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Maui County Council Member Sol Kahoohalahala has announced his backing of former Mayor Alan Arakawa in his run for the county’s top job.  Kahooholahala who came in fifth in the mayoral primary, is the second of Arakawa’s opponents from the primary to announce his support—the other was Randy Piltz who placed third. Kahoohalahala said he […]

By Wendy Osher The third place finisher in the primary race for Mayor has announced his support for one of the candidates advancing to the general election in November.  Retired electrical contractor Randy Piltz, who was among the 11 primary candidates in the crowded race for mayor, is now backing Alan Arakawa saying his beliefs […]

By Wendy Osher (Click on story and Scroll down to see results) (Update: 7:23 a.m. 9/19/10) The Final Summary Report for the 2010 primary election was released shortly before 7:30 this morning.  In the Mayor’s race it will be a rematch between current Mayor Charmaine Tavares and former Mayor Alan Arakawa.  Tavares had 7,307 votes—268 […]

Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares received the endorsement of the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO) on Friday, July 23, 2010. SHOPO has 2,800 members statewide with nearly 400 in Maui County. In making the announcement, SHOPO President Tenari Ma’afala called Mayor Tavares’ ability to build positive working relationships as a key to the […]

By Wendy Osher A total of 11 candidates are vying for Maui’s top job.  The field was finalized yesterday with the passing of the filing deadline leaving a long list of candidates in the running for Mayor.   The field grew by four in the past week with Sally Chow Hammond of Molokai and Marc […]

Maui resident and developer Charles Jencks was appointed today to serve as an interim commission member for the state Land Use Commission (LUC). Jenks replaces Ransom “Randy” Piltz, who resigned earlier this month to run for Maui County Mayor. The appointment was announced today by Governor Linda Lingle. Jencks will complete the remainder of Piltz’s […]