Native Hawaiians ‘Take The Torch’ Of Big Island Council Majority

Native Hawaiians will hold six of the nine Hawaiʻi County Council seats when newly elected members take office in December, marking the first majority in at least three decades. Four incoming members—Manu Powers, Ikaika Rodenhurst, Lloyd Enriquez and Zed Kaʻapana Aki—join incumbents Holeka Inaba and James Hustace. The new majority is expected to shape decisions on development, land and water use across the Big Island.