Tax Codes, State Highways And Energy: Hawaiʻi County Council District 4
Jul 22, 2026 | 6:01 am ET
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Photo courtesy of Honolulu Civil Beat
The incumbent council member for Hawaiʻi County Council District 4, Ashley Kierkiewicz, is termed out and four nonpartisan candidates are running in the Aug. 8 primary election hoping to succeed her.
District 4 includes part of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Beaches, Nanawale Estates, Leilani Estates, Kamaili, Black Sands, Seaview and Kalapana.
The nonpartisan candidates were sent a survey from Civil Beat asking them to outline their views on cesspools, traffic congestion and local agriculture,
Their responses are linked here in alphabetical order under their official ballot name, which you can also compare all in one spot on Civil Beat’s 2026 Hawaiʻi Primary Ballot.
Shannon Burrows
Honolulu, HI
