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Hawaii’s 2nd District race
Brenton Awa, a Republican, is running for the U.S. House in Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District. He will appear in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Democratic incumbent Jill Naomi Tokuda.
The contest is identified as a contested general election, meaning voters will have more than one candidate to consider. Awa and Tokuda are the two candidates in the race. The election will determine who represents Hawaii’s 2nd District in the U.S. House.
The candidate information in this contest establishes each person’s name, party and incumbency status. It does not establish positions on individual issues through party labels alone. Voters comparing the candidates will need to consider any policy positions the campaigns formally document as the election proceeds.
Brenton Awa, Republican
Awa is the Republican candidate in the race and is challenging the incumbent. His candidacy gives voters a Republican option in the general election for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District.
Awa has no documented policy positions in this contest. That means no specific stance can yet be assigned to him on matters such as federal spending, taxes, housing, health care, public lands, national defense or other issues that may arise during the campaign. A party designation identifies how a candidate is listed in the race, but it does not by itself show where that candidate stands on a particular proposal.
No campaign fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand totals are listed for Awa. Those categories can help voters follow how a campaign is financed and how it uses its money once official figures are posted.
Jill Naomi Tokuda, Democrat
Tokuda is the Democratic candidate and the incumbent in Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District. Incumbent status means she currently holds the office being contested. She is seeking to continue representing the district and faces Awa in the general election.
Tokuda has no documented policy positions in this contest. As with Awa, her party designation cannot be treated as a substitute for a stated position on a specific bill, program or federal policy question. Any comparison of the candidates’ views should rely on positions each candidate formally sets out during the campaign.
No campaign fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand totals are listed for Tokuda. The same financial categories apply to both candidates and can be compared when official campaign reports contain figures for the race.
What voters will decide
The Nov. 3 general election gives voters in Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District a choice between Awa and Tokuda. Awa appears as the Republican candidate, while Tokuda appears as the Democratic incumbent.
As the campaign develops, policy statements and campaign finance reports may give voters additional points of comparison. Issue positions can show what each candidate proposes to do in office. Financial filings can show money raised, money spent and cash available to a campaign. Those are separate questions: fundraising totals do not establish a candidate’s policy views, and a party label does not establish a position on every issue.
Voters can also watch for election administration updates before Election Day, including official candidate and voting information. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Nothing in the candidates’ party labels or incumbency status determines the outcome; the race is decided through the election process.
