About Honolulu City Council District VI — McCully / Mōʻiliʻili / Mānoa
Honolulu City Council District VI covers some of the densest and most transit-accessible residential neighborhoods in the urban core — McCully, Mōʻiliʻili, and Mānoa — a district that sits near the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus and sits at the leading edge of conversations about transit-oriented development, student and workforce housing, and the preservation of walkable neighborhood character. The 2026 race features Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, who is running with an active campaign website at votetyler.com, against Ian M. Wilkinson. Dos Santos-Tam has a visible public presence in the district — his campaign site reflects an active organizational effort — while Wilkinson filed without a published website as of the April 2026 review. The issues expected to define the District VI contest reflect its uniquely urban, university-adjacent character: housing density and affordability along and near the Ala Wai corridor, where aging apartment stock and redevelopment pressure coexist; the future of transit-oriented zoning in neighborhoods that could absorb significant infill housing near planned or existing transit stops; and quality-of-life concerns in the McCully-Mōʻiliʻili commercial corridor, including pedestrian safety, flooding mitigation along the Mānoa Stream, and the balance between nightlife and residential livability. With UH Mānoa as a prominent institutional neighbor, candidates' positions on student and workforce housing production and the pace of neighborhood densification are likely to be the sharpest points of differentiation in this two-way race.
Open seat — no incumbent running.
Primary date: 2026-08-08
Party: Nonpartisan · Backing: Independent
Platform: Nonpartisan community candidate for Honolulu City Council District VI (McCully / Mōʻiliʻili / Mānoa); no campaign website on file as of June 2026.
- Filed as a nonpartisan candidate for HONOLULU COUNCILMEMBER, DIST VI (McCully / Mōʻiliʻili / Mānoa area) in 2026; no campaign website was listed in the Hawaiʻi Office of Elections filing database as of June 2026.
- Running in the District VI race alongside Tyler Dos Santos-Tam and Ian M. Wilkinson.
- Voters seeking more detail on this candidate's positions should attend candidate forums and follow the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Civil Beat as the August 8, 2026 primary approaches.
Editorial summary: Corey Morihara is a community candidate for Honolulu City Council District VI in 2026. With no website on file, voters should follow local news for any published platform statements.
Key issues: Housing density, Student housing, Transit
Profile last reviewed: 2026-06-03