Dante Carpenter

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Dante Carpenter, a member of the Democratic Party, is most noted for his term as Hawaii County mayor from 1984 to 1988.

As Hawaii County's mayor, Carpenter facilitated the building of resort developments like the Hyatt Regency Waikoloa, and pushed for the promotion of new enterprises in high-tech and agriculture.

Carpenter's defeat in the 1988 general election to a political unknown, Bernard K. Akana stunned Hawaii politics.

In 2000, Gov. Ben Cayetano has appointed Carpenter to state Office of Hawaiian Affairs' board of trustees. Carpenter was one of appointments that were made to replace trustees who resigned after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that their elections were unconstitutional due to the Hawaiian-only voting restriction.In 2002, Carpenter won a seat on the Board of Trustees in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

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