This year, there are three people running for the Maui County Council seat representing Makawao, Haiku and Paia. Mike White, the current Chairperson of the County Council, is running for reelection, and he's got two challengers: Alan Kaufman (click here to read his Know Your Candidate feature) and Trinette Furtado. A single mom, Furtado is an activist who's been deeply … [Read more...] about Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Trinette Furtado
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Know Your Maui County 2016 Election Candidate: Alan Kaufman
So this year MauiTime has emailed 2016 election questionnaires to nearly every candidate* running for office that's relevant to Maui County voters. For the next few months–until the Primary and General election or (we can only hope) a giant meteor destroys the world–we'll post the results as we get them. Since the Primary Election takes place on Aug. 13, we'll give priority to … [Read more...] about Know Your Maui County 2016 Election Candidate: Alan Kaufman
Kula Community Assoc. 2016 Maui election forum
Though the filing deadline for the Maui County candidates in the 2016 election is still a couple weeks away (June 7), a few races already loom large on the political radar. There are a lot of candidates out there and a ton of issues. But the Kula Community Association wants to help you this Wednesday, May 18 with a candidate forum. The big races are the two open Maui County … [Read more...] about Kula Community Assoc. 2016 Maui election forum