Hannibal Tavares

Hannibal M. Tavares (September 24, 1919 – January 17, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 2nd Mayor of Maui from October 1979 until January 2, 1991.[1] He was the longest-serving mayor of Maui.[2]

Hannibal Tavares
2nd Mayor of Maui
In office
October 1979 – January 2, 1991
Preceded byElmer F. Cravalho
Succeeded byLinda Lingle
Personal details
Born(1919-09-24)September 24, 1919
Makawao, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.
DiedJanuary 17, 1998(1998-01-17) (aged 78)
Wailuku, Hawaii, U.S.
Spouse(s)Harriet Tavares

Life

Tavares was born in Makawao, Maui, Hawaii,[3] on September 24, 1919.

In 1978, Maui Mayor Elmer Cravalho won reelection to a second term,[4] but he suddenly left office only months later.[4] The vacancy left by Cravalho's resignation necessitated a special mayoral election.[4] In October 1979, Hannibal Tavares won the special mayoral election to complete the remainder of Cravalho's term.[4]

Tavares went on to win reelection and became Maui's longest-serving mayor to date.[4] He retired from office on January 2, 1991, and was succeeded by Republican Linda Lingle.[4]

Tavares's daughter, Charmaine Tavares, served as mayor of Maui from January 2, 2007, to January 2, 2011.[5][6] Both are the descendants of Portuguese immigrants who settled in Hawaii.[6]

He died at Maui Memorial Hospital in Wailuku, Hawaii, on January 17, 1998, at the age of 78.[3] A resident of Kula, Maui, Tavares was survived by his wife, Harriet Y.T; three children, Charmaine Tavares, Sharon Klaschka, and Gary Tavares; three sisters, Helen Medeiros, Margaret Roberts and Sophie Stone; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.[3]

References
  1. Perry, Brian (2014-08-10). "Arakawa to face Paltin in the fall". Maui County Council. Archived from the original on 2014-08-16. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  2. Engledow, Jill (2006-07-01). "A Decade on Maui: On MNKO's 10th anniversary, we look back at how our island has changed". Maui Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  3. "Hannibal Tavares services Friday". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 1998-01-21. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  4. "Other Hawai'i mayors who died in office". Honolulu Advertiser. 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  5. "Mayoral candidate profiles for Maui". Lahaina News. 2010-09-16. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  6. Kubota, Gary T. (2010-03-10). "Maui effort honors 2 ethnic groups". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. AllBusiness.com. Retrieved 2010-09-27.


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