Maui County, Hawaii

Maui County Council (Kahului residency seat)

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.

About this race

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.

What this office does

County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.

This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Kauanoe Batangan, is on the ballot.

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Kauanoe Batangan

NonpartisanIncumbent

Top 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.

Biography

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.

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Carol Lee Kamekona

Nonpartisan

Top 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.

Biography

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.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Maui County Council (Kahului residency seat) in 2026?

When is the Maui County Council (Kahului residency seat) election in Hawaii?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Hawaii are on the Hawaii election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Verify this race

Candidate roster from official Maui County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles

Kauanoe Batangan, full profile Carol Lee Kamekona, full profile Official Hawaii election office