By B.J. Reyes

Windward Oahu issues take center stage on Hawaii Public Radio on March 23 as the candidates vying to fill the District 3 City Council vacancy take part in a live debate.

So far, HPR says eight of the 11 candidates seeking to succeed Barbara Marshall have agreed to participate. They are: Ikaika Anderson, Tracy Bean, John Henry Felix, Wilson Ho, Steve Holmes, Sol Nalua‘i, Tom Pico and Pohai Ryan. Also running in the special election are Paul Akau, Leona Kalima and Keoki Leong.

The two-hour debate before a live audience is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. at HPR’s Atherton Studio. Moderated by HPR political reporter Wayne Yoshioka, the debate will be broadcast live on KIPO 89.3. Olelo Community Television plans to record the debate for rebroadcast at a later date.

Audience members and public radio listeners are invited to submit candidate questions to news@hawaiipublicradio.org. Due to limited studio space, reservations are recommended by calling 955-8821 during business hours.

Marshall died Feb. 22 after a battle with colon cancer.

To fill her seat, the City Clerk is holding a special mail-in election.

Ballots will be mailed following the voter registration deadline of March 23. The deadline for ballots to be received by the city is April 23. Two weeks of walk-in absentee voting are scheduled to begin April 6.

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