Current seat holder: Nadine Nakamura (D).
Nadine Nakamura (Democratic) is the incumbent member of the Hawaii House of Representatives representing District 15 (Kauai County), running for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election. Nakamura was born in Honolulu, Hawaii . She earned a bachelor's degree in Public Affairs and Urban Planning from the University of Southern California in 1983. She earned her master's in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in 1987. Before entering politics, she worked as a planner for various organizations, including the Hawaii Community Development Authority, the Honolulu Department of Transportation and the Pacific Housing Assistance Corporation. She also founded NKN Project Planning, her business where she worked as a planning consultant. Nakamura ran for a seat on the Kauai County Council in 2010. The top seven candidates were elected to the seat, and Nakamura placed second out of the top seven. In 2012, she was re-elected, placing first among the winning candidates. During her tenure, she served as vice chair of the council and as chair of the body's Planning Committee. She resigned in 2013 to become Managing Director for Kauai County under Mayor Bernard Carvalho (D) from 2013 to 2016.