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2 candidates are tracked for Maui County Council (Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu residency seat) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Marvin Moniz and Ashley Awakea Lindsey. Candidate information follows official Maui County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
Veteran Hawaii state airports manager who has overseen six Maui district airports and managed crises from airline bankruptcies to the 2023 wildfires, per his Civil Beat candidate Q&A.
2026 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
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-13.
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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.
2026 priorities
- A countywide plan addressing the gap between pay and cost of living, per her Civil Beat Q&A
- Repair failing water delivery systems, per her Civil Beat Q&A
- Implement the county Food and Nutrition Security Plan, per her Civil Beat Q&A
