Maui Election

Five labor unions and a local nonprofit representing thousands of Maui workers officially endorsed Deidre Tegarden, Democratic candidate for the Hawai‘i State House of Representatives, District 11, (Kīhei, Wailea, Mākena), at a press conference held at her campaign headquarters in Kīhei on Thursday, April 7.

US Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday issued a statement after The Associated Press declared him the winner of Hawaii’s Democratic caucus.

Hillary for Hawaiʻi on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, opened its second office in the Aloha State on the Island of Maui.

The Friends of Joe Blackburn for Maui County Council group is hosting a “Free Pancakes 2 Go” event this Saturday March 26, 2016.

Representative Kaniela Ing of Maui takes to social media last night to become the only State Representative and only Asian/Pacific Islander (API) Legislator to veer from Hillary Clinton and endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for the Hawaiʻi President Preference Polls.

Hawai‘i State House of Representatives Candidate Deidre Tegarden (District 11, Kīhei, Wailea, Mākena) hosted a gathering of supporters Wednesday evening, March 16, at the opening of her campaign headquarters at Azeka Makai in Kīhei.

Organizers have been working to engage supporters in advance of the upcoming Presidential Preference Poll on March 26.

State House Representative Kaniela Ing hosts a 2016 “South Maui Celebration!” ​at Nalu’s Southside Grill at Azeka’s Makai on Friday, April 8, 2016, to celebrate “​all we achieved together,” during his first two terms in office.

State House of Representatives candidate Deidre Tegarden chose the Kihei Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall as the site of her official entry into the race on Monday, Feb. 29.

South Maui resident and Democratic candidate Deidre Tegarden, who is running for the State House of Representatives 11th District (Kīhei, Wailea, Mākena), filed her nomination papers today at the Office of the County Clerk in the Kalana O Maui building.

Longtime South Maui resident and Democratic candidate Deidre Tegarden, who is running for the State House of Representatives 11th District (Kīhei, Wailea, Mākena), will host a campaign fundraiser at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Kīhei from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016.

The Friends of Keith Regan invites the community to a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with County Council Candidate Keith Regan on Thursday, March 17, 2016, at Maui Beach Hotel.

An exclusive fashion show featuring ManaOlaʻs brand new Spring Collection is being held in support of Nāpua Greig Nakasone’s run for the Upcountry seat on the Maui County Council.

The fundraiser will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Yokouchi Estate off of Koeli Street in Wailuku.

The newly reformed Young Democrats of Maui County invites the public to view a live stream of the Democratic presidential debate on Sunday Jan. 17, 2016, at 4 p.m. at the MEDB Malcolm Center in Kīhei.

Former Maui County Councilmember Dain P. Kane announced that he will be running for the Wailuku-Waiheʻe-Waikapū Maui County Council seat in the upcoming 2016 elections.

Friends of Stacey Moniz announces its campaign kickoff, “2016: A Fresh Start,” on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani.

Yuki Lei Sugimura, a longtime Kula resident and member of the Kula Community Association, has announced her candidacy for the Maui County Council Upcountry residency seat (Pukalani, Kula, ‘Ulupalakua).

Five Maui residents filed a lawsuit in Second Circuit court on Wednesday, seeking “declaratory relief to assure transparency and the proper implementation,” of the newly passed initiative that places a moratorium on GMO cultivation in Maui County.

Monsanto Hawaiʻi today joined other individuals, groups and businesses including the Maui Farm Bureau and Dow AgroSciences in filing a lawsuit to challenge the measure that would place a moratorium on GMO cultivation in Maui County.