Charmaine Tavares

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Categories: Maui County, Hawaii | Hawaii Republicans

Charmaine Tavares won the Maui Mayoral race against incumbent Maui Mayor Alan M. Arakawa in the 2006 general election. Tavares and Arakawa are both Republicans, however the race is non-partisan. One surprise of the 2006 elections was the endorsement of Tavares from U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye:

"[Tavares] received an unsolicited endorsement from U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, revered elder statesman of Hawai'i's Democratic Party. The candidate's late father, two-term Maui Mayor Hannibal Tavares, was a GOP stalwart, and the councilwoman had followed family tradition by running as a Republican before the county switched to nonpartisan races in the 2000 election.

"I'm still amazed. I feel like a kid at Christmas who got this huge present," she said.

Even though from opposing parties, Inouye and Hannibal Tavares worked together on various projects, and that same spirit of nonpartisanship and collaboration are what Charmaine Tavares, 63, describes as the hallmark of her approach to serving constituents. [1]

According to a Maui News article dated February 16, 2006, Ilima Loomis reported:

Tavares has held the Upcountry seat on the County Council since 1997; she is barred from running again this year by the county’s five-term limit. She was director of the county Department of Parks and Recreation from 1989 to 1995, and before that worked as director of the Upward Bound program at Maui Community College, and as a public school teacher and athletic director. She currently serves as a board member for The Maui Farm. [2]

External Links

Maui County Councilmember Charmaine Tavares (Maui County)
The Ohana Coalition (The Ohana Coalition)
Loomis, Ilima. Tavares running for mayor Maui News, February 16, 2006.
Wilson, Christie. Challenger has Inouye in her corner Honolulu Advertiser, November 1, 2006.
Wilson, Christie. Maui's mayor-elect has passion for politics Honolulu Advertiser, November 12, 2006.
Wilson, Christie. Maui's mayor-elect sues state agency Honolulu Advertiser, November 30, 2006.
Kubota, Gary T. Tavares sworn in as second Maui mayor in family Honolulu Star-Bulletin, January 3, 2007.
Wilson, Christie. Maui mayor emphasizes balance Honolulu Advertiser, January 3, 2007.

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