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STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 14

About House District 14 — West Kauaʻi / Niʻihau

House District 14 covers the west side of Kauaʻi — Waimea, Kekaha, Hanapēpē, Port Allen, ʻEleʻele, and the neighboring island of Niʻihau — stretching from the dry, sun-drenched Waimea Canyon corridor to the southernmost tip of the island. The seat is open in 2026: long-time incumbent Rep. Dee Morikawa chose not to seek re-election after more than a decade representing the district. Five candidates filed by the June 2026 final deadline and are on the August 8 primary ballot. Key issues for the district include water rights and irrigation infrastructure serving the remaining agricultural lands; support for small farms and diversified agriculture on former plantation acreage; and workforce housing access for families priced out of the visitor-economy resort corridor.

Open seat — no incumbent running.

Primary date: 2026-08-08

COCHRAN, Elle

Party: Republican · Backing: Independent

Platform: HD14 (West Maui/Lāhainā) incumbent; Lahaina rebuild and recovery as central focus; voteelle.com.

  • Elle Cochran is the incumbent State Representative for HD14 (West Maui — Lāhainā, Kāʻanapali, Honokowai area); her campaign site is voteelle.com and her official Capitol member page is at capitol.hawaii.gov, per the 2026 Hawaiʻi Office of Elections filing at elections.hawaii.gov.
  • Per Civil Beat coverage at civilbeat.org, Cochran represents the West Maui/Lahaina community devastated by the August 2023 wildfire; her tenure as HD14 representative places fire recovery, displaced resident housing, and rebuilding Lāhainā at the center of her legislative work.
  • Per Civil Beat at civilbeat.org, HD14 covers 'Kahakuloa, Waihee, portions of Waiehu and Maalaea, Olowalu, Lahaina, Lahainaluna, Kaanapali, Mahinahina Camp, Kahana, and Honokahua'; Cochran's official Capitol member page is at capitol.hawaii.gov.

Editorial summary: COCHRAN, Elle is running for STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 14 with priorities focused on Lāhainā wildfire recovery, West Maui community, Displaced resident housing. Official Capitol member page is at capitol.hawaii.gov.

Key issues: Lāhainā wildfire recovery, West Maui community, Displaced resident housing, Incumbent re-election

Website: https://voteelle.com

Profile last reviewed: 2026-06-03

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