Tasha Kama, a Maui County Council member and retired church pastor who advocated for Hawaiian homestead beneficiaries and social justice issues, has died.

Kama, 73, was in the middle of a fourth consecutive term, and held a seat with a Kahului residency requirement voted upon by all Maui County residents.

She died Sunday evening, according to a Facebook post by her family, who said Kama was surrounded by loved ones. No cause of death was given.

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen said on Monday that flags at the county’s Kalana O Maui building in Wailuku will be lowered this week in Kama’s honor.

“She was a woman of deep faith, compassion and aloha — a leader whose every action reflected her love for our people and her commitment to service,” Bissen said in a statement that also offered condolen

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