A fight over who can run for an East Oahu council seat is heading to Hawaii's top court, leaving the District 4 race in limbo.

• Backers of Tommy Waters have asked the Hawaii Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that kept him off the August primary ballot.
• The lower court found that another win would amount to a third term, which is not allowed.
• The complaint also accuses Honolulu's ethics and elections division of overstepping by publicly calling Waters ineligible without being ordered to.
• Waters has a separate appeal of his own, with briefing set for late August.

Outlook: The high court's handling of the appeal in the coming weeks will decide whether Waters can stay in the race.