Candidate · November 3, 2026
Brenton Awa
On the ballot for U.S. House · Hawaii's 2nd District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $131K
- cash on hand
- $9,143
- issues with public statements
- 9
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Hawaii's 2nd District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Brenton Awa is the Senate Minority Leader of the Hawaii State Senate, where he represents Kaneohe through the North Shore of Oahu.3 His campaign website says he was first elected to the state Senate in 2022 and re-elected in 2024, and that his current term runs into 2028.3 It says he does not hold outside jobs and uses the time between legislative sessions for community projects, including two roadside food forests that it says he started in 2023 and 2024.3,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says his candidacy is rooted in restoring Hawaii's federal influence for the benefit of residents, and that the seat would give Hawaii more access to federal agencies, leverage to restore lost funding and the ability to hold federal and local agencies accountable.3 It also says he has a plan to keep residents from being priced out of Hawaii.3
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitevotebrentonawa.com3,
5 - Instagraminstagram.com/brentonawa3
- Facebookfacebook.com/brentonawa3
- X (Twitter)x.com/brentonawa3
- YouTubeyoutube.com/user/awabrenton3
- TikToktiktok.com/@brentonawa3
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Housing
His campaign website proposes limiting the number of single-family homes that corporations can acquire.3,
Environment and Public Lands
His campaign website proposes reclaiming available federally controlled land for local workforce housing and offering counties long-term federal leases at $1 per year.3
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website proposes giving owner-occupants the same tax deductions that investors use to lower their housing costs.3,
- Expand these breaks and make more of them refundable, so families who owe little income tax also benefit
- Add or expand breaks for costs such as education savings, adoption and selling a home
- Keep the current breaks
- Cut back these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates or deficit reduction
Infrastructure and Transportation
His campaign website proposes passing tariff revenue back to consumers by reducing the federal gas tax, and giving incentives to states that lower their own fuel taxes.6
- Raise the federal gas tax
- Add new fees, such as a yearly fee on electric vehicles or a charge for each mile driven
- Keep the gas tax as is and cover the gap with other federal money
- Cut or suspend the federal gas tax
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website proposes increasing the child tax credit to provide greater tax relief for families.6
His campaign website proposes expanding existing federal childcare assistance so more families can receive direct help with childcare costs.6
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website proposes a temporary deployment of National Guard units to support local law enforcement in high-crime areas identified by crime data and local requests.6
Agriculture and Rural Life
His campaign website lists among his accomplishments passing a bill (SB242) through the Hawaii Senate to ban foreign ownership of agricultural land in Hawaii.4
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.7
| Raised | $131,063 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $121,920 |
| Cash on hand | $9,143 |
Where the money came from
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report8filed Sep 15, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report9filed Nov 14, 2025