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2024 Maui Election:

Got your ballot in the mail but unsure who to vote for? Check out what candidates for the Maui County Council had to say on key issues like the fire recovery, housing, the economy and more. All council candidates were given the opportunity to respond.

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Spending reports in Maui County mayor’s race show Sugimura leading Bissen in fundraising
Fired Maui County official sues Mayor Bissen, Board of Ethics for defamation
North extension of Lahaina bypass needed as a critical evacuation route is finally moving forward
Maui County’s fringe mayoral candidates add unique ideas, opinions, entertainment to race
On 250th anniversary of United States, Native Hawaiians remember struggle to keep their own history alive
Young Brothers’ rate increase begins July 1, along with repayment of nearly $30M in back fees to state
Reconstruction of Kahului Airport’s main runway down to 2 options — with drastic differences in price, resiliency
Maui County asks court to dismiss former chief of staff’s lawsuit; trial possible as election looms
Plans to replace portable toilets with permanent bathrooms at Mākena State Park cause big stink
‘A lot at stake for West Maui’: Three longtime residents face off in Aug. 8 Democratic primary
West Maui condo agrees to finally put in public beach access that was required 50 years ago
‘Īao Valley emergency flood repairs approved, but questions arise about long-term impacts to river
Passing the Maui film festival torch: From ‘Celestial Cinema’ to homegrown storytelling
Lahaina residents try to stop increasing crime as more people return to burn zone
For sale for $17M: Late billionaire David Murdock’s home, one of his last ties to Lāna‘i
West Maui water quality testing finds few impacts after Lahaina wildfire
Polls show incumbent Bissen, challenger Sugimura dueling for top spot in 10-candidate mayoral primary race
Costliest repairs to Lahaina Harbor still ahead as dredging gets underway
Akakū continues fight to preserve Maui County’s public access funding with $400,000 in annual cuts looming
$241M solar energy project to power 18,000 Maui homes moving through permitting process
Family of Maui patient evacuated to O‘ahu after storm scrambles to relocate him again
For many sinkholes left by March storms on Maui County roads, cost and timeline for repairs unclear
‘She’s up with the saints’: Meli Watanuki, one of Kalaupapa’s last living patients, dies at 91
HECO installing sturdier replacement poles in Lahaina, with plans for limited underground lines
‘Historic opportunity’: County plans to acquire Maui Land & Pineapple’s water system in West Maui
Expansion plans of Lāna‘i luxury resort are economic win to some residents, cultural loss to others
Lahaina fire survivors urged to apply for housing rebuild programs as August deadline approaches
Lahaina school rebuild gets nearly $200M, wildfire study misses out on funding
Pā‘ia Mantokuji given another year to find a fix for erosion threatening Buddhist temple, nearby graves
From trucking to technocrat: How did former Maui official Keith Regan land in state’s second-highest post?
Makawao Forest Reserve’s first management plan balances needed conservation, popular recreation
Surf was up at Hoʻokipa Beach for Hawaiʻi’s first state high school surfing championship
Mayor Bissen says former chief of staff’s lawsuit is politically motivated as he seeks reelection
Old Pioneer Mill site with smokestack sells for nearly $20M, future plans remain mystery
Loss of land in storm complicates recovery for ‘Īao Valley residents
As state, Maui Health decide future of damaged Kula Hospital, another long-term care facility nears capacity
Hawaiʻi designates April 27 as Brother Joseph Dutton Day for his work at Kalaupapa Settlement on Molokaʻi
Maui businesses brace for higher shipping costs as state bill moves closer to reality
Hāna farmers face years of recovery for crops lost in Kona storm
West Maui resort’s emergency erosion measures, blocked beach access stir public pushback
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