Caberto, Nakamura file for 2026 Kaua‘i election races
Rice Street will drop to one lane in Līhue Friday night for sewer repairs. Kauai’s filing deadline also closed today with Caberto and Nakamura in the 2026 race.
Drivers in Līhue should plan for a single-lane closure on Rice Street near Ōlelo Christian Academy from 7 p.m. Friday, June 5, until about 1 a.m. Saturday, June 6, weather permitting. The county’s Department of Public Works Wastewater Division said the overnight work is needed to repair a broken sewer manhole ring, a job that will bring parking restrictions in the work zone and flaggers to direct traffic through the area.
County officials advised motorists to allow extra time, use alternate routes, and make the necessary arrangements if they need to travel through downtown Līhue that evening. The timing is meant to reduce daytime disruption, but the closure still has the potential to slow traffic on one of the community’s main routes.
The same county deadline that brought the election notices also closed Monday, June 2, for the 2026 filing period. Under Hawaii Office of Elections rules, candidates must obtain nomination papers, collect signatures from registered voters in the district they seek to represent, and file by the deadline to appear on the ballot. The candidate report is updated Monday through Friday after 4:30 p.m., giving voters a running view of who has formally entered the race.
Two Kauai names were added in the final stretch before the deadline. Trysten Fernandes Caberto filed nomination papers on May 28 to run for Kaua‘i Councilmember in the 2026 Primary Election. Nadine K. Nakamura filed on May 29 to seek State Representative, District 15, where she already serves as speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives.
District 15 stretches across some of the island’s most closely watched communities, including Hanalei, Princeville, Kīlauea, Anahola, Kapaa, and Wailua. Nakamura’s filing keeps that North and East Kauai seat central to the 2026 political picture, while Caberto’s filing adds another official candidate to the county’s council race.
Together, the Rice Street repair and the election filings show how quickly everyday life on Kauai can shift between civic business and public works. One notice affects evening traffic in Līhue; the other sets the stage for ballots that will shape representation from the council chamber to House District 15.
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