Our typical WCA Candidate Forums during election years were very popular face-to-face, interactive, informative “speed dating” experiences. Due to Covid, we must hold our forums virtually. Candidates will have an opportunity to share brief introductory comments, and then address pre-submitted community questions.

Council Dist. 9 includes “dry side” Waimea – west of Pu’unani and White Road, as well as North Kohala, Kawaihae, Puako and Waikoloa.  County Prosecutor is an islandwide race.

The community is invited to submit a question relevant to these two races. Please email WaimeaCommunityAssociation@gmail.com. Deadline to submit questions is June 17.

To watch this forum, go to www.Facebook.com/WaimeaCommunityAssocation about 4:55 p.m. and watch for link that will be posted just at the start of the program.  After the fact, a YouTube  link will be posted to FB and here on the association’s website to watch a replay.  

District 9 County Council Candidates include:
Philip (Ippy) Aiona
Ranae Keane
Herbert (Tim) Richards

Also on June 23 we also will spotlight candidates for Hawai’i County Prosecutor at 6 p.m. Recent national and local events have heightened community awareness of and interest in the role of County Prosecutor. The Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is the legal agency responsible for prosecuting all violations of State and County laws, ordinances, rules, and/or regulations on behalf of the Big Island community as provided by Hawai‘i County Charter Article IX: Chapter 28; H.R.S. 28-1.

Hawai’i County Prosecutor Candidates include:
Jared Auna
Christopher Bridges
Kelden Waltjen