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Tommy Waters’ bid for a third term on Honolulu City Council is spiraling into legal chaos as five of seven appellate judges abruptly recuse themselves—no explanation given—just as the race heats up for November’s general election. Waters, a lawyer himself, remains silent, while his primary challenger Trevor Ozawa, who won the contested race against him, stays focused on campaigning. The court’s July ruling barring Waters from running again has been appealed, with paperwork mix-ups and potential Supreme Court involvement looming. With no candidate reaching 50% in the primary, Ozawa and Tara Malia Gregory are now locked in a runoff—and Gregory’s campaign is ramping up outreach while Ozawa sticks to door-to-door canvassing, open to debates. As legal battles rage and deadlines loom, voters brace for a high-stakes showdown in uncharted territory.

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