Frank Fasi

Frank Francis Fasi (born August 27, 1920 in Hartford , Connecticut , † February 4, 2010 in Makiki , Hawaii ) was an American politician . He served as the longest-serving mayor of the capital, Honolulu . He was also a member of the Hawaii Territory Senate and a member of the Honolulu City Council .

First steps in life

As a teenager he attended Trinity College in Hartford. After the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and ended up in the Pacific Fleet . After completing his service in 1944, Fasi settled in Honolulu, where he made a name for himself as a building contractor in the field of building demolition.

Political career

In 1958, Fasi went into politics and won the first try as representative of his district in the Senate of the. His term was interrupted when the statehood and territorial legislation of Hawaii were dissolved in 1959. He returned to his company's desk but ran again in 1965 and won a seat on the Honolulu City Council , where he served as a city councilor until 1968.

career

• 1958 won the election as Territorial Senator ( Democratic Party )
• Won the Honolulu City Councilman election in 1965 ( Democratic Party )
• Won the Honolulu City Councilman election in 1967 ( Democratic Party )
• Won the election of Honolulu Mayor in 1968 ( Democratic Party )
• Won the election of Honolulu Mayor in 1972 ( Democratic Party )
• 1974 lost the election for governor of Hawaii to the Democratic candidate George Ariyoshi ( Democratic Party )
• 1976 won the election for mayor of Honolulu ( Democratic Party )
• 1978 election for governor of Hawaii lost to Democratic candidate George Ariyoshi ( Democratic Party )
• 1980 election for mayor of Honolulu lost to Democratic candidate ( Democratic Party )
• 1982 elected governor of Hawaii lost to Democratic candidate George Ariyoshi ( Independent Democrat )
• Won Honolulu Mayor Election in 1984 ( Republican Party )
• Won the election of Honolulu Mayor in 1988 ( Republican Party )
• Won Honolulu Mayor Election 1992 ( Republican Party )
• 1994 lost the election for governor of Hawaii to the democratic candidate Ben Cayetano ( Best Party of Hawaii )
• 1996 lost the election for mayor of Honolulu to the non-party candidate Jeremy Harris ( non-party )
• 2000 lost the election for mayor of Honolulu to the non-party candidate Jeremy Harris ( non-party )
• 2003 lost the election for entry into the congress of the 2nd district against the democratic candidate Ed Case ( independent )
• 2004 lost the election as mayor of Honolulu against the non-partisan candidate Mufi Hannemann ( non-party )

When Fasi admitted his defeat in 2004, he announced that he would withdraw from politics and no longer run.

Mayor of Honolulu

In the late 1960s, Fasi had a colorful reputation in Hawaii. The Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin used expressions like Firebrand (' militant '), Trailblazer (' pioneer ') or Maverick (' loner ') to describe it.

All in all, he was the mayor of Honolulu for 22 years.

Web links

• Obituary in the Boston Globe