Richard Bissen (15,709 votes) and Yuki Lei Sugimura (11,438) advance to the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' official August 8 primary results. Maui County holds a primary only when more than two candidates file, and races are never decided at the primary: the top two always advance to November 3, per Civil Beat's charter explainer and Maui Now.
Richard T. Bissen, Jr.Incumbent▾
Incumbent Maui County mayor, formerly a prosecutor and judge, per his Civil Beat candidate Q&A; he won every district in the primary, including West Maui, where Lahaina wildfire recovery has been the biggest test of his first term, per Maui Now.
Priorities: Maintain housing momentum after increasing affordable housing production, per his Civil Beat Q&A · Raise public stewardship of West Maui drinking water through acquisitions, per his Civil Beat Q&A · Recovery and readiness, including a new Emergency Operations Center, per his campaign site
Campaign site →Yuki Lei Sugimura▾
Maui County Council vice chair who held the council's Upcountry residency seat for roughly a decade and gave it up to run for mayor, per Maui Now, which reported she led the incumbent in pre-primary fundraising.
Priorities: Speed up permit and project reviews so homes can actually get built, per her Civil Beat Q&A · Invest in water, wastewater and roadway infrastructure that unlocks home building, per her Civil Beat Q&A · Cesspool conversions supported by county property tax credits, per her Civil Beat Q&A
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Marvin Moniz (11,057 votes) and Ashley Awakea Lindsey (6,325) advance to the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' official August 8 primary results for this open seat. Council seats are elected countywide. Maui County holds a primary only when more than two candidates file, and races are never decided at the primary: the top two always advance to November 3, per Civil Beat's charter
Marvin Moniz▾
Veteran Hawaii state airports manager who has overseen six Maui district airports and managed crises from airline bankruptcies to the 2023 wildfires, per his Civil Beat candidate Q&A.
Priorities: Lease unused public land at small cost to residents and farmers to grow food sold locally, per his Civil Beat Q&A · Infrastructure: roads, sewer, water and renewable energy, per his Civil Beat Q&A · Local jobs and trade training, per his campaign site
Campaign site →Ashley Awakea Lindsey▾
Maui Planning Commissioner and Native Hawaiian community advocate who has served on the Maui Redevelopment Agency and Maui Historical Society board, per her Civil Beat candidate Q&A; she describes local-food work through Project Locavore as a decade-long passion project.
Priorities: A countywide plan addressing the gap between pay and cost of living, per her Civil Beat Q&A · Repair failing water delivery systems, per her Civil Beat Q&A · Implement the county Food and Nutrition Security Plan, per her Civil Beat Q&A
Kauanoe Batangan (14,206 votes) and Carol Lee Kamekona (11,181) advance to the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' official August 8 primary results. Maui County holds a primary only when more than two candidates file, and races are never decided at the primary: the top two always advance to November 3, per Civil Beat's charter explainer and Maui Now.
Kauanoe BatanganIncumbent▾
Incumbent Kahului councilmember, appointed to fill the term of the late Councilmember Tasha Kama, and chair of the council's Government Relations, Ethics and Transparency Committee, per his Civil Beat Q&A; previously a state DOT deputy director and a county Office of Recovery manager after the 2023 wildfires, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Expand affordable housing and cut red tape that delays housing projects, per his Civil Beat Q&A · Diversify the economy beyond tourism, per his Civil Beat Q&A · Upgrade aging water infrastructure and protect watersheds, per his Civil Beat Q&A
Campaign site →Carol Lee Kamekona▾
22-year U.S. Navy and Naval Reserves veteran and community advocate, past president of Ahahui Kaahumanu Chapter IV in Wailuku, per her campaign site; she runs as a progressive who does not accept corporate money, per her Civil Beat Q&A.
Priorities: A sanctuary on county land with transitional housing and wraparound services for the houseless, per her Civil Beat Q&A · Phase out short-term rentals in apartment-zoned districts without mass exemptions, per her Civil Beat Q&A · A county-supported processing plant for Maui-raised beef and produce, per her Civil Beat Q&A
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Bobby Pahia (14,360 votes) and Jon Yokouchi (5,989) advance to the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Hawaii Office of Elections' official August 8 primary results for this open seat, vacated by Yuki Lei Sugimura's run for mayor. Maui County holds a primary only when more than two candidates file, and races are never decided at the primary: the top two always advance to November 3, per Civil Beat's charter ex
Bobby Pahia▾
Longtime Native Hawaiian kalo farmer and family agriculture business owner known as Uncle Bobby, a prominent food-security advocate endorsed by UPW and HGEA, per Maui Now.
Priorities: Protect aina: healthy land and water mean healthy people, per his campaign site · Cost of living relief, putting residents' needs ahead of investor profits, per his campaign site · Food security and affordable housing, per The Maui News
Campaign site →Jon Yokouchi▾
Kula resident who says water is the main reason he is running, arguing more wells and reservoirs would unlock housing and construction jobs so young families can stay on Maui, per his Civil Beat candidate Q&A.
Priorities: Drill more wells and build reservoirs for Upcountry, per his Civil Beat Q&A · Make resort-area vacation rentals pay taxes and fees like hotels, per his Civil Beat Q&A · Use expanded water capacity to enable homes and construction jobs, per his Civil Beat Q&A
November 3 race with no primary: only two candidates filed, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup. Confirm the pairing against the county clerk's certified general-election list.
Tom CookIncumbent▾
Incumbent South Maui councilmember, advancing directly to the November 3 ballot in a two-candidate race, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup.
Kelly King▾
Former Maui County councilmember challenging for the South Maui residency seat, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup.
November 3 race with no primary: only two candidates filed, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup. Confirm the pairing against the county clerk's certified general-election list.
Nohe Uu-HodginsIncumbent▾
Incumbent Makawao-Haiku-Paia councilmember, advancing directly to the November 3 ballot, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup.
Stevie Kathryn Chung▾
Challenger for the Makawao-Haiku-Paia residency seat, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup.
November 3 race with no primary: only two candidates filed, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup. Confirm the pairing against the county clerk's certified general-election list.
Tamara PaltinIncumbent▾
Incumbent West Maui councilmember, advancing directly to the November 3 ballot, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup.
Mark Tillman▾
Challenger for the West Maui residency seat, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup.
November 3 race with no primary: only two candidates filed, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup. Confirm the pairing against the county clerk's certified general-election list.
Shane SinenciIncumbent▾
Incumbent East Maui councilmember, advancing directly to the November 3 ballot, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup.
Claire Kamalu Carroll▾
Challenger for the East Maui residency seat, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup.
November 3 race: incumbent Keani Rawlins-Fernandez is unopposed, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup; unopposed Maui council candidates still appear on the general ballot.
Keani Rawlins-FernandezIncumbent▾
Incumbent Molokai councilmember, unopposed on the November 3 ballot, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup.
November 3 race: incumbent Gabe Johnson is unopposed, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup; unopposed Maui council candidates still appear on the general ballot.
Gabe JohnsonIncumbent▾
Incumbent Lanai councilmember, unopposed on the November 3 ballot, per Maui Now's post-filing roundup.
