Embattled UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn is once again running for office, this time trying to get elected for the District 1 council seat.
The 47-year-old retired fighter previously made a run at becoming Hawaii’s governor back in 2022 but came up short in his bid. Now he’s running for a different local office amid a long list of legal issues and arrests that have plagued Penn over the past few years.
Penn was arrested five times in 2025 after he was initially taken into custody on two separate occasions for abuse of a family or household member. The allegations came from Penn’s mother Lorraine Shin, who was also granted a restraining order again
