Maui Election

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.

Monsanto executives said “We believe this referendum is invalid and contrary to long established state and federal laws that support both the safety and lawful testing and planting of GMO plants.”

Turnout in Maui County was still low, but bucked it’s recent trend as the lowest in the state. That title went to Hawaiʻi County this time around, which recorded a 47.7% turnout.

Maui voters have approved an initiative that places a moratorium on GMO cultivation in Maui County. A total of 23,082 people vote YES in favor of the moratorium, representing 50.2% of the vote, while 22,005 people voted against the measure for a very close 47.9% of the vote.

GMO vote is a YES with 50% of the vote; Cochran wins West Maui; Mayor Arakawa reelected to another term.

The state’s 232 polling places opened as planned today with no major problems reported by mid-day. Here in Maui County, there are a total of 34 polling places and 87,327 registered voters.

All polling places in District 4 will be open on Election Day, despite contingency plans made in preparation for the advance of the June 27 lava flow in Pāhoa.

The last day for walk in voting on Maui is Saturday, Nov. 1, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kalana O Maui building in Wailuku.