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96766

Who is on the ballot in 96766?

Kauai County, HI

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

8 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
Governor1U.S. House1Statewide2Local2Measures2
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U.S. House, Hawaii District 2
2 candidates
Federal ▾
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Jill N. Tokuda
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Tokuda represented Kaneohe and Kailua in the Hawaii State Senate from 2006 to 2018, chairing the Ways and Means Committee, per the official House biography. She earned a degree in international relations from George Washington University as the first in her family to attend college, and later worked as co-director of CyberHawaii and external affairs director of the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center before her election to Congress, per the official House biography.
Top Priorities
  • Lowering the cost of housing, food, gas, and healthcare
  • Protecting land and local opportunity
Per the voter guide statement.
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
Campaign siteFull profile
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Brenton Awa
REP
Biography
Brenton Awa appears on the Republican primary ballot for HI-2 on August 8, 2026, per the Hawaii Office of Elections certified candidate list. Brenton Awa is the Republican nominee for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District. He is a Hawaii state senator representing District 23 and has served as State Senate Minority Leader since 2025, and previously worked as a television news anchor, per Hawaii News Now and Honolulu Civil Beat.
Top Priorities
  • Making Hawaii more affordable so residents do not have to leave the islands
  • Limiting corporate and outside investor purchases of Hawaii land, with tax incentives for affordable home development
  • Requiring active-duty military and defense personnel to pay a fairer share of costs such as vehicle registration
Per the Honolulu Civil Beat.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Certified candidate list from the Hawaii Office of Elections for the Saturday, August 8, 2026 primary. Each party primary winner advances to the November 3 general ballot. November 3 general-election field, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' official August 8, 2026 primary results: Rep. Jill N. Tokuda won the Democratic primary with 91,832 votes; Brenton Awa was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The two nonpartisan primary candidates did not reach Hawaii's vote thresholds to advance.
Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Josh Green
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Josh Green is Hawaii's incumbent governor and a Democratic candidate for re-election. A physician and former lieutenant governor, he emphasizes housing, health care, disaster recovery, affordability, climate resilience, and trusted public leadership.
Top Priorities
  • Address housing and cost-of-living pressures
  • Strengthen health care and disaster recovery
  • Improve climate resilience and public trust
Campaign siteFull profile
Gary Cordery portrait
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Gary Cordery
REP
Biography
Gary Cordery is a Republican candidate for Hawaii governor and a contractor. His campaign emphasizes housing, cost-of-living relief, local jobs, island-by-island representation, and integrity-focused leadership.
Top Priorities
  • Lower housing and cost-of-living pressure
  • Support local jobs across the islands
  • Bring integrity-focused leadership to state government
Campaign siteFull profile
Lieutenant Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Derek Kawakami
DEM
Biography
Derek Kawakami is a Democratic candidate for Hawaii lieutenant governor and the mayor of Kauai County since 2018. A former state legislator and county council member from a well-known Kauai business family, he is running in the August 8 Democratic primary with an emphasis on cost of living and practical local governance.
Top Priorities
  • Cost-of-living relief
  • Housing
  • Practical, community-level governance
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Daniel Anthony
REP
Biography
Anthony describes himself as a community advocate, environmental professional, and small business leader with experience across agriculture, public policy, and community engagement in Hawaii, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Restoring trust in government
  • Expanding local food security and supporting small businesses and family farms
  • Climate resilience through ahupuaa-based emergency readiness education centers
Per the Civil Beat candidate Q&A.
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Office of Hawaiian Affairs
1 candidate
Statewide ▾
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Brickwood M. Galuteria
Biography
Brickwood M. Galuteria is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the At-Large seat on the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, per Hawaii's certified 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
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Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.

Countywide races in Kauai County

ZIP 96766 sits in Kauai County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Kauai County races (6).

Kauai County Mayor
2 candidates
County ▾
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Mel Rapozo
Biography
Rapozo spent 13 years with the Kauai Police Department, more than 20 years in the Hawaii Air National Guard, and 18 years on the Kauai County Council, including multiple terms as council chair, per the campaign site. Born and raised on Kauai and now a Wailua resident, Rapozo is running for Mayor of Kauai County, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Expand housing opportunities and improve infrastructure
  • Public safety and homelessness solutions combining compassion with accountability
  • Transparency, fiscal responsibility and measurable results
Per the campaign site.
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Bernard Carvalho, Jr.
Biography
Bernard Carvalho, Jr. is the sitting county councilmember and former Kauai mayor of 10 years, per Hawaii News Now and Kauai Now; endorsed by HGEA, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Keeping Kauai families home, per Kauai Now
  • Responsible management, per his campaign site
  • Creating resilient communities, per his campaign site
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About this race
Mel Rapozo (7,580 votes) and Bernard Carvalho, Jr. (5,720) advance to the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' official August 8 primary results. Open seat: Mayor Derek Kawakami is term-limited and won the August 8 Democratic primary for lieutenant governor. Kauai's top two always advance; a primary majority does not elect outright.
Kauai County Council (seven at-large seats)
14 candidates
County ▾
AK
Arryl Kaneshiro
INCUMBENT
Biography
Arryl Kaneshiro is the sitting county councilmember and one of only three incumbents seeking re-election, per Kauai Now.
Top Priorities
  • Perpetuating Kauai's values and a thriving economy, per his campaign site
Campaign siteFull profile
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Fern Anuenue Holland
INCUMBENT
Biography
Fern Anuenue Holland is the sitting county councilmember seeking re-election; Kapaa-raised community organizer with a background in environmental and agricultural advocacy, per Kauai Now. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Affordability, including funding for the Housing Agency and property tax policy that helps local families stay on Kauai
  • A "Restoration Economy" combining ecosystem restoration jobs, agriculture and small business development
  • Strengthening emergency communications, wildfire and flood resilience, and shelter capacity
Per the Honolulu Civil Beat candidate Q&A.
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Todd Ozaki
Biography
Todd Ozaki is running for Kauai County Council; he describes himself as a husband and father, youth coach and small business owner currently serving in the Mayor's Office, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Putting local families first
  • Roads and infrastructure
  • Creating trust with residents
Per the Kauai Now.
Campaign siteFull profile
MK
Michelle Kaleiohi Correa
Biography
Michelle Kaleiohi Correa is a candidate for the Kauai County Council who has worked for the county's Parks and Recreation department for 17 years, per her Honolulu Civil Beat candidate Q&A. Michelle Kaleiohi Correa appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Kauai County Council (seven at-large seats), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Strengthening the fight against drugs
  • Diversified agriculture and practical housing solutions
  • Traffic, transportation and compassionate homelessness response
Per the Kauai Now.
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Addison Bulosan
INCUMBENT
Biography
Bulosan is an entrepreneur, community organizer and current Kauai and Niʻihau councilmember chairing the council's Planning Committee, per the campaign site. Born and raised on Kauai, Bulosan has organized with the Hawaii Foodbank Kauai and the Rice Street Business Association, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Streamline permitting and support ADUs, tiny homes and town-core redevelopment
  • County procurement supporting locally owned businesses
  • Zero waste, renewable energy and the county Climate Action Plan
Per the campaign site.
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Taylor Shigemoto
Biography
Shigemoto works in banking and credit unions and has a background in coaching, per the campaign site. Born and raised on Kauai and a graduate of Kauai High School, Shigemoto serves as a financial literacy instructor for high school seniors and a bodybuilding coach, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Housing availability, affordability and houselessness
  • The Kekaha Landfill's limited remaining lifespan and siting an alternative
  • Roads, sewer, parks and job creation
Per the campaign site.
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PA
Paul Applegate
Biography
Applegate is a U.S. Army Reserve veteran and retired Kauai Police Department captain with more than 25 years of service, including 14 years in command roles, per the campaign site. A graduate of the FBI National Academy and former school resource officer, Applegate is running for Kauai and Niʻihau County Council, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Affordable and workforce housing through well-planned development
  • Self-sufficient agriculture to strengthen food security
  • Public safety, emergency preparedness and modern sewer and solid-waste systems
Per the campaign site.
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Billy DeCosta
Biography
Billy DeCosta is a former county councilmember and former high school teacher, per Kauai Now. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Expanding opportunities for the next generation
  • Ensuring Kauai families can work, live and thrive on island
Per the Kauai Now.
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Dane Smith
Biography
Smith is a recently retired Kauai Fire Captain with 25 years of service who now works as a project manager on the Hanalei Initiative's affordable housing development, per the campaign site. A lifelong Kauai resident, Smith is running for Kauai County Council, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Affordable housing and supporting infrastructure
  • Traffic solutions, including the East Kauai Mobility Hub project
  • Managing visitor impact, building on the Haena State Park access model
Per the campaign site.
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MC
Mike Coots
Biography
Coots is a small-business owner running a photography business on Kauai's North Shore, per the campaign site. Born and raised on Kauai and a Kapaa High graduate, Coots is known for ocean conservation and shark-protection advocacy and is running for Kauai County Council, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Push for a housing emergency declaration; tiny homes and pre-approved package homes on ag land
  • Solve the Kekaha landfill crisis via reclamation and countywide curbside recycling
  • A tourism carrying-capacity study and an adolescent drug treatment center on island
Per the campaign site.
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Umi Martin
Biography
Martin is a farmer and small business owner who co-founded Umi's Store in Waimea and has worked as a youth counselor, poi mill worker, substitute teacher and canoe paddling coach, per the campaign site. Born and raised in Kekaha on Kauai's Westside, Martin is running for Kauai County Council, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Housing affordability and workforce housing for local families
  • Recycling expansion and long-term landfill planning
  • Cesspool-to-sewer conversion with manageable costs for residents
Per the campaign site.
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Cheree Rapozo
Biography
Cheree Rapozo is a candidate for the Kauai County Council who works as a real estate agent, per press coverage of her campaign. Cheree Rapozo appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Kauai County Council (seven at-large seats), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Healthcare, mental health and social service resources
  • Responsible budgeting
  • Protecting productive agricultural lands
Per the Kauai Now.
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Keola Kaiminaauao
Biography
Kaiminaauao is a native Kauai resident and father, stepfather and grandfather who says he works to ensure every voice in his community is heard and valued, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • A six-month action plan to address the shortage of affordable housing for working families
  • Supporting local food production so more locally grown food reaches family tables
  • Stronger biosecurity, cesspool conversion assistance and reducing waste at the Kekaha landfill
Per the Honolulu Civil Beat candidate Q&A.
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JM
John Mattos
Biography
U.S. Navy veteran and former firefighter and EMT at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, per Kauai Now; he has pledged to give half his council salary to a local community organization if elected. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Financial literacy for residents
  • Incentives for farmers
  • Responsible leadership
Per the Kauai Now.
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About this race
The top 14 of 26 primary candidates advance to November 3, where the top seven vote-getters win the seven at-large seats, per Kauai Now and the Hawaii Office of Elections' official results. Listed in primary vote order; John Mattos took the 14th and final advancing position. The county prosecuting attorney is appointed on Kauai, not elected.

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