WAILUKU, Hawaii — Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares has announced she will seek a second four-year term in 2010.

The 66-year-old Tavares on Monday asked for the help and support of 550 people who attended a fundraiser for her at the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa.
Tavares says the reward of her job comes from making a difference in people’s lives.
There are three other mayoral candidates — former Mayor Alan Arakawa, planning consultant Chris Hart and Valley Isle Motors salesman Kalani Tassill.
Arakawa says he wasn’t surprised by Tavares’ announcement. He wished her luck, adding the public will decide.
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Information from: The Maui News, http://www.mauinews.com