Mayor of Maui County


The Mayor of Maui County is the chief executive officer of the County of Maui in the state of Hawaii. He or she 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 Maui County Council member Michael Victorino, who was first elected in November 2018. He was preceded by Alan Arakawa, who was first elected in November 2003, then voted out of office in 2006, and re-elected in 2010. 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

MayorTerm BeginsTerm EndsNotes
Elmer CravalhoJanuary 2, 1969July 24, 1979First Mayor of Maui
Hannibal TavaresOctober 1979January 2, 1991Tavares won a special election in October 1979 following Cravalho's resignation in July.
Linda LingleJanuary 2, 1991January 2, 1999
James "Kimo" ApanaJanuary 2, 1999January 2, 2003
Alan ArakawaJanuary 2, 2003January 2, 2007
Charmaine TavaresJanuary 2, 2007January 2, 2011
Alan ArakawaJanuary 2, 2011January 2, 2019
Michael VictorinoJanuary 2, 2019Present