Charles Spencer Crane (January 4, 1869 – September 13, 1958) was a businessman and politician in Hawaii.

[1] From 1908 to 1919 he published a Hawaiian language newspaper called Ka Nupepa Kuokoa.

[2] Crane married Emma Spurrell Thompson on October 16, 1922, at Hilo.

[4]: 173 He was appointed Mayor of Honolulu July 15, 1938 upon the death of George F. Wright, and served until January 2, 1941.

[5] He retired for a while to California, and then returned to live with his son Ezra Crane who was editor of the Maui News.