Romy Cachola is term-limited and cannot run for re-election in the Honolulu City Council. So what’s next for the Council veteran?

He told Inside Honolulu minutes ago that he’s “99 percent” sure he’s going to try to return to the Hawaii House of Representatives, where he spent more than a decade as a Democrat before coming across the street.

Cachola’s home, near the corner of Kalihi and King, sits in the 29th House District currently represented by Vice Speaker Joey Manahan. If, however, redistricting changes the boundaries, Cachola could instead end up in the 30th District, represented by John Mizuno.

Mizuno and Manahan, perhaps not coincidentally, are already talking about running for Cachola’s Council seat. Presumably, they would arrange the races to avoid a primary showdown between two heavyweight Democrats.

The remaining 1 percent that Cachola left open? He said he’d consider a run for the Hawaii Senate in the event that the seat for his district (No. 13) becomes vacant. That would only happen if Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland left her job.