Council Member Charmaine Tavares defeated incumbent Alan Arakawa and will become Maui’s next Mayor.  Governor Linda Lingle easily won re-election. Maui County Council incumbents Joe Pontanilla (Kahului), Michelle Anderson (South Maui), Danny Mateo (Molokai), Ricki Hokama (Lanai), Jo Anne Johnson (West Maui) and Mike Molina (Makawao-Haiku-Paia) won re-election. They will be joined by new members Bill Madeiros (East Maui), Gladys Baisa (Upcountry) and Mike Victorino (Wailuku). Please join us in congratulating our new representatives.