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Gary Cordery

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Governor

2026 Hawaii Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 15, 2026

Overview

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2026 Hawaii Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election on November 3, 2026
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Hawaii Office of Elections — 2026 Candidate Report

Contest: Governor

Party: REPUBLICAN

Ballot Name: CORDERY, Gary

Legal Name: GARY A. CORDERY

Phone: (808) 478-8046

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://garycorderyforgovernor.com/

Filed: 2026-04-15

Status: In General

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Democracy, ethics, and accountability

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Require annual audits of all public-private partnerships and government departments.

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Require annual audits of all public-private partnerships and government departments.

Native Hawaiian affairs and culture

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Renegotiate Hawaiian Homes Act terms — addressing blood quantum, land rights, and fairness in access.

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Renegotiate Hawaiian Homes Act terms — addressing blood quantum, land rights, and fairness in access.

Housing and cost of living

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Through the Housing Master Plan, Gary will deliver 15,000 fee-simple homes priced between $400K–$600K, targeted for working families, teachers, nurses, and Kūpuna.

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Through the Housing Master Plan, Gary will deliver 15,000 fee-simple homes priced between $400K–$600K, targeted for working families, teachers, nurses, and Kūpuna.

Housing and cost of living

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Land reform and permitting streamlining to cut years off project timelines.

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Land reform and permitting streamlining to cut years off project timelines.

Housing and government accountability

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End no-bid contracts to ensure fairness and cost-efficiency.

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End no-bid contracts to ensure fairness and cost-efficiency.

Taxes, economy, workers, and affordability

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Eliminate the General Excise Tax (GET) on food and medicine.

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Eliminate the General Excise Tax (GET) on food and medicine.

Taxes, economy, workers, and affordability

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Freeze property taxes for Kūpuna at retirement and on their primary residence.

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Freeze property taxes for Kūpuna at retirement and on their primary residence.

Housing, Native Hawaiian affairs, and tax relief

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Create tax exemptions for Native Hawaiian homeowners.

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Create tax exemptions for Native Hawaiian homeowners.

Education and workforce development

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Ensuring nutritious school lunches for the keiki of Hawai'i while reducing the cost for families.

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Ensuring nutritious school lunches for the keiki of Hawai'i while reducing the cost for families.

Democracy, ethics, and accountability

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Establish a Government Transparency Office to make spending, contracts, and decisions visible to the public.

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Establish a Government Transparency Office to make spending, contracts, and decisions visible to the public.

Democracy, ethics, and accountability

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Forward all corruption cases directly to the Attorney General for swift action.

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Forward all corruption cases directly to the Attorney General for swift action.

Native Hawaiian affairs and culture

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Form a Hawaiian-led, deadline-oriented action group for justice and transparency.

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Form a Hawaiian-led, deadline-oriented action group for justice and transparency.

Native Hawaiian affairs and culture

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Advance reconciliation through actionable, measurable policies.

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Advance reconciliation through actionable, measurable policies.

Education and Native Hawaiian affairs

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Integrate Hawaiian language & cultural education into all schools statewide.

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Integrate Hawaiian language & cultural education into all schools statewide.

Housing and cost of living

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Elimination of redundant regulations that stall housing supply.

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Elimination of redundant regulations that stall housing supply.

Housing and cost of living

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Housing Enterprise Zones to encourage community-led development.

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Housing Enterprise Zones to encourage community-led development.

Education and workforce development

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Financial literacy & problem-solving in every classroom.

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Financial literacy & problem-solving in every classroom.

Education and workforce development

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Hawaiian language instruction beginning in 3rd grade.

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Hawaiian language instruction beginning in 3rd grade.

Education and workforce development

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Merit pay for teachers to reward excellence.

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Merit pay for teachers to reward excellence.

Education and workforce development

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Proficiency-based graduation, supported by tutoring — replacing the “test-and-graduate” model.

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Proficiency-based graduation, supported by tutoring — replacing the “test-and-graduate” model.

Education and workforce development

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Local budget autonomy for each island to meet unique community needs.

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Local budget autonomy for each island to meet unique community needs.

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 Hawaii candidate record — Gary Cordery

    Hawaii Office of Elections

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  2. Candidate-owned primary source

    Gary Cordery — candidate-owned primary source 2

    Gary Cordery campaign

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    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  3. GOVERNMENT_CAMPAIGN_FINANCE_SEARCH

    Gary Cordery — Hawaii campaign-finance disclosure system

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