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 mayor in 2022, defeating his predecessor Mike Victorino. 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
Mayor Term begins Term ends Notes Elmer Cravalho January 2, 1969 July 24, 1979 First mayor of Maui Hannibal Tavares October 1979 January 2, 1991 Tavares won a special election in October 1979 following Cravalho's resignation in July. Linda Lingle January 2, 1991 January 2, 1999 6th governor of Hawaii Dec 2, 2002 – Dec 6, 2010 James "Kimo" Apana January 2, 1999 January 2, 2003 Alan Arakawa January 2, 2003 January 2, 2007 Charmaine Tavares January 2, 2007 January 2, 2011 Alan Arakawa January 2, 2011 January 2, 2019 Michael Victorino January 2, 2019 January 3, 2023 Richard Bissen January 3, 2023 Present
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