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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

PATEL, Sne

Party: Democratic · Backing: Independent

Platform: Democratic candidate for HD14 (W. Maui); campaign site password-protected as of May 2026.

  • Sne Patel filed as a Democratic candidate for STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DIST 14 in 2026; campaign site https://joinpatel.com was listed in the Hawaiʻi Office of Elections filing at elections.hawaii.gov.
  • Campaign site joinpatel.com was password-protected and not publicly accessible as of May 2026; no platform content could be retrieved.
  • No policy positions or platform statements for this candidate were identified in Civil Beat archives (civilbeat.org) as of May 2026; the 2026 primary voter guide had not been published at that date (primary: August 8, 2026).

Editorial summary: No published campaign platform statements were identified for PATEL, Sne as of the May 2026 review. Voters should monitor https://www.joinpatel.com and civilbeat.org as the August 8, 2026 primary approaches.

Key issues: No published platform statements found, Housing affordability, Local infrastructure, Economic development, Community services

Website: https://www.joinpatel.com

Profile last reviewed: 2026-06-03

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