Currently holds the office of Maui County Mayor until December 31, 2026.
Candidate for Maui County Mayor in 2022 Hawaii General Election.
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Get Started. Bissen reminds us that cultural traditions combined WITH today’s science will enforce knowledge for future self-sufficiency. Growing housing, jobs, crops, and protecting our environment are not mutually exclusive. Hawaiians were provided for with a much higher population and without outside influence for generations. Our islands can sustain Kama’āina – ALL RESIDENTS again and we can diversify our economy when we embrace that ‘our living environment IS our economy’. Learn more
Bissen intends to Create an inventory-of-lands where most can agree to having housing projects built Use County Build-Back-Better funds to install infrastructure i.e. water and sewage into Kama’āina Housing projects. Learn more
Partner with banks, builders, suppliers and non-profits in advance to further drive-down costs Give Primary Residence property-tax exemptions with resale to only Kama’āina in perpetuity Educate Kama’āina in finance/management to qualify for, and keep, their investments. Learn more
Richard also intends to flip our axis deer crisis into a fully operational self-sustainable food-source industry. Bissen is exploring clean energy options as possible start-up industries for Maui. Learn more
Bissen’s intent is to create and promote a healthy mind-set and culture that jump-starts diverse opportunities with fast-growing job programs that get paychecks flowing. Learn more
Jobs that focus on education and caring for our ‘aina, our keiki and kupuna. To address our islands’ medical deficiencies, Bissen envisions a Doctors & Nurses Residency-On-Maui training program. He sees strengthening our UHMC medical degree opportunities by offering tuition incentives to those who commit to practicing medicine on-island. Learn more
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