Pa'ele Kiakona
Green · HI
Pāʻele Kiakona is a Lahaina community organizer and spokesperson for Lahaina Strong, and president of the Save Honolua Coalition. His campaign emphasizes ʻāina- and water-centered solutions for Maui.
Where Pa'ele Kiakona stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Housing Affordability (3 records), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Wrote an October 2024 Civil Beat column calling for changes to legislative rules, such as term limits for committee chairs. He argued single chairs had quietly killed Lahaina fire recovery bills.
October 29, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: civilbeat.org
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Wrote a July 2025 Star-Advertiser column saying West Maui's short-term vacation rentals use scarce water and homes that residents need. He argued that after the Lahaina fire, homes and water for residents must come first.
July 1, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: staradvertiser.com
Announced on May 2, 2024 that Lahaina Strong was ending its 175-day beach protest camp. He called the Legislature's passage of a bill letting counties phase out short-term rentals (Senate Bill 2919) a big win.
May 2, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mauinow.com
Helped launch the "Fish-In for Dignified Housing" protest camp on Kāʻanapali Beach on November 10, 2023, as Lahaina Strong's spokesperson. He urged the Maui mayor to turn short-term vacation rentals into homes for people displaced by the Lahaina fire.
November 10, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mauinow.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Voted with the Board of Water Supply, 6-0, on March 19, 2026 to send a letter backing the Maui Department of Water Supply's funding requests for its 2027 budget.
March 19, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: mauicounty.gov
Voted with the Board of Water Supply, 7-0, on February 19, 2026 to back county work to bring water system fire-flow rules in line with the fire code. He asked for leniency for older neighborhoods, then moved to send the board's comments by letter.
February 19, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: mauicounty.gov
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Received the endorsement of the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi for the 2026 House District 14 race.
August 29, 2026
Source: mauinow.com
Received endorsements from UNITE HERE Local 5, the Hawaiʻi Nurses Association, Our Revolution Hawaiʻi and 350 Hawaiʻi for the 2026 House District 14 race.
July 27, 2026
Source: mauinow.com
Received the endorsement of the United Public Workers union for the 2026 House District 14 race.
June 30, 2026
Source: mauinow.com
Received the endorsement of the Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association, the state's largest public workers' union, for the 2026 House District 14 race.
June 10, 2026
Source: mauinow.com
Received the endorsement of the dockworkers' and agricultural workers' union ILWU Local 142 for the 2026 House District 14 race.
May 13, 2026
Source: mauinow.com
Stepped out of a June 19, 2025 Board of Water Supply vote on a county resolution about swimming pools (Resolution 25-115). He said his employer, Lahaina Strong, had testified for it, so voting could be a conflict of interest.
June 19, 2025
Source: mauicounty.gov
Was appointed to the Maui County Board of Water Supply in May 2025. He said he joined to push for public control of West Maui water.
May 5, 2025
Source: kitv.com
Took over as president of the Save Honolua Coalition in September 2023. The West Maui nonprofit works to protect Honolua Bay from development.
September 8, 2023
Source: lahainanews.com
Past race Pa'ele Kiakona ran in:
- State Representative, Dist 14 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 14; Hawaii