▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁C ald well ▁assumed ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁inter im ▁mayor ▁after ▁M uf i ▁Hann emann ▁res igned ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Hawai i ▁g ubern atorial ▁election . ▁C ald well ▁held ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁mayor ▁until ▁a ▁special ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁determine ▁a ▁permanent ▁successor . ▁ ▁C ald well ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁acting ▁mayor ▁of ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁Hawai i ' s ▁capital ▁and ▁largest ▁city , ▁during ▁the ▁t sun ami ▁ev acu ation ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁Mayor ▁Hann emann ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Chile ▁earth qu ake . ▁ ▁C ald well ▁lost ▁to ▁former ▁Hon ol ulu ▁Pro sec uting ▁Att orney ▁Peter ▁Carl is le ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁special ▁mayor al ▁election . ▁ ▁C ald well ▁ran ▁a ▁successful ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Hon ol ulu ▁mayor al ▁election . ▁He ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁election , ▁ahead ▁of ▁inc umb ent ▁mayor ▁Carl is le . ▁He ▁faced ▁former ▁Hawai i ▁Governor ▁Ben ▁C ay et ano ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁election ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁by ▁ 7 . 8 %. ▁ ▁C ald well ▁narrow ly ▁won ▁re e lection ▁on ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ,