Napili-Honokowai is a small city in Maui County, Hawaii. Located between Kapalua and Kaanapali on the island's western shore, it is an idyllic retreat for locals and tourists alike. With pristine beaches, lush tropical gardens, world-renowned resorts, and some of the best surfing spots in the world, this little slice of paradise has a lot to offer. But behind its picturesque facade lies an active political landscape with passionate candidates vying for local office. In fact, many important issues at play in Napili-Honokowai today stem from debates over how to best protect its environment and resources while also balancing economic growth. Candidates for local offices must be prepared to address topics such as sustainable development, preserving Hawaiian culture and history, and maintaining strong ties with the larger Maui County community. With every election cycle comes new sets of challenges for this vibrant city—and the potential to make real change that can benefit everyone who calls Napili-Honokowai home.
The political climate in Napili-Honokowai, HI is moderately liberal.
Maui County, HI is very liberal. In Maui County, HI 66.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Maui county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.6% to 31.1%.
Maui county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Napili-Honokowai, HI is moderately liberal.
Maui County, Hawaii is very liberal.
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina Metro Area is very liberal.
Hawaii is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Napili-Honokowai, Hawaii: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Napili-Honokowai, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,613 contributions totaling $150,591 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 227 contributions totaling $52,288 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)