Mayor of Maui County

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Mayor of Maui County
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Incumbent
Richard Bissen
since January 3, 2023
Term length 4 years, renewable once consecutively [1]
Constituting instrumentMaui County Charter
Inaugural holder Elmer Cravalho
FormationJanuary 2, 1969

The Mayor of Maui County is the chief executive officer of the County of Maui in the state of Hawaii. The Mayor has municipal jurisdiction over the islands of Kahoolawe, Lanai, Maui and Molokai. The Mayor of Maui County is the successor of the Royal Governor of Maui of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

The current mayor of Maui County is former State jurist Richard Bissen. Bissen was elected as mayor in 2022, defeating his predecessor Mike Victorino. [2] Prominent former mayors include Linda Lingle, the sixth governor of Hawaii and first woman governor, who was mayor from 1991 to 1999.

List of Maui County Mayors

MayorTerm beginsTerm endsNotes
Elmer Cravalho January 2, 1969 [3] July 24, 1979 [3] First Mayor of Maui
Hannibal Tavares October 1979 [4] January 2, 1991Tavares won a special election in October 1979 following Cravalho's resignation in July. [4] [5]
Linda Lingle January 2, 1991January 2, 19996th Governor of Hawaii Dec 2, 2002 – Dec 6, 2010
James "Kimo" Apana January 2, 1999January 2, 2003
Alan Arakawa January 2, 2003January 2, 2007
Charmaine Tavares January 2, 2007January 2, 2011
Alan Arakawa January 2, 2011January 2, 2019
Michael Victorino January 2, 2019January 3, 2023
Richard Bissen January 3, 2023Present

References

  1. ↑ "CHARTER COUNTY OF MAUI 2021 EDITION" . Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "PRIMARY ELECTION 2022 - State of Hawaii - County of Maui August 13, 2022 SUMMARY REPORT Report 5" (PDF). State of Hawaii Office of Elections. August 25, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Maui County Council Resolution 79-96". Maui County Council . August 3, 1979. Archived from the original on June 28, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Perry, Brian (August 10, 2014). "Arakawa to face Paltin in the fall". Maui County Council . Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Christie (June 24, 2008). "Last Isle mayoral vacancy was in 1990". Honolulu Advertiser . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.


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