Maui County, Hawaii

Maui County Council (Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu residency seat)

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.

About this race

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.

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.

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Marvin Moniz

Nonpartisan

Top priorities

Lease unused public land at small cost to residents and farmers to grow food sold locally
Infrastructure: roads, sewer, water and renewable energy
Local jobs and trade training

Per his Civil Beat Q&A.

Biography

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.

Campaign site (opens in a new tab)

Ashley Awakea Lindsey

Nonpartisan

Top 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.

Biography

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.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Maui County Council (Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu residency seat) in 2026?

When is the Maui County Council (Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu 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

Marvin Moniz, full profile Ashley Awakea Lindsey, full profile Official Hawaii election office