Peter Carlisle - As Honolulu Mayor

As Honolulu Mayor

In July 2009, Carlisle announced that when Mayor of Honolulu Mufi Hannemann leaves office to run for Governor, he would resign from the office of the Prosecuting Attorney to run for Mayor of Honolulu. On July 20, 2010, Mufi Hannemann announced his resignation from the Mayor's office. Carlisle subsequently announced his resignation as prosecuting attorney. He ran against three other major contenders: Acting Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell who was appointed Managing Director by Mufi Hannemann and became the Acting Mayor when Hannemann resigned to run for Governor, UH Professor and former Mayoral candidate Panos Prevedouros, and City Councilmember Rod Tam.

Carlisle won the special Mayoral election on September 18, 2010, and was sworn in to office on October 11, 2010, becoming the first mayor in Honolulu history to be identified as an Independent.

As mayor, Carlisle has been a major supporter of the Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project, and has been working to redevelop and restore Honolulu's infrastructure. During the APEC United States 2011 summit meetings in Honolulu, Carlisle promoted Honolulu as a major hub for Asia-Pacific and international business, and as a world-class city and Pacific icon. Carlisle has also been an advocate of alternative energy and environmental sustainability.