Richard T. Bissen Jr.
Lifelong Maui Nui resident (Pāʻia, Piʻihana, Keʻanae, Kahakuloa)
- Housing for kamaʻāina
- Water as public trust
- Wildfire recovery & resilience
Mayor
Mayoral candidates
Ten candidates filed for Maui County mayor. Three have full profiles based on available public coverage. The remaining candidates are listed from Board of Ethics candidate financial disclosures for ballot completeness. Profile depth is not an endorsement.
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Full profiles
Yuki Lei Sugimura
Born and raised in Wailuku; lives in Kula, Upcountry
- Pipes, Permits & Pavement
- Fiscal responsibility
- Permitting reform
P. Denise La Costa
Originally from Longview, WA; Maui resident since January 1, 1990 (Lahaina mailing address on 2026 ethics FDS)
- Cost Cutter (affordability)
- Homes Together / repeal Bill 9
- Transparent, honest government
Also on the ballot
Comparable fields from each candidate’s Maui County Board of Ethics financial disclosure statement, ordered by nomination filing date.
Justin Herrmann
Lahaina
- Nomination
- March 3, 2026
- First-time candidate
- Yes
- Occupation
- Cook, Milagros
- Business interests
- Maui Fit Island Eats LLC (100%, Lahaina)
Callahan Welsh
Kīhei
- Nomination
- May 11, 2026
- First-time candidate
- Yes
- Occupation
- Touring stand-up comedian and actor; VA disability compensation
- Business interests
- None disclosed
Joseph Moses
Kahului
- Nomination
- May 13, 2026
- First-time candidate
- Yes
- Occupation
- Retired (Social Security)
- Business interests
- None disclosed
Amy Petterson
Kula
- Nomination
- May 29, 2026
- First-time candidate
- Yes
- Occupation
- Unemployed
- Business interests
- Stargazer Botanicals LLC (100%, agriculture)
Laurent Zahnd
Kahului
- Nomination
- June 1, 2026
- First-time candidate
- Yes
- Occupation
- Sole proprietor, cleaning business
- Business interests
- Precision House LLC (100%, cleaning)
- 3 Deep Breaths LLC (100%, business coaching)
John Dunbar
Haʻikū
Board of Ethics candidate financial disclosure not available on the Maui County website.
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Travis Liggett
Makawao
Board of Ethics candidate financial disclosure not available on the Maui County website.
Campaign site →Source: Maui County Board of Ethics mayoral candidate Financial Disclosure Statements (FDS). Campaign website and Instagram links are provided separately when known and are not from the FDS.