Political Roadmap to the Top of Honolulu Hale

By Adrienne LaFrance 07/23/2010

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Looking back five decades to statehood, Honolulu mayors have marked many of the same political milestones en route to Honolulu Hale. They have been representatives in the House and Senate, they have been executives in the private sector, they have served on the City Council, and as the city’s managing director.

This year, the field of mayoral candidates in Honolulu includes the following candidates:

The city’s former managing director and acting mayor Kirk Caldwell
Honolulu's former Prosecuting Attorney Peter Carlisle
City Councilman Donovan Dela Cruz
Civil engineer and professor Panos Prevedouros
City Councilman Rod Tam

Today we're offering a checklist for mayoral victory based on Honolulu history. The candidates who can answer "yes" to our questions, may have a competitive edge. We found that each of them can look to the past for reason to believe victory is possible.