Mayor of Hawaiʻi County

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The Mayor of Hawaiʻi is the chief executive officer of the County of Hawaiʻi in the state of Hawaii. The mayor has municipal jurisdiction over the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. The current mayor is Kimo Alameda.[1] The Mayor of Hawaiʻi County is the successor of the Royal Governors of Hawaiʻi Island of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.

As of 2004, the mayor is officially a nonpartisan position, and appear on the ballot without a party affiliation. The managing director takes over as mayor in the event of a mayor's death or resignation.[2][3]

History

Hawaii County began electing a mayor in 1968 when the present form of charter government was instituted. For most of the 20th century elected members of the Board of Supervisors, precursor to the Hawaii County Council, chose the chairman, and that chairman was essentially the chief operating officer of Hawaii County. That changed in 1964 a year after Act 73 of the 1963 Legislature which enabled counties to draft their own charters. Former Honolulu deputy County Corporation Counsel Shunichi Kimura was elected the last County Chairman in 1964 and the County elected its first mayor in 1968. Bruce McCall (1976), Megumi Kon (1984) and Larry Tanimoto (1990) all filled out the last few months of their predecessor's terms, in the case of Tanimoto, for Bernard Akana, who died of cancer less than two years into his term. Lorraine Inouye then won a special election to serve out Akana's last two years.

Past Mayors

No. Term in Office Name Party
1 File:3x4.svg January 3, 1969 - May 16, 1974 Shunichi Kimura 1 style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
2 File:3x4.svg May 16, 1974 - December 2, 1974 Bruce McCall 1 style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
3 File:3x4.svg December 2, 1974 - July 24, 1984 Herbert Matayoshi 2 style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
4 File:3x4.svg July 24, 1984 - December 3, 1984 Megumi Kon 2 style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
5 File:3x4.svg December 3, 1984 - December 5, 1988 Dante Keala Carpenter style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
6 File:3x4.svg December 5, 1988 - April 12, 1990 Bernard Akana3 † style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican
7 File:3x4.svg April 12, 1990 - December 3, 1990 Larry Tanimoto 3 style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican
8 File:Lorraine Inouye.jpg December 3, 1990 - December 7, 1992 Lorraine Inouye style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
9 File:3x4.svg December 7, 1992 - December 4, 2000 Stephen Kei Yamashiro style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic
10 File:Harry Kim, Mayor of Hawaii County.jpg December 4, 2000 - December 1, 2008 Harry Kim style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican 4
11 File:Billy Kenoi Sister Cities Summit (6173751290) (cropped).jpg December 1, 2008 - December 5, 2016 Billy Kenoi style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic 4
12 File:Harry Kim, Mayor of Hawaii County.jpg December 5, 2016 - December 7, 2020 Harry Kim style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Republican 4
13 File:3x4.svg December 7, 2020 - December 2, 2024 Mitch Roth style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Independent 4
14 File:3x4.svg December 2, 2024 - Incumbent Kimo Alameda style="background:Template:Party color;"|  Democratic 4 5

Notes

  1. Shunichi Kimura resigned to become a circuit court judge. He was replaced by his managing director, Bruce McCall.[2]
  2. Herbert Matayoshi resigned to run for a seat on the Hawaii Senate. He was replaced by his managing director, Megumi Kon.[2]
  3. Bernard Akana died of cancer while in office. He was replaced by his managing director, Larry Tanimoto.[3]
  4. As of the 2004 elections, mayoral candidates are officially listed on the ballot without party affiliation.
  5. Kimo Alameda is a registered Democrat but identifies as a 'conservative.'[4]

References

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  1. ↑ County of Hawaii — Mayor, Hawaii County, 2024. Accessed 2024-12-11.
  2. ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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