Governors of Maui

He shall also have power to decide all questions, and transact all island business which is not by law assigned to others.When either of the governors shall decease, then all the chiefs shall assemble at such place as the King shall appoint, and shall nominate a successor of the deceased governor, and whosoever they shall nominate and be approved by the King, he shall be the new governor.When Hawaii was annexed by the United States of America, the same islands became administered by the Maui County government.

After King Kalākaua was forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution in 1887, the island governorships began to be viewed as wasteful expenses for the monarchy.

The governors and governesses at the time (who were mainly royals or nobles) were also viewed as unfit to appoint the native police forces and condemned for "their refusal to accept their removal or reform by sheriffs or the marshal".

These positions were restored under the An Act To Establish A Governor On Each Of The Islands Of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii and Kauai on November 14, 1890, with the effective date of January 1, 1891.

One significant change was this act made it illegal for a woman to be governor ending the traditional practice of appointing female royals and nobles as governess.