Tommy Waters is a member of theHonolulu City Council in Hawaii, representingDistrict 4. He assumed office on May 8, 2019. His current term ends on January 2, 2027.

Waters ran for re-election to theHonolulu City Council to representDistrict 4 in Hawaii. He won in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.

Waters (Democratic Party) also ran for election to theU.S. House to representHawaii's 2nd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary onAugust 13, 2022.

Waters was a nonpartisan candidate for Honolulu City Council in the general election on November 6, 2018. The results of that election were invalidated by theHawaii Supreme Court in January 2019.^[1]

Biography

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Waters obtained a B.A. in political science and aJ.D. from the University of Hawaii. His professional experience includes working as a defense lawyer. He represented District 51 as aDemocrat in theHawaii House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008. During his tenure, he chaired the Judiciary (2006 to 2008) and Higher Education (2004 to 2008) committees and served as the majority whip (2004 to 2008).^[2]^[3]

Elections

2022

Congressional election

General election

General election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Jill Tokuda defeatedJoseph Akana andMichelle Rose Tippens in the general election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jill Tokuda (D)	62.2	128,407
	Joseph Akana (R)	35.3	72,874
	Michelle Rose Tippens (L)	2.5	5,130

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 206,411
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jill Tokuda	57.6	62,275
		Patrick Branco	25.0	27,057
	Submit photo	Kyle Yoshida	6.1	6,624
		Brendan Schultz	5.7	6,115
		Nicole Gi	3.6	3,937
	Submit photo	Steven Sparks	2.0	2,137

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,145
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Joseph Akana defeatedJoe Webster in the Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 13, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joseph Akana	83.9	28,200
	Joe Webster	16.1	5,403

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,603
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Michelle Rose Tippens advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Rose Tippens	100.0	343

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 343
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Honolulu City Council election

General election

General election for Honolulu City Council District 4

IncumbentTommy Waters defeatedKaleo Nakoa in the general election for Honolulu City Council District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tommy Waters (Nonpartisan)	73.6	28,512
	Submit photo	Kaleo Nakoa (Nonpartisan)	26.4	10,203

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,715
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. IncumbentTommy Waters andKaleo Nakoa advanced from the primary for Honolulu City Council District 4.

2019

General election

Special general election for Honolulu City Council District 4

Tommy Waters defeatedTrevor Ozawa in the special general election for Honolulu City Council District 4 on April 13, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tommy Waters (Nonpartisan)	51.4	17,491
	Trevor Ozawa (Nonpartisan)	48.5	16,487
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	27

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,005
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2018

Note: The results of this election were invalidated by theHawaii Supreme Court. A special election to fill the seat was held onApril 13, 2019.^[1]^[4]

General election

General election for Honolulu City Council District 4

No candidate won the general election for Honolulu City Council District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate	%	Votes
Trevor Ozawa (Nonpartisan)	50.0	18,358
Tommy Waters (Nonpartisan)	50.0	18,336

Vote totals may be incomplete for this race.
	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,694
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Honolulu City Council District 4

IncumbentTrevor Ozawa andTommy Waters defeatedNatalie Iwasa andRicky Marumoto in the primary for Honolulu City Council District 4 on August 11, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Trevor Ozawa (Nonpartisan)	46.3	11,708
✔	Tommy Waters (Nonpartisan)	35.8	9,071
	Natalie Iwasa (Nonpartisan)	15.5	3,917
	Ricky Marumoto (Nonpartisan)	2.4	607

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,303
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2014

See also:Honolulu, Hawaii city council elections, 2014

Honolulu, Hawaii held city council elections onNovember 4, 2014. A primary election took place on August 9, 2014.Trevor Ozawa andTommy Waters advanced pastNatalie J. Iwasa andCarl Strouble in the primary election. Ozawa defeated Waters in the general election.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Honolulu City Council, District 4, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Trevor Ozawa	44.1%	16,371
Tommy Waters	43.9%	16,324
Blank or Over Votes	12%	4,467
Total Votes		37,162
Source:Hawaii Secretary of State - 2014 General Election Results

**Honolulu City Council, District 4 Nonpartisan Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tommy Waters	32.8%	10,110
Trevor Ozawa	26%	8,012
Natalie J. Iwasa	22.5%	6,937
Carl Strouble	1.6%	501
Blank or Over Votes	17.2%	5,300
Total Votes		30,860
Source:Hawaii Secretary of State - 2014 Primary Results

Campaign themes

2022

Congressional election

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Honolulu City Council election

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2019

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2014

Waters addressed the following issues in an interview withCivil Beat, a local Honolulu newspaper, on July 1, 2014:^[8]

Urban Housing

Excerpt: "The [city] can and should remain flexible enough with permits, planning, and zoning to encourage continued development of affordable homes, apartments, and rental units."

Traffic

Excerpt: "The rail is still a long way off, and our traffic problems must be addressed right now. Repair and modernization are critical to any immediate solution. Potholes continue to plague our drivers and slow down traffic; patchwork is relatively simple and effective. Traffic signals can be synchronized based on real-time traffic data without great effort or expense. And, when it does approach readiness, the rail must service the University of Hawaii."

City Revenues

Excerpt: "Revenues rise with a growing economy. I would incentivize investment, support partnerships to create educational and vocational opportunities, and create a stable, dependable municipal government that responds fairly and equitably to business. We need to support the current economy, with tourism, construction, agriculture and military. But we must continue to pursue the economy we need, with diversification, renewable energy, healthcare, science and technology."

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