What is Elmer Cravalho?
'''Elmer Franklin Carvalho''' (February 19, 1926–June 27, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] politician and former teacher. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. Carvalho served as the first [[Mayor of Maui]] from 1969 to 1979 and the first [[Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Hawaii House of Representatives]] following statehood.<ref name=mauicouncil>{{cite news|title=Maui County Council Resolution 79-96 |url=http://www.co.maui.hi.us/DocumentCenter/View/88960 |work=[[Maui County Council]] |date=1979-08-03 |access-date=2016-06-28|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628195948/http://www.co.maui.hi.us/DocumentCenter/View/88960 |archive-date=2016-06-28}}</ref><ref name=hhs>{{cite news |title=Hawai'i Political Leaders |url=http://www.hawaiianhistory.org/ref/leadlist.html |work=[[Hawaiian Historical Society]] |access-date=2010-09-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715131455/http://www.hawaiianhistory.org/ref/leadlist.html |archive-date=2010-07-15 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cravalho, Elmer}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:American mayors]] [[Category:Politicians from Hawaii]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]]