Dave Deleon (Maui County Council - Makawao-Haiku-Paia, Hawaii, candidate 2022)

Dave Deleon

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Maui County Council - Makawao-Haiku-Paia

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Last election

August 13, 2022

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Dave Deleon ran for election to the Maui County Council - Makawao-Haiku-Paia in Hawaii. Deleon was on the ballot in the primary on August 13, 2022.^[source]

Deleon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

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Nonpartisan primary for Maui County Council - Makawao-Haiku-Paia

Aram S. Armstrong, Nara Boone, Dave Deleon, Daniel H. Smith, and Nohe Uu-Hodgins ran in the primary for Maui County Council - Makawao-Haiku-Paia on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate
		Aram S. Armstrong (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Nara Boone (Nonpartisan)
		Dave Deleon (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Daniel H. Smith (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Nohe Uu-Hodgins (Nonpartisan)

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a candidate for the Maui County Council North Maui seat because I am concerned about the direction our three-island county has taken and about the significant challenges our community in the middle of the Pacific Ocean faces in maintaining our middle class; preparing for the onslaught of climate change; and managing our tourism-based economy. Having had four decades of experience working in and around our county government I am running because I have a responsibility to share my knowledge in the discussion that will shape our future and to ensure that my three grandsons and their whole generation get a fighting chances to have a decent life here. Maui was already an amazing difficult place to make a good living before the pandemic. Our already very high cost of housing skyrocketed since 2020 by another 45 percent, putting the price of most market-based housing out of sight for local residents. The median price for a home on Maui is $1.2 million. Turning this around is going to take focus, experience, and courage. That is what I am signing up for.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• We have to come to grips with our housing crisis. We currently can not keep doctors, nurses, school teachers, police officers, etc.
• We have to stop fighting yesterday's cultural wars and get focused on the future, because it is not going to wait for us
• Experience and Knowledge matter.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

-- Creating housing opportunities that will support our working class, the heart and soul of our community.

-- Protecting our fresh water resources from ideologically driven policies that are aimed at past grievances
We need to be looking forward, not backwards.
-- Balancing out our current red-hot tourism-based economy with other economic opportunities.

-- Creating more ways to get around without cars -- making our communities more walkable, bike friendly.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Joe Biden -- He knew he was our only chance to unseat Trump and save our democracy. So despite his age, he stepped forward, took on the challenge and won. At 75 I also felt the call to serve democracy. Luckily I am only stepping up to the challenges of a small community in the middle of the Pacific and not the whole world going to hell in a hat basket. Joe has been a steady hand in these tough times and my hat is off to him.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

the election of Dwight Eisenhower as president - 5

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Construction Labor -- summer vacation

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