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Candidates for the West Maui residency seat on the County Council — incumbent Tamara Paltin and challenger Rick Nava — will be appearing at a Virtual Candidates Forum, starting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset is hosting the forum that will include five minutes of introductory remarks by each candidate and a question-and-answer session from the audience. Some of the challenges the candidates will be asked about include COVID-19, turning vacation rentals into long-term rentals, workforce housing and budget concerns. “This forum offers our local residents ...

On The Campaign Trail

U.S. House candidate Kai Kahele, a Democrat, has been holding livestream events at 6 p.m. Thursday nights on various topics. Kahele is seeking the 2nd Congressional seat vacated by Tulsi Gabbard. The 2nd Congressional district includes Maui County. Topics to be discussed include labor, health care, education, energy and aviation. Voters will have an opportunity comment virtually. The event can be accessed live from Kai Kahele’s Facebook page. Viewers can find past events on the Facebook page and the campaign’s Events webpage at http://www.kaikahele.com/upcoming-events/. * On the ...

Supporters of Biden-Harris to meet for sign-waving event Thursday in Kahului

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris will hold a sign-waving event from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday in front of the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center in Kahului. Sign-wavers are asked to space themselves out in units of 10 people or less and to maintain a 6-foot distance from one another within each group of 10. Face masks are required as well, organizers said. Participants also are urged to wear a Biden/Harris shirt or the color blue and to bring signs that present a positive vision of a Biden/Harris administration and emphasize characteristics ...

On The Campaign Trail

A President Donald Trump Caravan is scheduled for Maui on Labor Day Monday and is set to start at 11 a.m. The Maui route will begin at 162 Kapili St. off Kilohana in Kihei and will travel through Kahului, Wailuku and end at the Lahaina Cannery Mall in Lahaina. Attendees are urged to decorate their vehicles and fill them up with family and friends. For more information, call (808) 357-3303 or go to the Facebook page Hawaii for Trump. * On the Campaign Trail is a public service for candidates to publicize fundraisers, public appearances and other campaign-related items. ...

Social distancing hard on political campaigns

No beef stew fundraisers and in-person candidate forums and fewer yard signs and roadside sign waving are part of the new normal for Maui’s political campaign landscape due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is an extraordinary period,” County Council Chairwoman Alice Lee said about the ...

Candidates complain about early ballot mailing

A couple of candidates running in Saturday’s primary election complained about mail-in ballots being sent out a week ahead of schedule, prompting them to scramble to reschedule the release of their advertising materials. First-time County Council candidate Sne Patel said he and other new candidates have been “challenged” because ballots were mailed out about a week before the July 21 date announced by the state Office of Elections. “We had to move up some of our media placements to adjust to this early drop,” Patel said Thursday. He is facing off against Rick Nava and ...