Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi Issues Candidate Recommendations

Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi board members, political committee members and volunteers interviewed candidates, researched campaign records, reviewed candidate questionnaires and engaged in thoughtful debate to come up with recommendations for the 2018 General Election in Hawai‘i.

The candidates Sierra Club Hawai‘i selected “are the best protectors of our environment and worthy of the Sierra Club’s endorsement,” said Marti Townsend, director of the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi.

The Political Committee for the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi reviewed the candidates and recommends the following people “to save our islands and our planet.”

GOVERNOR/LT. GOVERNOR
Gov. David Ige
Lt. Gov. Josh Green

OHA
Maui: Carmen Hulu Lindsey
At large: William ʻAilā, Jr.

MAUI STATE HOUSE
District 10 (West Maui, Mā‘alaea, North Kīhei): Angus McKelvey
District 11 (Kīhei, Wailea, Mākena): Tina Wildberger

MAUI MAYOR
Elle Cochran

MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL
South Maui: Kelly Takaya King
Wailuku, Waiheʻe, Waikapu: Alika Atay
West Maui: Tamara Akiko Maile Paltin
Moloka‘i: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez
Kahului: Natalie “Tasha” Kama
Upcountry: Hannibal Starbuck
Makawao, Ha‘ikū, Pāia: Trinette Furtado
East Maui: Shane Sinenci
Lānaʻi: Gabe Johnson

Download the complete list of Sierra Club of Hawai‘i candidate recommendations here.