Maui Economic Development Board's Ke Alahele Education Fund Benefit Dinner and Auction grossed $331,800 to advance STEM education in Maui County. The event, held Aug. 20 at the Fairmont Kea Lani, celebrated the Fund's 10th year with 550 attendees including U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz, Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui and Mayor Alan Arakawa. The event also … [Read more...] about Maui Economic Development Board’s Ke Alahele Education Fund supports STEM studies
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Know your Maui County 2016 election candidate: Vanessa Medeiros
Vanessa Medeiros is running for the Maui County Council seat representing Kahului, which is currently held by Don Guzman. She owns Positive Pathways, a finishing school for young women. During Charmaine Tavares' mayoral administration, Medeiros served as Housing and Human Concerns director from February 2007 to September 2008. Though clearly capable and competent at her … [Read more...] about Know your Maui County 2016 election candidate: Vanessa Medeiros
Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Yuki Lei Sugimura
Maui County Councilmember Gladys Baisa can't run for reelection because of term limits, which means there's a lot of interest in succeeding her. Of the four candidates running, one of them–Yuki Lei Sugimura–has extensive experience with the Maui Democratic Party. Her campaign website doesn't have a lot of information on her political views, but we managed to pin her down with a … [Read more...] about Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Yuki Lei Sugimura
Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Alika Atay
Alika Atay is one of five candidates for the Maui County Council seat representing Wailuku, Waihee and Waikapu. As a measure of the competitiveness of the race, all five candidates filled out and returned MauiTime's election questionnaires (the others are Joe Blackburn, Keith Regan, Dain Kane and Hana Steel; click here to read their questionnaires). Atay is a political … [Read more...] about Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Alika Atay
Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Kelly King
Kelly King is one of four candidates running for the Maui County Council seat representing South Maui (which is currently held by Don Couch, who is running for reelection). King and her husband Robert founded Pacific Biodiesel back in 1995 or so, and since then she's made a name for herself as an environmental advocate. MAUITIME: What is your top priority if elected (or … [Read more...] about Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Kelly King