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Outer limits: So here’s something that caught The Sunshine Blog by surprise: Tommy Waters announced Tuesday he’s going to run for the City Council again in 2026. That would be his third election to the council in a county where voters have not once, not twice, but three times made it very clear two terms is the limit.

Waters, the City Council chair who represents East Honolulu, Kaimukī and Waikīkī, used his appearance on Hawaii News Now’s “ Spotlight Now ” show to announce his campaign plans. He insists that the City Charter clearly allows two consecutive four-year terms and he will have only been in office one and about three-quarters

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