Former Mayor of Kaua‘i Eduardo E. “Mala” Malapit, of Po‘ipu and Lihu‘e, died at Wilcox Memorial Hospital on Aug. 27, 2007, at the age of 74.
Born April 6, 1933, and raised on Kaua‘i, he was an alumni of ‘Ele‘ele School, Waimea High School, the University of Hawai‘i and the University of Notre Dame School of Law. He was a Kaua‘i County prosecuting attorney, Kaua‘i County councilman, mayor of Kaua‘i; chairman of the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Governor’s Liaison for Kaua‘i, part-time magistrate, and private-practice attorney.
He also served on numerous community organizations including the Kaua‘i Pop Warner (president and legal adviser), West Kaua‘i Jaycees (president, Gold Key award and Outstanding Young Man of the Year 1965), Koloa School PTA (president, Outstanding Chapter award), Koloa Youth Baseball Organization, Koloa Lions Club president, Hawaii Visitors Bureau director (Governor’s Office), Kauai Catholic Vicariate board member, Kauai Filipino Community Council, Kauai Visayan Club member, Democratic Party Convention delegate, Distinguished Asian Pacific Alumni of Notre Dame in 2005 and many others.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Elizabeth; sons Kevin of Newport Beach, Calif., Lon (Lianne) of Lihu‘e, Ken (Lorraine) of Newburg, Ore., and Lyle of Las Vegas, Nev.; grandchildren Nicole, Kirsten, Eduardo K. and Brock Malapit, sisters Julia Smith and Aurora Lo, brothers William, Mark, Earl, and Manuel Malapit, and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may visit with the family from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, with services to follow at Saint Raphael’s Catholic Church in Koloa. Private family burial to follow immediately after services.
Born April 6, 1933, and raised on Kaua‘i, he was an alumni of ‘Ele‘ele School, Waimea High School, the University of Hawai‘i and the University of Notre Dame School of Law. He was a Kaua‘i County prosecuting attorney, Kaua‘i County councilman, mayor of Kaua‘i; chairman of the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Governor’s Liaison for Kaua‘i, part-time magistrate, and private-practice attorney.
He also served on numerous community organizations including the Kaua‘i Pop Warner (president and legal adviser), West Kaua‘i Jaycees (president, Gold Key award and Outstanding Young Man of the Year 1965), Koloa School PTA (president, Outstanding Chapter award), Koloa Youth Baseball Organization, Koloa Lions Club president, Hawaii Visitors Bureau director (Governor’s Office), Kauai Catholic Vicariate board member, Kauai Filipino Community Council, Kauai Visayan Club member, Democratic Party Convention delegate, Distinguished Asian Pacific Alumni of Notre Dame in 2005 and many others.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Elizabeth; sons Kevin of Newport Beach, Calif., Lon (Lianne) of Lihu‘e, Ken (Lorraine) of Newburg, Ore., and Lyle of Las Vegas, Nev.; grandchildren Nicole, Kirsten, Eduardo K. and Brock Malapit, sisters Julia Smith and Aurora Lo, brothers William, Mark, Earl, and Manuel Malapit, and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may visit with the family from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, with services to follow at Saint Raphael’s Catholic Church in Koloa. Private family burial to follow immediately after services.
Former Mayor of Kaua‘i Eduardo E. “Mala” Malapit, of Po‘ipu and Lihu‘e, died at Wilcox Memorial Hospital on Aug. 27, 2007, at the age of 74.
Born April 6, 1933, and raised on Kaua‘i, he was an alumni of ‘Ele‘ele School, Waimea High School, the University of Hawai‘i and the University of Notre Dame School of Law. He was a Kaua‘i County prosecuting attorney, Kaua‘i County councilman, mayor of Kaua‘i; chairman of the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Governor’s Liaison for Kaua‘i, part-time magistrate, and private-practice attorney.
He also served on numerous community organizations including the Kaua‘i Pop Warner (president and legal adviser), West Kaua‘i Jaycees (president, Gold Key award and Outstanding Young Man of the Year 1965), Koloa School PTA (president, Outstanding Chapter award), Koloa Youth Baseball Organization, Koloa Lions Club president, Hawaii Visitors Bureau director (Governor’s Office), Kauai Catholic Vicariate board member, Kauai Filipino Community Council, Kauai Visayan Club member, Democratic Party Convention delegate, Distinguished Asian Pacific Alumni of Notre Dame in 2005 and many others.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Elizabeth; sons Kevin of Newport Beach, Calif., Lon (Lianne) of Lihu‘e, Ken (Lorraine) of Newburg, Ore., and Lyle of Las Vegas, Nev.; grandchildren Nicole, Kirsten, Eduardo K. and Brock Malapit, sisters Julia Smith and Aurora Lo, brothers William, Mark, Earl, and Manuel Malapit, and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may visit with the family from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, with services to follow at Saint Raphael’s Catholic Church in Koloa. Private family burial to follow immediately after services.
Born April 6, 1933, and raised on Kaua‘i, he was an alumni of ‘Ele‘ele School, Waimea High School, the University of Hawai‘i and the University of Notre Dame School of Law. He was a Kaua‘i County prosecuting attorney, Kaua‘i County councilman, mayor of Kaua‘i; chairman of the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Governor’s Liaison for Kaua‘i, part-time magistrate, and private-practice attorney.
He also served on numerous community organizations including the Kaua‘i Pop Warner (president and legal adviser), West Kaua‘i Jaycees (president, Gold Key award and Outstanding Young Man of the Year 1965), Koloa School PTA (president, Outstanding Chapter award), Koloa Youth Baseball Organization, Koloa Lions Club president, Hawaii Visitors Bureau director (Governor’s Office), Kauai Catholic Vicariate board member, Kauai Filipino Community Council, Kauai Visayan Club member, Democratic Party Convention delegate, Distinguished Asian Pacific Alumni of Notre Dame in 2005 and many others.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Elizabeth; sons Kevin of Newport Beach, Calif., Lon (Lianne) of Lihu‘e, Ken (Lorraine) of Newburg, Ore., and Lyle of Las Vegas, Nev.; grandchildren Nicole, Kirsten, Eduardo K. and Brock Malapit, sisters Julia Smith and Aurora Lo, brothers William, Mark, Earl, and Manuel Malapit, and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may visit with the family from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, with services to follow at Saint Raphael’s Catholic Church in Koloa. Private family burial to follow immediately after services.
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