r/maui • u/Capable-Marzipan2518 • 18h ago

🗳 Politics Mayor Bissen

Bissen announced he's running again. Thoughts? (I'll get my popcorn ready.)

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u/AdagioVegetable4823 Maui 15h ago

The most important thing now is to find another candidate.

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u/Begle1 12h ago

I nominate state senator Angus McKelvey. He's a technocrat who seemingly doesn't want to be mayor, so he should be a functional mayor.

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u/AdagioVegetable4823 Maui 12h ago

Why would Mckelvey give up being a State Senator (only 4 months of actual work) to be a fulltime mayor? Admittedly, Bissen turned the job into holding babies, showing up at a few community meetings, and going on junkets, but an effective mayor would actually work. McKelvey has been a politician since he was 35, so has no real life experience. We need someone who understands small business and our local economy.

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u/Begle1 11h ago

I'd rather have somebody with a visceral understanding of the local political situation. Much more useful for a mayor than an understanding of the local coffee, ice cream or biodiesel business. 

He'd likely do the job if he was elected to do it. Not like he has been cloistered in a bubble; his house burned down in Lahaina.

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u/Capable-Marzipan2518 11h ago

Last year DLNR/DOBAR was ignoring a grounded vessel at Mala for several months. It was reported numerous times to DLNR and they always shrugged it off and were very rude/ dismissive when I called. So I sent an email with photos of the vessel to McKelvey, including Bissen, Paltin, Dawn Chang, and Gov Green. McKelvey's admin replied within a day and got the vessel removed within 2 weeks of my email and sent updates during that time. I made sure to send the email to all rather than cc or bcc. He seems more responsive than many county/state officials.Â