P. Denise La Costa

2026 Maui Mayor · Lahaina, HI

Background

• Principal Broker and Owner of La Costa Realty Hawaiʻi since 2014
• 33 years in real estate
• Real Estate Association of Maui leadership roles 2013–2016
• Prior real estate leadership roles 2004–2011

Maui Roots

• "Longtime Maui resident, community leader, and small-business owner"
• Has lived on Maui since January 1, 1990
• President, West Maui Community Task Force
• "Watched too many families leave in tears"

Priorities

• W.H.E.N. plan: Water management reform
• W.H.E.N. plan: Housing affordability and permitting improvements
• W.H.E.N. plan: Economic development in tech, renewable energy, and agriculture
• W.H.E.N. plan: New government procedures for efficiency and accountability

Public Service

• Maui County Planning Commission (2018–2023), serving as Commissioner and Chair
• Hawaiʻi Real Estate Commission Commissioner
• West Maui Domestic Violence Task Force founding member (2004–2019)

Education

• Associate Degree in Business, Tacoma Community College
• Bachelor of Science in Business, Central Washington University