker is the Republican candidate for Hawaii House District 11 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' August 8, 2026 primary results. This name has not yet been researched.
Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic), Dan Johnson (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Hawaii House District 12; Kyle T. Yamashita is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). Every candidate ran in the August 8 primary; the top finisher of each party advanced, per the Office of Elections' final primary results.
Kyle T. Yamashita · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Kyle T. Yamashita is the Democratic candidate for Hawaii House District 12 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' August 8, 2026 primary results. Kyle T. Yamashita is the sitting member for the district, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). This name has not yet been researched.
Dan Johnson · Republican▾
Dan Johnson is the Republican candidate for Hawaii House District 12 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' August 8, 2026 primary results. This name has not yet been researched.
Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), Robin D. Vanderpool (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Hawaii House District 13; Mahina Poepoe is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). Every candidate ran in the August 8 primary; the top finisher of each party advanced, per the Office of Elections' final primary results.
Mahina Poepoe · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Mahina Poepoe is the Democratic candidate for Hawaii House District 13 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' August 8, 2026 primary results. Mahina Poepoe is the sitting member for the district, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). This name has not yet been researched.
Robin D. Vanderpool · Republican▾
Robin D. Vanderpool is the Republican candidate for Hawaii House District 13 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' August 8, 2026 primary results. This name has not yet been researched.
Sne Patel (Democratic), Pa'ele Kiakona (Green), Elle Cochran (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Hawaii House District 14; Elle Cochran is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). Every candidate ran in the August 8 primary; the top finisher of each party advanced, per the Office of Elections' final primary results.
Sne Patel · Democratic▾
Sne Patel is the Democratic candidate for Hawaii House District 14 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' August 8, 2026 primary results. This name has not yet been researched.
Pa'ele Kiakona · Green▾
Pa'ele Kiakona is the Green candidate for Hawaii House District 14 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' August 8, 2026 primary results. This name has not yet been researched.
Elle Cochran · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Elle Cochran is the Republican candidate for Hawaii House District 14 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' August 8, 2026 primary results. Elle Cochran is the sitting member for the district, per the Legislature's official members directory (capitol.hawaii.gov). This name has not yet been researched.
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