Mayor of Kauai

The Mayor of Kauaʻi is the chief executive officer of the County of Kauaʻi in the state of Hawaiʻi. He or she has municipal jurisdiction over the islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau. Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. was elected on November 4, 2008 as the mayor of Kaua'i over JoAnn A. Yukimura, Kauai's mayor from 1988 to 1992, with 15,857 votes out of 40,323 registered votors in the County of Kaua'i. The Mayor of Kauaʻi is the successor of the Royal Governors of Kauaʻi of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

The most recent previous mayor of Kauai, Bryan J. Baptiste, served from 2002 until his death on June 22, 2008. Bill "Kaipo" Asing was sworn as acting mayor on July 17, 2008, 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.

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