As the executive branch of Maui County, the mayor’s duties include appointing heads of departments and selecting individuals for integral county positions. The mayor guides the county, preparing a budget of almost $800 million that begins council negotiations, and the mayor keeps the county on track, ensuring that the budget is carried out by local government. Needless to say, … [Read more...] about Mayor’s Race: We Walk Story With All Seven Mayoral Candidates
Beau Hawkes
MauiTime Walk Story: 2018 Candidate for Mayor Beau Hawkes
Watch MauiTime Walk Story with candidate for Mayor Beau Hawkes and Editor Axel Beers on Market Street in Wailuku, Hawai‘i … [Read more...] about MauiTime Walk Story: 2018 Candidate for Mayor Beau Hawkes
2014 Hawaii Primary Election Endorsements
For us political junkies, the late summer of an even-numbered year is a magical time. Our airwaves, email and inboxes get jammed with misleading, often shameless propaganda. Battalions of volunteers line roadsides to wave colorful but still bland signs at passing motorists. And, for the true believers, forums pop up at community centers around the island, where earnest … [Read more...] about 2014 Hawaii Primary Election Endorsements
Maui Police Arrest Yet Another Mayoral Candidate
Beau Hawkes makes his living at Maui Wowie, which sells bongs made from bamboo (pictured above), but that's not why Maui Police arrested him on Wednesday, July 23. No, a Maui cop tased Hawkes and then arrested him for a variety of traffic offenses, including but not limited to driving without license plates and the ever-popular resisting arrest. The Maui News ran a detailed … [Read more...] about Maui Police Arrest Yet Another Mayoral Candidate
Maui County Mayor’s Race Dwindles To Five Candidates When Maui PD Arrests Nelson Waikiki
And then there were five. Last night, Maui Police arrested Maui mayoral candidate Nelson Waikiki moments after the big forum at Seabury Hall in Olinda concluded, states a Maui PD news release just sent out. The news release is pretty thin on why the police took Waikiki into custody, but this story in today's Maui News states that it was because "he failed to comply with … [Read more...] about Maui County Mayor’s Race Dwindles To Five Candidates When Maui PD Arrests Nelson Waikiki