Mufi Hannemann

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On July 20, 2010, Hannemann resigned his position as mayor to compete in the 2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election. City Managing Director Kirk Caldwell assumed the position of interim mayor until a special election was held to determine a permanent replacement. [8] [9] On September 18, 2010, Hannemann lost the Democratic primary to Neil Abercrombie by approximately twenty-one percentage points. [10] [11]

2012 congressional election

Hannemann announced his intention to run for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional district seat on August 30, 2011. The incumbent, Mazie Hirono, vacated the seat to run for the U.S. Senate seat then held by Daniel Akaka, who did not seek reelection in 2012. [12] [13] He lost the primary election to Tulsi Gabbard on August 11, 2012, by approximately twenty percentage points. [14]

2014 gubernatorial election

After considering a run for Republican nomination, [15] Hannemann was an independent candidate for Governor, [16] finishing third out of four candidates in the general election with 11.6% of the vote. [17]

2020s

2020 Honolulu mayoral election

On May 31, 2020, Mufi Hannemann announced that he would be filing nomination papers to run for Honolulu Mayor again. On August 8, Hannemann conceded after finishing fifth in a field of 15 with only 9.92% of the primary vote. [18]

Personal life

Hannemann stands 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) in height. [19] His brother Nephi Hannemann is a well known Polynesian actor and singer. [20] His cousin, Jacob Hannemann, is a baseball player. [21]

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Mufi Hannemann
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12th Mayor of Honolulu
In office
January 2, 2005 –July 20, 2010
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Honolulu
2005–2010		Succeeded by
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