Big Island Election 2026

Incumbent Mayor Mitch Roth will meet challenger Kimo Alameda in the general election on Nov. 5 following a relatively close primary race, according to preliminary results posted late Saturday night by the state Office of Elections. Roth maintained a lead over the packed race, with a total of seven candidates vying for the job. The […]

So far, 43,923 ballots have been received out of the 112,872 ballots that were issued.

The event is part of Our Kaiāulu Votes, an initiative aimed at inspiring Native Hawaiians to get involved in the civic process to make their voices heard — especially youth — and encourage others to do the same.

This year, the mayoral race is packed with several community leaders going up against incumbent Mayor Mitch Roth. Hawai‘i County Council seats are also being challenged.

Biden plans to serve out the remainder of his term in office, which ends at noon ET on Jan. 20, 2025.

Hui ʻOihana, the Hawaiʻi Island Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, and partners Hui Hoʻolako for Hawaiian Initiatives, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Nā Leo TV will host another chance for Big Island voters to ask questions and get information about the candidates who want to lead the island for the next four years

Numerous candidates running in the August 2024 Primary Election will gather at the event at Mo‘oheau Bandstand in downtown Hilo.

The live broadcast will feature mayoral candidates Kimo Alameda, Breeani Kobayashi, incumbent Mitch Roth and Jr. Tupa‘i.

AARP Hawai‘i and Na Leo TV are hosting an event with the top four Hawai‘i County mayoral candidates tonight in Hilo, while the Waimea Community Association invites people to a “speed dating” forum Thursday with primary candidates in several races.

Another head-to-head matchup between former state Sen. Laura Acasio and incumbent state Sen. Lorraine Inouye, both of Hilo, is on the ballot, as well as a race for a new face to fill the seat being vacated by longtime legislator state Rep. Richard Onishi, who is retiring this year.

The forum provides candidates and voters with close-up encounters to get to know each other better and ask questions.

The four leading hopefuls in the 2024 race will have the chance to shaire their views about the future of the Big Island and answer questions from the public.

Primary Election Day is Aug. 10. Voters should receive their ballots in the mail by July 23.

In a speech recorded in Hilo, Kai Kahele shared his vision for a more equitable and just Hawaiʻi, reaffirming his commitment to serving the Native Hawaiian community.

The sixth-generation resident of Hāmākua and her husband Bodhi own Sugar Hill Farmstead in Honomū.

Tupa‘i is among several candidates hoping to unseat the incumbent, Mayor Mitch Roth who won the election against former Mayor Harry Kim in 2020.

Born and raised in Hilo, Kekela graduated from Waiākea High School and went on to receive a business degree at Midland University in Nebraska. He moved back to Hilo in January 2020 and now owns marketing and communications company Kekela Enterprises and is active in Hui ‘Ohana, the Hawai‘i Island Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce.

The former Bay Clinic CEO and chief of the Hawai‘i Island Fentanyl Task Force made his announcement in front of a standing-room-only crowd at the main pavilion at Wailoa River State Recreation Area on Saturday night in Hilo.

Mayor Roth made his announcement at Nani Mau Gardens in Hilo in front of at least 165 supporters. Much of the work Roth and his administration has done since taking office on Dec. 7, 2020, has been fueled by this dream of a sustainable island for future generations.

Alameda, who was born and raised in the Hilo area, will spend the next six months collecting feedback from constituents and formulating his top prioritie.