Maui Election
VIDEO: Maui sign snatcher caught on surveillance
By Wendy Osher A Maui surveillance video that captures a sign snatcher in action is going viral as the campaign season on the Valley Isle heats up. The incident occurred at 6:39 a.m. Sunday at a business in Wailuku town. Keith Regan, the campaign manager for former mayor Alan Arakawa said more than 50 large […]
Maui Mayor Tavares receives SHOPO endorsement
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 […]
Comment in Maui Mayor’s race sparks rumblings on the campaign trail
By Wendy Osher (Posted: Wednesday, July 21 2010) A political rivalry on Maui is off to a touchy start. The race for Mayor is officially one candidate shy of a dozen, and eight weeks short of being narrowed to two. But recent rumblings raised on the campaign trail have cast a shadow of negativity in […]
Maui ballot includes 3 uncontested races and crowded contests to fill vacancies
By Wendy Osher In a ballot that is filled with 11 mayoral candidates, three Maui council members and Maui’s OHA representative will return to office without a single challenger. Council Members Joe Pontanilla of Kahului, Gladys Baisa of Upcountry Maui, and Danny Mateo of Molokai are uncontested in the September Primary election. Maui’s Trustee for […]
List of 11 to be narrowed to two in primary race for Maui Mayor
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 […]
Candidate filing deadline July 20
The Office of Elections and the City and County Clerks issued a reminder to individuals interested in seeking elective office, that 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2010 is the candidate filing deadline. Due to vacancies created by the resignations of mid-term state senators Robert Bunda, D-22nd (North Shore, Wahiawa), and Gary Hooser, D-7th (Kauai, Niihau), candidate filing […]
Maui developer Charles Jencks appointed to State Land Commission
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 […]
Maui Ballot taking shape as 2010 election filing deadline nears
The Maui ballot continues to take shape as the July 20th deadline for candidate filing nears. As of Tuesday, 14 people had pulled papers for the Mayor’s race and seven had filed, confirming their candidacy—the most recent of which was Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares who made her run for re-election official on Friday. In the […]
