Maui County, HI elected officials: county council, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Maui County: 10 seats on 2 elected bodies. 10 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
How many local governments Maui County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 6 local governments in Maui County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
0
0
School districts (school boards)
0
0
Special districts (elected boards)
5
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Maui County
164,522people
43.2median ageU.S.: 38.9
$97,161 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
9.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%
31%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$904,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
17.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
5.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
4.1%U.S.: 8.4%
55.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
43.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 10.6% · White 29% · Black 0.8% · Asian 27.7% · Other or more than one race 31.8% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Maui County
3.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.4%. Hawaii: 3.2%.
80,786people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
83,398in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.1%
2,612
80,786
83,398
August 2026
2.9%
2,469
82,334
84,803
July 2026
2.8%
2,381
81,574
83,955
June 2026
3.2%
2,686
80,606
83,292
May 2026
2.5%
2,096
80,815
82,911
April 2026
2.6%
2,112
80,428
82,540
March 2026
2.5%
2,081
79,739
81,820
February 2026
2.5%
2,051
80,004
82,055
January 2026
2.4%
1,942
80,237
82,179
December 2025
2.4%
1,990
79,897
81,887
November 2025
2.8%
2,267
79,731
81,998
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
2.4%
1,971
79,343
81,314
August 2025
2.4%
1,952
80,411
82,363
July 2025
2.4%
2,010
80,596
82,606
June 2025
3.1%
2,515
79,511
82,026
May 2025
2.5%
2,029
79,143
81,172
April 2025
2.6%
2,143
79,768
81,911
March 2025
2.7%
2,241
79,621
81,862
February 2025
2.9%
2,392
79,527
81,919
January 2025
3.1%
2,567
79,900
82,467
December 2024
3.0%
2,403
78,765
81,168
November 2024
3.5%
2,840
78,787
81,627
October 2024
3.4%
2,775
78,444
81,219
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
2.7%
2,189
79,768
81,957
2024
4.1%
3,322
78,439
81,761
2023
4.3%
3,594
79,721
83,315
2022
3.3%
2,741
80,773
83,514
2021
7.8%
6,522
77,154
83,676
2020
18.2%
14,887
66,740
81,627
2019
2.5%
2,146
83,547
85,693
2018
2.4%
2,078
84,231
86,309
2017
2.4%
2,080
83,786
85,866
2016
3.1%
2,613
82,004
84,617
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Hawaii's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 2.8% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Maui County
307.2 per 100,0002025. Hawaii: 205.1.
2,566.7 per 100,0002025. Hawaii: 1,603.8.
3murders2025, 498 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
498
307.2
4,161
2,566.7
2024
469
282.7
4,629
2,789.8
2023
479
291.6
4,412
2,686.1
2022
496
300.8
4,727
2,866.9
2021
499
288.5
3,745
2,165.5
2020
395
236.3
3,443
2,059.5
2019
449
268.1
4,984
2,976.0
2018
435
261.9
5,084
3,060.8
2017
446
268.9
5,729
3,454.0
2016
450
198.3
5,741
2,529.7
By police agency (1)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Maui Police Department
2025
498
4,161
162,116
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Hawaii · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.94 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 162,116 people.
314sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
96civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (1), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Maui Police Department
314
96
162,116
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
314
1.94
96
1
2024
308
1.86
93
1
2023
294
1.79
96
1
2022
277
1.68
94
1
2021
310
1.79
102
1
2020
317
1.90
101
1
2019
334
1.99
99
1
2018
343
2.06
103
1
2017
358
2.16
101
1
2016
372
2.26
114
1
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who are the Maui County commissioners?
Shane Sinenci (Councilmember, East Maui Residency Seat); Tamara Akiko Maile Paltin (Councilmember, West Maui Residency Seat); Alice L. Lee (Councilmember, Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu Residency Seat); Tasha Kama (Councilmember, Kahului Residency Seat); Tom Cook (Councilmember, South Maui Residency Seat); Nohe Uu-Hodgins (Councilmember, Makawao-Haiku-Paia Residency Seat); Yuki Lei Kashiwa Sugimura (Councilmember, Upcountry Residency Seat); Gabe Johnson (Councilmember, Lanai Residency Seat); Keani Rawlins-Fernandez (Councilmember, Molokai Residency Seat); Richard (Rick) Bissen (Mayor).
What is the population of Maui County?
About 164,522 people, with a median age of 43.2; the median household income is $97,161 and 9.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Maui County?
3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,612 people unemployed in a labor force of 83,398, against 2.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Maui County?
6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county and 5 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Hawaii Office of Elections' certified results of each seat's last election; officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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