Kalawao County, which lacks a local government, is administered by the Hawaii Department of Health.
[1][2][3][4] The Mayor of Kalawao County holds executive powers similar to other elected Hawaiian mayors, including the responsibilities of health, public safety, and law and order.
The Mayor visits Kalawao several times a year to meet with local residents.
Former Kalawao County Mayor (and State Health Director) Bruce Anderson enacted a smoking ban in all Kalawao County public buildings on October 4, 2002.
[1] Former Hawaii Health Director and Kalawao Mayor Loretta Fuddy, who had served in both offices from 2011 to 2013, died in a plane crash on December 11, 2013, shortly after takeoff from Kalaupapa Airport.