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Yuki Lei Sugimura

Nonpartisan · Hawaii · 2026

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Maui County MayorHawaii · 2026Maui County sample ballot

Top priorities

  • Speed up permit and project reviews so homes can actually get built
  • Invest in water, wastewater and roadway infrastructure that unlocks home building
  • Cesspool conversions supported by county property tax credits

Per the Civil Beat Q&A.

Biography

Maui 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.

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