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2 candidates are tracked for Maui County Council (Kahului residency seat) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kauanoe Batangan and Carol Lee Kamekona. Candidate information follows official Maui County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
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.
2026 priorities
- Expand affordable housing and cut red tape that delays housing projects, per his Civil Beat Q&A
- Diversify the economy beyond tourism, per his Civil Beat Q&A
- Upgrade aging water infrastructure and protect watersheds, per his Civil Beat Q&A
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-13.
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22-year U.S. Navy and Naval Reserves veteran and community advocate, past president of Ahahui Kaahumanu Chapter IV in Wailuku, per her campaign site; she runs as a progressive who does not accept corporate money, per her Civil Beat Q&A.
2026 priorities
- A sanctuary on county land with transitional housing and wraparound services for the houseless, per her Civil Beat Q&A
- Phase out short-term rentals in apartment-zoned districts without mass exemptions, per her Civil Beat Q&A
- A county-supported processing plant for Maui-raised beef and produce, per her Civil Beat Q&A
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-13.
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