Mayor of Kauai
Mayor of Kauai | |
---|---|
Inaugural holder | Antone Vidinha |
Formation | 1969 |
The Mayor of Kauaʻi is the
Kingdom of Hawaii
.
The most recent previous mayor of Kauai,
Bill "Kaipo" Asing was sworn as acting mayor on July 17, 2008,[1]
until a special election could be held to fill the remaining two years of Baptiste's term.
Bernard Carvalho was elected on November 4, 2008, to complete the remaining two years of Baptiste's unexpired term.[2]
List of mayors of Kauai
Mayor | Term Begins | Term Ends | Notes |
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Antone Vidinha | 1969 | 1972 | First mayor of Kauai; served two consecutive terms (1969-1970, 1971-1972).[3] Defeated for re-election in 1972.[4] |
Francis M. F. Ching[5] | 1972 | 1974 | |
Eduardo Malapit | 1974 | 1982 | |
Tony Kunimura | 1982 | 1988[6] | Defeated for re-election in the 1988 mayoral primary by JoAnn Yukimura. [7] |
JoAnn Yukimura | 1988 | December 1994 | First female mayor of Kauai. Defeated by Maryanne Kusaka in the 1994 general election |
Maryanne Kusaka | December 1994 | December 2, 2002 | |
Bryan Baptiste | December 2, 2002 | June 22, 2008 | Died in office on June 22, 2008 |
Gary Heu | June 22, 2008 | July 17, 2008 | Heu was the late Mayor Baptiste's administrative assistant. He served as acting mayor from Baptiste's death until Asing was sworn in as interim mayor on July 17, 2008.[1] |
Kaipo Asing | July 17, 2008 | December 1, 2008 | Elected interim mayor by the Kauai County Council until the special election to fill the remainder of Baptiste's unexpired term.[1] |
Bernard Carvalho | December 1, 2008 | December 3, 2018 | |
Derek Kawakami | December 3, 2018 | Incumbent |
References
- ^ Honolulu Advertiser. 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Carvalho to face LaBedz in general election". Associated Press. Hawaii News Now. 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ Soboleski, Hank (2008-11-07). "Island History: Mayor Antone Kona Vidinha". The Garden Island. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ^ Soboleski, Hank (2008-07-25). "Island History: Mayor Vidinha And The Haleko Shops Ghost". The Garden Island. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ^ Soboleski, Hank (2008-10-17). "Island History for Friday, October 17, 2008: Mayor Francis M. F. Ching". The Garden Island. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ^ "Late Mayor Tony Kunimura to be memorialized with bronze bust". The Garden Island. 2000-03-30. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ^ Chang, Lester (2004-05-08). "County of Kaua'i history comes to life at ceremony". The Garden Island. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
External links
- "Kaua'i County 2008 Election Report," Kaua'i County Elections Division January 24, 2009.
- Kauai mayor Bryan Baptiste dies [1] June 23, 2008.