The County Council is composed of nine members. The Council is a legislative and policy-making body for Maui and its positions are divided by residency areas. All positions are voted upon by all of Maui residents. These are non-partisan positions, which means that political party divides do not matter in this local contest. The council positions are two year positions.
In November 2020, all nine seats are up for election or re-election, and seven of the nine seats are being challenged, with the exceptions being the Upcountry seat of Yuki Lei Sugimura and the Waikapu-Wailuku-Waihee position of Alice Lee.
Yuki Lei Sugimura (image: Facebook)
Riki Hokama, the current Council Member from Lanai, has not filed for re-election. Hokama has been a Council Member for the last twenty years. This last term was his fifth consecutive term which he is allotted by the current county charter. He was not active for two years in between FIVE sets of two-year terms. Each set of five-year terms totaled 10 years apiece, which enabled him to be an active Council Member for twenty years.
There is a proposed change for the county charter up which would eliminate the term “consecutive”, rendering council seats to be only held for a total of five two-year terms, ending councilship at a sum of ten years in a lifetime. If this proposed change had been in place, then reportedly Council Members Hokama, Lee and Molina would not have been eligible for this last election. There is also another proposed change for the county charter which would further change the term limits to two four-year terms, for a sum total of eight years as a council member per lifetime.
Three candidates are vying for the Lanai position.
East Maui |
Contender(s) |
Incumbent |
 Claire K. Carroll (image: Honolulu Civil Beat) CARROLL, Claire Kamalu P.O. BOX 164 HANA, HI 96713 (808) 264-0139 |
 Shane Sinenci (image: mauicounty.us) SINENCI, Shane P.O. BOX 343 HANA, HI 96713 (808) 264-8919 |
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West Maui |
 Rick Nava (image: Honolulu Civil Beat) NAVA, Rick 851 KAAKEPA ST. LAHAINA, HI 96761 (808) 298-3953 |
 Tamara Paltin (image: mauicounty.us) PALTIN, Tamara Akiko Maile 110 PUALU PL. LAHAINA, HI 96761 (808) 870-0052 www.tamarapaltin.com |
 Snehal Patel (image: Ka Ipu Kukui Fellowship) PATEL, Sne P.O. BOX 12862 LAHAINA, HI 96761 (808) 264-9950 |
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WAILUKU-WAIHEE-WAIKAPU |
LEE, Alice L P.O. BOX 1606 KAHULUI, HI 96733 (808) 280-0035 |
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KAHULUI |
 KAIWI, Deb
P.O. BOX 53 KAHULUI, HI 96733 (808) 495-5416 |
 Tasha Kama (image: mauicounty.us) KAMA, Tasha P.O. BOX 503 WAILUKU, HI 96793 (808) 463-2963 |
 Carol Lee Kamakona (image: Facebook) KAMEKONA, Carol Lee 862 MAKALII ST. KAHULUI, HI 96732 (808) 264-9385 |
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SOUTH MAUI |
 Thomas Cook (image: mauiconstruction.org) COOK, Tom 18 POAILANI PL. KIHEI, HI 96753 (808) 870-2205 |
 Kelly King (image: mauicounty.us) KING, Kelly Takaya 72 KALOLA PL. KIHEI, HI 96753 (808) 283-1954 |
MAKAWAO-HAIKU-PAIA |
 Aja Eyre (image: civilbeat.org) EYRE, Aja P.O. BOX 1226 MAKAWAO, HI 96768 (808) 495-1425 |
 Mike Molina (image: mauicounty.us) MOLINA, Mike P.O. BOX 1303 MAKAWAO, HI 96768 (808) 264-4859 |
 Larent Zahnd (image: PBS Hawaii) ZAHND, Laurent P.O. BOX 1736 MAKAWAO, HI 96768 (808) 633-3113 |
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UPCOUNTRY |
 Yuki Lei Sugimura (image: mauinow.com) SUGIMURA, Yuki Lei Kashiwa P.O. BOX 901362 KULA, HI 96790 (808) 870-8047 |
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LANAI |
 Alberta Jetley (image: mauinews.com) DE JETLEY, Alberta P.O. BOX 630601 LANAI CITY, HI 96763 (808) 649-0808 |
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 Gabe Johnson (image: civilbeat.org) JOHNSON, Gabe P.O. BOX 631620 LANAI CITY, HI 96763 (808) 559-0980 |
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 Matt Mano (image: mattmanoforcouncil.org) MANO, Matthew J.K. P.O. BOX 630211 LANAI CITY, HI 96763 (808) 563-0506 |
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MOLOKAI |
 Stacy Helm Crivello (image: civilbeat.org) CRIVELLO, Stacy Helm P.O. BOX 1097 KAUNAKAKAI, HI 96748 (808) 658-0346 |
 Keani Rawlins Fernandez (image: mauicounty.us) RAWLINS-FERNANDEZ, Keani P.O. BOX 935 KAUNAKAKAI, HI 96748 (808) 351-0263 keani.rawlins@gmail.com www.votekeani.com |
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