Hannibal Tavares
| Hannibal Tavares | |
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| Mayor of Maui | |
| In office 1979 – January 2, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Elmer F. Cravalho |
| Succeeded by | Linda Lingle |
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| Born | September 24, 1919 Makawao, Hawaii |
| Died | January 17, 1998 Wailuku, Hawaii |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Tavares |
Hannibal M. Tavares (September 24, 1919 – January 17, 1998) was an American politician. Tavares served as the Mayor of Maui from 1979 until 1991. He holds the distinction of being the longest-serving Mayor of Maui in history.[1]
Life
Tavares was born in Makawao, Maui, Hawaii,[2] on September 24, 1919.
In 1978, Maui Mayor Elmer Cravalho won re-election for a second term.[3] However, Cravalho suddenly left office in 1979, only months after winning re-election.[3] The vacancy left by Cravalho's resignation necessitated a special mayoral election.[3] In October 1979, Hannibal Tavares won the special mayoral election to complete the remainder of Cravalho's term.[3]
Tavares went on to re-election and became Maui's longest serving Mayor to date.[3] Tavares retired from office on January 2, 1991, and was succeeded by Republican Linda Lingle.[3]
Tavares' daughter, Charmaine Tavares, served as the Mayor of Maui from January 2, 2007, to January 2, 2011.[4][5] Both are the descendants of Portuguese immigrants who settled in Hawaii.[5]
He died at Maui Memorial Hospital in Wailuku, Hawaii, on January 17, 1998, at the age of 78.[2] A resident of Kula, Maui, Tavares was survived by his wife, Harriet Y.T; three children - Charmaine Tavares and Sharon Klaschka, and Gary Tavares; three sisters - Helen Medeiros, Margaret Roberts and Sophie Stone; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.[2]
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