The 14 candidates want policy and property tax changes to help local families stay on the island.

East Honolulu voters have starkly different candidates to choose from as they decide who to entrust as one of the island’s nine council members.

They have not convened since June 10, and it’s an election year. The state Supreme Court will hear arguments in a lawsuit Friday.

The candidates vying for the seven seats this election have their sights on policies and funding to ensure the county is ready for future disasters.

All but assured another term, the congressman is campaigning and plotting a future where Democrats “come up with actual solutions.”

“Fully support expanding vocational, building trades and healthcare pathways. Also, improving the aging facilities and create cutting edge classrooms.”

Bernard Carvalho Jr. and Mel Rapozo say the island needs to manage its solid waste better but have different ideas on how to get there.

Bobby Pahia and Jon Yokouchi are racing to fill the seat that Yuki Lei Sugimura has held since 2016.

Recent climate change-fueled disasters have hit the southern part of Hawaiʻi island hard, rising to the top of local candidates’ priorities.

Kalei Akaka and Kumu Hina Wong are facing off for a seat on the nine-member Board of Trustees.