Hannibal Tavares
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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 | |
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| 2nd Mayor of Maui | |
| In office October 1979 – January 2, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Elmer F. Cravalho |
| Succeeded by | Linda Lingle |
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| Born | September 24, 1919 Makawao, Territory of Hawaii, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1998 (aged 78) Wailuku, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Spouse | 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]
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