Active registered lobbyists with the state or county ethics board or commission shall not make, or promise to make at a later time, any contributions or expenditures to or on behalf of an elected official, candidate, or candidate committee during any regular session or special session of the legislature, including any extension of any regular session or special session and any legislative recess days, holidays, and weekends, and for five calendar days before and after a session.

The 2026 regular session and five calendar day period before and after session runs from January 16, 2026 through May 13, 2026. (see, HRS §11-365)

Infrastructure & Land Use

Accomplishments

(1st Term)
Several significant milestones were achieved, including:

  1. Completed the award-winning West Kauaʻi Community Plan and secured its approval by the County Council.
  2. Repaved 126 “lane miles” (or 63 “road miles”) of county roads since 2018.
  3. Acquired 400 acres in Waimea (“Waimea 400”) and completed community led plan for its development.
  4. Acquired electric vehicles and buses for county operations.

LOOKING FORWARD

(2nd Term)
Expanding and completing investments in County infrastructure and performing overdue “deferred maintenance,” including a total of an additional 282 “lane miles (141 “road miles”) to be resurfaced:

  1. Hanapēpē Bridge repairs.
  2. Kawaihau, Maʻilihuna, and Haua‘ala Road.
  3. Kīpū and Kōloa Bridge repairs.
  4. Moi Road sidewalks.
  5. Repaving of Olohena, Kukui and ʻUlu roads.
  6. Safe Routes to School projects at Kōloa and King Kaumuali’i schools.
  7. Repairing and upgrading waste water systems that are long overdue.
  8. Launch the Climate Adaptation Plan
  9. Introduce form-based code legislation for plantation camp style development
  10. Continue Island-wide road reconstruction, resurfacing and repair of smaller bridges such as Anahola Bridge, Yasutake Bridge (Kamalu Road) and ʻĀkulikuli Bridge #2 on Kahuna Road.

Other ISSUES

Agriculture

Traffic Management

Energy & Environment