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3 open seats on Hawai‘i County Council up for grabs in General Election on Nov. 3

Big Island Now·Oct 24, 2026 · 10:00 AM CT
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Three open seats on the Hawai'i County Council will be decided in the Nov. 3 General Election, after six of the nine seats were settled in the August primary. District 4 (Lower Puna and Pāhoa), District 5 (Upper Puna and parts of Kea'au) and District 6 (Ka'ū, South Kona and Volcano) are all open because of term limits or a retirement. About 20,000 of the 112,003 mailed ballots had been returned so far.

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