BROWN, Nani H.
Party: Democratic · Backing: Establishment
Platform: Native Hawaiian community advocate running for Senate District 17 (Mililani Mauka / Wahiāwā / Whitmore Village).
- Filed for the STATE SENATOR, DIST 17 race in 2026; district covers Mililani (portion), Mililani Mauka, Waipʻiʻo Acres (portion), Launani Valley, Wahiāwā, and Whitmore Village, per the Hawaiʻi Office of Elections filings and her campaign website.
- Campaign website nanibrownforhawaii.com frames Brown's platform around three themes: "Aloha ʻAina" (food sustainability and biosecurity rooted in the land, including curbing harmful pesticide use and strengthening farm-to-table systems for DOE schools); "Housing for Locals, Not Speculators" (raising property taxes on non-resident and foreign owners, banning corporate ownership of residential homes, building affordable housing and stabilizing rents); and community accountability.
- Brown identifies as a Native Hawaiian mother on her campaign site and positions herself as a candidate for accountability in state government and protection of the ʻaina, water, and community sustainability in the Central Oʻahu Senate district.
Editorial summary: BROWN filed for the STATE SENATOR, DIST 17 race with an active campaign website. Voters should visit https://www.nanibrownforhawaii.com and follow local candidate forums and Civil Beat Q&As for detailed and verifiable platform positions.
Key issues: Aloha ʻāina & food sovereignty, Housing for local families, Agricultural biosecurity, Government accountability
Website: https://www.nanibrownforhawaii.com
Profile last reviewed: 2026-06-03