Press release regarding Recall of Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares:
There is substantial interest in recalling Mayor Tavares. On October 21st I submitted the affidavit which begins the recall process. We will begin our signature drive on Nov 4th election day. We anticipate having volunteers at each of the 43 polling places. We expect to have 2 volunteers for the first and last shift of the day. The volunteers will be 200 feet away from the actual polling place in order to comply with election laws, so look for the yellow and orange recall sign. In order to cause a recall election to be held we need to secure approximately 17,000 signatures. Voter turnout may exceed 55,000. Polls are open from 7am until the last voter in line at 6pm votes.
To volunteer: E-mail us at recalltavares@gmail.com . Give your full name, e-mail address, phone number and location most convenient for you to be at. Volunteers must be over 18 years of age and residents of Maui. Volunteers will work 3 1/2 hour shifts. For more information, locations of all polling places and to read Maui News ‘Viewpoints’ article, please go to www.recalltavares.blogspot.com
James Fosbinder
Who is James Fosbinder?
I am a resident of, and Attorney at Law in, Maui County and have spent over a thousand hours in the past 12 months researching the law and the facts regarding the topics in my Maui News 'Viewpoints' piece (10/17/08). I am convinced that Mayor Tavares has a goal of shutting down every vacation based activity that I mention. I have deposed every one of the last three Maui County Planning Directors as well as the last three mayors. I have been a licensed real estate broker, I am a licensed Lawyer with extensive federal appellate experience for the past 24 years. Maui County will be paying out a total of approximately 8 million dollars to clients who had building permits illegally revoked.
We succeeded in convincing the state of Hawaii to settle our lawsuit demanding an end to discrimination against tourists who wanted to be married on the beach. The state entered into a permanent stipulation allowing weddings on the beach without permits as long as the wedding did not fence of any portion of the beach.
Most of my experience as a lawyer is in the area of curbing government abuse.
I have extensive experience litigating over the use of public parks and public forums.
I have won the right on the east coast in Federal Court for citizens to demonstrate in Central Park in NYC, Lafayette Park (across from the Whitehouse) and at the Washington Memorial. I have worked on successful civil rights litigation with some of Americas best known civil rights attorneys including Peter Neufeld (Neufeld and Scheck) best known for being the DNA lawyers for O.J Simpson, and William Kuntsler best known for his defense of the Chicago 8.
On the West Coast I have represented successfully in Federal Courts dozens of individuals in lawsuits involving the rights of artists, musicians and political activists on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade and the Ocean Front Parks in Laguna Beach. As may be apparent my litigation has no particular political bias. In the past few years I have represented right wing left wing and center of the bird, this year I served as general counsel to the Ron Paul Blimp project.
I have for over 10 years been active in almost every ocean activity I note in the Viewpoints piece. I have been the president of what was at the time one of the largest bicycle stores in the US. I am friends with many owners, operators and employees of ocean recreation businesses as well as many TVR operators.
Despite having sued former Mayors Apana and Arakawa I have worked with them in an attempt to mitigate the havoc that our current Mayor is imposing on hundreds of hardworking business owners.
Sincerely, James Fosbinder.
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Excellent to hear this. I hope people show up in droves to recall her. Many of us ex-Maui residents (on the mainland now) have been shocked to see and hear what Tavares has done out there. The economy is already complicated enough without her cutting off residents at the knees with their small businesses and vacation rentals.
We will move home eventually. I only wish it was soon enough to vote on this with you all. Honestly these kinds of issues Tavares has caused are exactly the reasons we have to make our living on the mainland for now. Its a shame when they claim to WANT the kama'aina to come home. We want to come home too.
Bravo to you!
Now election day has passed is there still an opportunity to get more signatures?
We need a new, positive leader on Maui and an end to this divisive and destructive era in Local government.
As our next President is about to demonstrate. Hope, trust and inclusiveness starts at the top. Unfortunately our Mayor has infected our wonderful island with negativism, envy and dare I say it, racism.
Fortunately, we can turn this all around very quickly. But we need to start now...not two years from now.
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