The Maui County Council is elected legislative body for the government of Maui County, Hawaii under the Charter of the County of Maui:.[1] Legislative powers are vested with the nine-member Maui County Council, while executive powers are rest with the office of the Mayor of Maui County. The council is headquartered in the county seat of Maui County, Wailuku.
Composition
editAll seats in the county council have residency requirements, but all Maui County voters may vote in elections for all nine at-large seats regardless of residence. Members of the county council are elected on a nonpartisan, at-large basis to two-year terms, with a limit of five consecutive full terms.[1]
Members of the Maui County Council are elected every two years. The Chair of the county council is elected by the body's nine seated members.[2]
District | Councilmember | Area Represented | Leadership | Term Ends |
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3 | Alice Lee | Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu Residency Area | Council Chair | 2025 |
7 | Yuki Lei Sugimura | Upcountry (Pukalani-Kula-Ulupalakua) Residency Area | Vice-Chair | 2025 |
4 | Tasha Kama | Kahului Residency Area | Presiding Officer Pro Tempore | 2025 |
5 | Tom Cook | South Maui Residency Area | 2025 | |
8 | Gabe Johnson | Lanai Residency Area | 2025 | |
2 | Tamara Paltin | West Maui Residency Area | 2025 | |
9 | Keani Rawlins-Fernandez | Molokai Residency Area | 2025 | |
1 | Shane Sinenci | East Maui (Hana-Keanae-Kailua) Residency Area | 2025 | |
6 | Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins | Makawao-Haiku-Paia Residency Area | 2025 |
References
edit- ^ a b "=Overview: Maui County Council". Government of Maui County. 2023-01-02. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Cerizo, Kehaulani (2023-01-02). "Maui County Council elects Kama as chair; 8 members await court decision on 9th seat". Maui Now. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-01-15.