Insiders Say US Rep. Kai Kahele Considering A Run For Governor
First-term U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele is considering jumping into the governor’s race in a move that would further splinter the Democratic primary and make the race even less predictable.
Political insiders from Honolulu Hale and the State Capitol to the neighbor islands and Washington, D.C., all say Kahele has been contemplating the move, and has checked in with some of his most important political supporters in Hawaii to sound them out.
If Kahele actually takes the plunge, he will join Lt. Gov. Josh Green, former Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and former Hawaii First Lady Vicky Cayetano in the Democratic primary, rounding out an unusually long list of well-known contenders for the office.
Gov. David Ige is in his eighth year as governor and is term limited, which means he will leave office in December.
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