1. Peter Benson Carlisle was born on October 12,1952 and is an American politician and attorney who served as the 13th Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii from 2010 to 2013.
15 Facts About Peter Carlisle
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Peter Carlisle attended Kent School in Connecticut and pursued an undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Peter Carlisle first came to Hawaii in 1978 where he met and married Judy.
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Peter Carlisle remained in that job for over a decade, attaining the responsibility of chief of the Career Criminal Unit.
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In 1988, Peter Carlisle went into private practice for the Honolulu law firm of Shim, Tam, Kirimitsu, Kitamura and Chang where he worked for eight years, mostly handling personal injury cases.
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Peter Carlisle was later criticized by the Hawai'i Supreme Court for using taxpayer money to promote the constitutional amendment.
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Peter Carlisle ran unopposed in 2000 for a second four-year term as Prosecuting Attorney.
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In 2008, Peter Carlisle ran unopposed for an unprecedented fourth term as Honolulu Prosecutor.
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On September 18,2010, Peter Carlisle won the special election for Honolulu mayor to complete the final two years of former mayor Mufi Hannemann's term.
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Peter Carlisle was sworn into office as the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu on October 11,2010.
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Peter Carlisle ran for re-election in the 2012 mayoral election but failed to advance to the general election after finishing third in the primary behind former Hawaii Governor Ben Cayetano and former acting Mayor Kirk Caldwell.
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Peter Carlisle was a member of the board of directors of the National District Attorney's Association and in 2002 was awarded the Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Criminal Justice Award.
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In July 2009, Peter Carlisle announced that when Mayor of Honolulu Mufi Hannemann left office to run for governor, he would resign from the office of the prosecuting attorney to run for mayor of Honolulu.
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Peter Carlisle won the special mayoral election on September 18,2010, and was sworn into office on October 11,2010, becoming the first mayor in Honolulu history to be identified as an Independent.
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Peter Carlisle was an advocate of alternative energy and environmental sustainability.