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2 candidates are tracked for Maui County Council (Upcountry residency seat) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Bobby Pahia and Jon Yokouchi. Candidate information follows official Maui County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
Longtime Native Hawaiian kalo farmer and family agriculture business owner known as Uncle Bobby, a prominent food-security advocate endorsed by UPW and HGEA, per Maui Now.
2026 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
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-13.
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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.
2026 priorities
- Drill more wells and build reservoirs for Upcountry, per his Civil Beat Q&A
- Make resort-area vacation rentals pay taxes and fees like hotels, per his Civil Beat Q&A
- Use expanded water capacity to enable homes and construction jobs, per his Civil Beat Q&A
