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Know your Maui County 2016 election candidate: Dain Kane
From 1998 to 2006, Dain Kane represented Wailuku on the Maui County Council. He ran for mayor in 2006, lost, then did a bunch of political odd jobs around the county. Now he wants his own seat back,...
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Know your Maui County 2016 election candidate: John Roco
This year, there are four Republicans running for the pleasure of losing to incumbent U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, D–Hawaii (okay, I’m kidding, though given the immense power the Democratic Party holds...
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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...
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Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Deidre Tegarden
There are two Democrats running for the 11th District state representative seat. One of them is Kaniela Ing, the incumbent, and the other is Deidre Tegarden. When Neil Abercrombie was governor,...
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Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Kaniela Ing
First elected in 2012, Democrat Kaniela Ing represents South Maui in the Hawaii state Legislature. He defeated incumbent Republican George Fontaine that year (a very rare feat in any Maui County...
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Drew Toonz: So that’s why Melania Trump is still playing with My Little Pony
Illustration: Andrew Miller The post Drew Toonz: So that’s why Melania Trump is still playing with My Little Pony appeared first on Maui Time.
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Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Miles Shiratori
Back in 2014, Miles Shiratori ran in the Democratic Primary to be state lieutenant governor (in fact, his website Milesshiratori.com hasn’t yet been updated since that race). He lost to Shan Tsutsui...
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Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Makani Christensen
Makani Christensen is another of the four Democrats challenging incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (click here for Miles Shiratori’s questionnaire). He’s relatively young (36), a Marine...
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UPDATED: Here’s why the Hawaii LGBT Caucus doesn’t support Rep. Tulsi...
[NOTE: A few hours after this story went live we finally received comment from Rep. Gabbard’s campaign. The story has been updated to include it.] Back in the summer of 2012, while preparing our...
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Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Alex Haller
Back in 2014, Alex Haller–a landscaper with a business finance degree from Cal State San Luis Obispo watched the council deliberate over Launiupoko development. After concluding that the...
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Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Eric Molina
Eric Molina works as an event manager at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center and as the vice president of an advertising firm. He’s also been appointed to a couple County of Maui boards, like the...
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UPDATED: South Maui Rep. Kaniela Ing deals with traffic bench warrant after...
State Representative Kaniela Ing, D–South Maui, is only now dealing with a bench warrant dating Feb. 18 of this year, after MauiTime inquired on the matter. The $250 warrant was issued by the Second...
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Quizunderstood: What do you know about Maui County Councilman Don Couch’s...
1. On July 25, Planned Parenthood announced their candidate endorsements for Hawaii. Which of the following candidates for state office in Maui County did NOT receive a Planned Parenthood endorsement?...
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South Maui Rep. Kaniela Ing releases statement on arrest; MPD releases...
Last night, state Representative Kaniela Ing, D–South Maui, released a statement on his July 26 arrest on a $250 traffic infraction bench warrant issued back in February of this year. Here’s Ing’s...
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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...
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CORRECTED: Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Richard Abbett
NOTE: This post originally mis-identified the location of Richard Abbett’s 2014 candidacy. It has been corrected. Two years ago, Richard Abbett was living on Oahu, and he ran for a Honolulu City...
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MauiTime 2016 Hawaii State Primary Election Endorsement Guide
A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by...
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Longtime Bernie Sanders supporter Tulsi Gabbard endorses Hillary Clinton for...
Yeah kids, this morning’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser is true: U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, one of the highest-ranking Democrats to back Bernie Sanders, now says she’ll vote for Hillary Clinton for...
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Drew Toonz: Trump Deports Crying Baby To Day Care!
Illustration: Andrew Miller The post Drew Toonz: Trump Deports Crying Baby To Day Care! appeared first on Maui Time.
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Quizunderstood: Do you know who nominated Bernie Sanders at the DNC?
1. On July 29, we posted a story on MauiTime.com listing the names of every Maui County candidate who’s signed up for public financing, according to the League of Women Voters. Which of following Maui...
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