KIAKONA, Pa'ele
Party: Green
Platform: Green Party candidate, HD14 (Lahaina/W. Maui); āina-centered solutions and Lahaina rebuild per votepaele.com.
- Campaign site votepaele.com describes Pāʻele Kiakona as 'running as a Green Party candidate for Maui House Representative, District 14 (Lahaina, Maalaea, Waihee and Waiehu)' with a campaign rooted in 'āina centered solutions that serve our local people first.' [votepaele.com]
- Votepaele.com states: 'Many of you may recognize me from being on the front lines of the recovery and rebuild of our hometown. Together, we stood up a grassroots movement, activated the community and pushed for policy change to create a more balanced, safe home' — Kiakona brings direct post-fire recovery organizing experience to his HD14 candidacy. [votepaele.com]
- Votepaele.com notes that Kiakona's 'ohana comes from Mala Village and his grandmother shares stories of pre-commercialization Honoapi'ilani; his intergenerational, place-based perspective drives his policy vision of restoring Lahaina as a community-centered, ʻāina-grounded district. [votepaele.com]
Editorial summary: Green Party candidate, HD14 (Lahaina/W. Maui); āina-centered solutions and Lahaina rebuild per votepaele.com. Per https://votepaele.com.
Key issues: ʻĀina-centered governance, Lāhainā community rebuilding, Green Party / indigenous land stewardship, Grassroots organizing
Website: https://votepaele.com