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The Hawai’i Supreme Court on Thursday questioned whether County of Maui officials could explain why certain ballots were deemed deficient during a county election challenge that has kept the council’s Wailuku-Waiheʻe-Waikapū seat vacant.
Following oral arguments Thursday, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court found that Alice Lee received a majority of the votes cast and has been elected to the office of councilmember for the Wailuku-Waiheʻe-Waikapū seat. The court said the county may certify the election.
Maui County is appealing a recent court order that has to do with a large homeless sweep that happened in the Kanaha last September. A Maui judge issued a ruling