Parks, Beaches, Affordability: Honolulu City Council District 4 Candidate Q&As
The most competitive Honolulu City Council race features a former member running against the incumbent.
Four nonpartisan candidates are on the Aug. 8 primary election ballot for the council seat representing much of East Honolulu that includes Waikīkī through Kaimukī, Kāhala and Hawaiʻi Kai.
Honolulu City Council District 4 has been represented since May 2019 by Council Chair Tommy Waters. The former council member Trevor Ozawa is challenging Waters in the primary, along with two relative newcomers.
If no single candidate acquires 50% plus one vote cast in the primary, then the top two finalists will go into a runoff in the November General Election.
All of the candidates filled out a survey from Civil Beat, outlining their views on what they consider the biggest issues facing the district, including how they would address the number of homeless people on local beaches and the state of Honolulu’s public parks,
Their responses are linked here in alphabetical order under their official ballot name, which you can also compare on Civil Beat’s 2026 Hawaiʻi Primary Ballot.
Hawaiʻi’s 2026 elections are right around the corner and Civil Beat’s elections guide is here to help with essential information, candidate positions, news stories and more.
