County Council District 9: Three candidates in the running for open Kohala district

Chris Kalei Toafili has deep roots in the Kohala district, and spent worked two decades in the county Highways Division based in Waimea. He also had a shop in Waikoloa and now runs a CDL school in the area, he told the Waimea Community Association in a candidate forumCindy Evans served 16 years in the state House and for the past four years has been working with nonprofits to improve the veteran’s cemetery, as well as the Going home Consortium to help those released from jails and prisons find their footing. She’s also worked on domestic violence issues, she said, describing herself as a “change agent.”Jeff Kalani Coakley is a Vietnam veteran who worked as a survey engineer. A community advocate and swimming pool manager for 11 years, he organized the Friends of Kohala pool after the county closed it due to repair issues.

County Council District 9: Three candidates in the running for open Kohala district