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

edit

All 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]

Councilmembers
District Councilmember Area Represented Leadership Term Ends
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
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.