Hawaii’s 2026 election includes a few high-profile challenges | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Kawakami is seeking to build statewide name recognition while Luke faces uncertainty over an attorney general probe and Democrats weigh a key primary choice.
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Hawaii’s 2026 election includes a few high-profile challenges
Hawaii’s most interesting 2026 election races so far include Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami’s Democratic primary challenge of incumbent Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and opponents for the state’s two members in the U.S. House of Representatives. Kawakami — a two-term mayor and former member of the state House and Kauai County Council — has launched a statewide campaign to get his face and name before voters across the islands as he tries to raise his politic…
Hawaii’s 2026 election includes a few high-profile challenges | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Hawaii’s most interesting 2026 election races so far include Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami’s Democratic primary challenge of incumbent Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and opponents for the state’s two members in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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