Honolulu City Council District VI · Nov 3, 2026
Tyler Dos Santos-Tam
Candidate for City Council District VI (incumbent)
Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, the incumbent, is running for Honolulu City Council District VI in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Corey Morihara.
General Election ballot packets arrive by mail · Fri, Oct 16, 2026
Former chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii (2020-2022) and of the Honolulu Neighborhood Commission (2017-2020); former member of the Liliha Neighborhood Board.
- Campaign website
- www.votetyler.com
Where Tyler Dos Santos-Tam stands: positions on the record
Empty homes tax3 sourced positions
as reported by Honolulu Civil Beat; not a direct quote
Was among the council members who told Civil Beat they would have supported Bill 46, the empty homes tax, if it had come up for a final vote.
Own statementHonolulu Civil Beat · Aug 3, 2026
Voted yes on advancing Bill 46 (2024), on real property taxation, at second reading (passed 6-3, Oct. 2024).
Council voteHonolulu City Council · Oct 9, 2024
Voted yes on postponing Bill 46 (2024) to a date to be determined (passed 7-2, Dec. 2024).
Council voteHonolulu City Council · Dec 11, 2024
Homelessness1 sourced position
as reported by Honolulu Civil Beat; not a direct quote
Said expanding Sit-Lie enforcement hours might just push homeless people outside the areas where the law applies; plans to work with the Department of Emergency Services, which runs the CORE program, on moving people out of homelessness.
“The ones that are no longer on the street were the easy cases,”
Own statementHonolulu Civil Beat · Jun 30, 2026
Property taxes1 sourced position
Said in 2022 that he opposes raising property tax rates for residents who own their own homes.
“I am opposed to an increase of property tax rates for local residents who own their own home.”
Own statementHonolulu Civil Beat · Sep 8, 2022
Housing1 sourced position
Said the planned $20,000 increase in the homeowners' exemption helps only at the margins and the underlying problem is a lack of housing.
“That’s going to help at the margins for a homeowner that’s paying their taxes,”
Own statementHonolulu Civil Beat · Jun 30, 2026
Sewer rates1 sourced position
Voted yes on Bill 60 (2024), the sewer rate increase plan (passed 5-4, June 2025).
Council voteHonolulu City Council · Jun 4, 2025
Skyline rail1 sourced position
Voted yes on Bill 60 (2025), letting HART plan possible rail extensions beyond the current segment (passed 8-1, Feb. 2026).
Council voteHonolulu City Council · Feb 18, 2026
Office of Economic Revitalization1 sourced position
Voted no on overriding the mayor's line-item vetoes of the 2027 budget, which restored Office of Economic Revitalization funding (override passed 6-2, July 2026).
Council voteHonolulu City Council · Jul 8, 2026
City budget1 sourced position
Voted no on Bill 22 (2026), the executive operating budget for fiscal year 2027 (passed 6-3, June 2026).
Council voteHonolulu City Council · Jun 3, 2026
Bus fares1 sourced position
Voted no on Bill 54 (2025), the transit fare increase (passed 6-3, Jan. 2026).
Council voteHonolulu City Council · Jan 28, 2026
Past candidacies1 sourced position
Ran for Honolulu City Council District VI in 2022 (won).
Own statementHawaii Office of Elections · Nov 8, 2022
Also running for City Council District VI
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