Edward Codelia

Nonpartisan

Edward Codelia is a nonpartisan candidate who won the August 2026 nonpartisan primary. He is running on independent, non-party representation focused on accountability, disaster preparedness, and affordability.[1][4]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

In their words — priorities

  • Independent representation focused on accountability rather than party politics.[4]
  • Protecting Hawaii's natural environment and cultural heritage in federal decisions.[4]
  • Making Hawaii more affordable by addressing housing, food, energy, transportation, and healthcare costs specific to island living.[4]
  • Disaster preparedness and infrastructure investment, citing the Maui wildfires as showing the need for better planning and emergency communications.[4]

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 4.Edward Codelia - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words