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Yuki Lei Sugimura
Nonpartisan · Hawaii · 2026Maui County Council vice chair who held the council's Upcountry residency seat for roughly a decade and gave it up to run for mayor, per Maui Now, which reported she led the incumbent in pre-primary fundraising.
Priorities
- Speed up permit and project reviews so homes can actually get built, per her Civil Beat Q&A
- Invest in water, wastewater and roadway infrastructure that unlocks home building, per her Civil Beat Q&A
- Cesspool conversions supported by county property tax credits, per her Civil Beat Q&A
On the ballot
Maui County Mayor · Hawaii · 2026
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