A Honolulu city council race is in limbo as a candidate pushes for a quick court decision before ballots are printed.

• Trevor Ozawa wants the Hawaii Supreme Court to rule fast on whether incumbent Tommy Waters is disqualified from a third term.
• A lower court already banned Waters from the District 4 race, ruling he had served a two-term limit.
• Waters' name was already on the primary ballots before the ruling came down.
• The timing matters: a decision is needed before mid-September, when general election ballots get printed, to avoid confusing voters.
• Waters is trying to appeal, but five of seven judges have stepped aside from the case, complicating his path.

Outlook: If the court doesn't rule in time, Ozawa is set to face Tara Malia Gregory in the general election.