Kaunakakai, HI is a small town located on the island of Molokai. The town has a population of approximately 3,500 people and is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Stacy Helm Crivello who was elected in 2018. In addition to the mayor, the council consists of five members who are responsible for making decisions for the town. They are: Robert \"Bob\" Kahawaii, Etienne Manutai-Lope, Kaiwood Purdy, Michael \"Mike\" Kalama and Selema Tuaoli-Faufata. Together they work to ensure that Kaunakakai is well cared for and meets the needs of its residents. The local political scene in Kaunakakai is often driven by community involvement and support from residents. Residents can take part in elections, attend public meetings or voice their opinions to the mayor and council members. This involvement helps ensure that decisions made at the local level are reflective of what citizens want and need to see for their town’s future prosperity.
The political climate in Kaunakakai, HI is somewhat 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
Kaunakakai, HI is somewhat 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.
Kaunakakai, 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 Kaunakakai, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 335 contributions totaling $17,249 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $3,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)