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Richard T. Bissen, Jr.

Nonpartisan · Hawaii · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Maui County Mayor, Hawaii

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Recovery and readiness, including a new Emergency Operations Center

From other published sources

  • Maintain housing momentum after increasing affordable housing production, per his Civil Beat Q&A
  • Raise public stewardship of West Maui drinking water through acquisitions, per his Civil Beat Q&A
Biography

Bissen is a retired judge and prosecutor with three decades in public service who was elected Maui County Mayor in 2022 and has family roots in Paia, Piʻihana, Keʻanae and Kahakuloa, per the campaign site. Bissen is seeking re-election as Maui County Mayor, per the campaign site.

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