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Recovery
Complete the Lahaina Recovery — Every Dollar Accounted For
$1.6 billion in federal CDBG-DR funds must go to fire survivors and local families — with transparent, auditable public reporting on every expenditure.
Maui County Mayoral Campaign · 2026
A Maui that belongs to the people who call it home.
John Dunbar is running for Mayor of Maui County on a Lahaina-first agenda: finish the recovery, protect our land and water, and make this island fire-ready — permanently.
Lahaina First✦Water is Life✦Housing for Locals✦Fire-Ready Maui✦Aloha ʻĀina✦Accountability✦Lahaina First✦Water is Life✦Housing for Locals✦Fire-Ready Maui✦Aloha ʻĀina✦Accountability✦Lahaina First✦Water is Life✦Housing for Locals✦Fire-Ready Maui✦Aloha ʻĀina✦Accountability✦
The Platform
Six commitments. Written plainly. Held publicly.
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Land & Community
Stop the Land Grab — Protect What Belongs to Maui's People
Outside speculators are circling burned properties. Expand the Lahaina Community Land Trust and create anti-speculation safeguards so Maui families — not mainland investors — own their future.
03
Water Rights
Water for Maui's People — Not Outside Interests
East Maui's water belongs to this community. Fight for a public trust water set-aside, buy back private water systems, and fund the $250M rebuild of Lahaina's water infrastructure.
04
Safety & Resilience
Make Maui Fire-Ready — Permanently
A permanent wildfire mitigation division within MEMA. The Lahaina Bypass fast-tracked as an evacuation corridor. Disaster readiness treated with the urgency a post-Lahaina Maui demands.
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Housing
Advocate Bill 9 Repeal, Replace With a Real Plan
Dunbar will advocate to the County Council that Bill 9 should be repealed and replaced with a plan that actually addresses housing affordability — expanding the Lahaina Community Land Trust, fast-tracking workforce permits, keeping speculators off burn zone land. The Council decides. The Mayor implements.
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Federal Funding
Protect the Federal Funding — Washington Owes Maui
FEMA cuts and tariffs on rebuild materials threaten the recovery. Maui needs a mayor who can fight Washington — not manage the relationship with it. Within 30 days of taking office John will demand a public accounting from FEMA of every committed dollar and every outstanding disbursement. He spent sixteen years in adversarial proceedings. He will not be outmaneuvered.
Meet John
Sixteen years in adversarial proceedings. One island worth fighting for.
John Dunbar isn't running to manage Maui County's relationship with Washington — he's running to fight for it. After sixteen years working in adversarial proceedings, he brings the skill set Maui needs in a moment when FEMA cuts, federal tariffs, and outside speculators all threaten the recovery.
His agenda starts where the work isn't finished: Lahaina. Every dollar of recovery funding accounted for. Every burned parcel kept in local hands. Every drop of East Maui water protected for the people who live here.
$1.6B
Recovery dollars to track
16 yrs
Adversarial experience
30 days
To a public FEMA audit
Talk Story
Come meet John. Bring your questions.
This campaign runs on conversations — in church halls, on the beach, in the back of community centers. RSVP for an upcoming event or host one in your neighborhood.
Host an event →- Jul 122026RSVP →Community Talk Story — Recovery UpdateLahaina
- Jul 192026RSVP →Volunteer Kickoff & Sign-WaveKahului
- Aug 022026RSVP →East Maui Water Rights Town HallHāna
- Aug 162026RSVP →Housing & Bill 9 Community ForumKīhei
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