Candidate Q&A: Honolulu City Council Member District 4 – Tommy Waters
“The goal is not to move homeless individuals from one beach to another, but to connect them to stable housing while keeping beaches and parks accessible to all.”
Candidate Q&A: Honolulu City Council Member District 4 – Jason Liang
“I will immediately fully fund TheBus to make it fast, reliable, and fare-free.”
Candidate Q&A: Honolulu City Council Member District 4: Tara Malia Gregory
“Getting ahead of environmental challenges starts with restoring practical stewardship principles that Hawai’i understood long before the term ‘climate resilience’ became popular.”
Sean Hower/Civil Beat/2026
Rebuilding, Mental Health And Groundwater: Maui County Mayor Candidate Q&As
A ballot full of candidates is running in the primary election to lead Maui Nui.
Candidate Q&A: Maui County Mayor – Laurent Zahnd
“The Haole takeover is the most concerning invasive species around here!”
Candidate Q&A: Maui County Mayor – Richard Bissen
“Protecting our groundwater and nearshore waters is critical, but many families cannot afford a cesspool conversion.”
Candidate Q&A: Maui County Mayor – John Dunbar
“Bill 9 should be repealed.”
Candidate Q&A: Maui County Mayor – Justin Herrmann
“I believe we’ve crossed that threshold many years ago on whether or not we can even call it overtourism.”
Candidate Q&A: Maui County Mayor – P. Denise La Costa
“Communities experiencing the impacts of tourism should receive investments in roads, parks, beaches, public safety and infrastructure.”
Candidate Q&A: Maui County Mayor – Travis Liggett
“Maui Nui will be explicitly stated as a sanctuary municipality for persecuted minorities and demographics from all places, domestic or abroad.”