1. Kirk William Caldwell was born on September 4,1952 and is an American politician who served as the mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii, from 2013 to 2021.
11 Facts About Kirk Caldwell
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Kirk Caldwell announced that he would be running for the Democratic nomination in the 2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election in September 2021, but withdrew the following May.
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Kirk Caldwell represented the 24th Representative District in the Hawaii State House of Representatives of the Hawaii State Legislature from 2002 to 2008, serving as the House Majority Leader between 2007 and 2008.
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Kirk Caldwell left the race for reelection to the House of Representatives to run for City Council in Honolulu.
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Kirk Caldwell was unable to run for council as he had not formally withdrawn from the election for the House of Representatives.
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On July 20,2010, Kirk Caldwell assumed the position of interim mayor after Mufi Hannemann resigned to compete in the 2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election.
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Kirk Caldwell served as the acting mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii's capital and largest city, during the tsunami evacuation in the absence of Mayor Hannemann following the 2010 Chile earthquake.
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Kirk Caldwell lost to former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Peter Carlisle in the 2010 special mayoral election.
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Kirk Caldwell ran a successful campaign in the 2012 Honolulu mayoral election.
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In June 2018, Kirk Caldwell responded to an increasing homeless population by having legislation crafted to outlaw living in parks, sleeping and resting on sidewalks, and obstructing sidewalks with personal possessions, combined with aggressive referrals to shelters.
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On September 10,2021, Kirk Caldwell announced that he would be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Hawaii in the 2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election to succeed Gov.