Vicky Cayetano

Vicky Cayetano
First Lady of Hawaii
In role
May 5, 1997 – December 2, 2002
Governor Ben Cayetano
Preceded by Lynne Waihee
Succeeded by Nancie Caraway (2010)
Personal details
Born Vicky Tiu
1956
Manila, Philippines
Children 2 of her own
3 stepchildren
Education Stanford University

Vicky Tiu Cayetano (born 1956) was First Lady of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002. She and Governor Ben Cayetano were married May 5, 1997 in Washington Place. Both had been previously married. He was a career politician with three grown children, and she was an independent business owner with two teenagers. During her tenure, she was successful in getting a new governor's residence built, and Washington Place being turned into a museum.

Background

She was born in Manila, Philippines, one of nine children of Pat and William Tiu. Her older sister is musician and actress Ginny Tiu. Both of them appeared in movies with Elvis Presley. After the family moved to San Francisco, Vicky and a group of her friends started a travel agency when she was a teenager. She later attended Stanford University in California, but did not graduate. Vicky married a financial consultant named Liu in California and had two children. The family later moved to Hawaii. In 1988, she helped start United Laundry Company to service hotels and hospitals, eventually becoming president and CEO. She divorced her first husband in 1992.[1][2][3]

Ben Cayetano was the sitting Governor of Hawaii, with three grown children with his first wife, Lorraine Cayetano. They were separated for five years, then divorced in 1996 after 37 years of marriage.[3]

Cayetano and Tiu met while both were working out at the Honolulu Club fitness center.[3] They were married one-and-a-half years later in the governor's official residence on May 5, 1997.[4][3]

As First Lady

After marrying Ben Cayetano, she continued to operate the laundry company, but spending fewer hours in the day on it. Her daily schedule was distributed to her employees, and she was available if needed. The evening hours were devoted to her family, giving individual time to her teenage children.[5]

In 1999, she participated in the Honolulu Habitat for Humanity's Women Build.[6] She was named 1999 Woman of Distinction by Hawaii's Girl Scouts, for motivating young women.[7]

In 2001, Vicky proposed turning Washington Place into a museum, devoted to telling the story of Lili'uokalani.[8] Towards that end, she created the Washington Place Foundation to raise funds to build a new residence for the state's governor.[9] The new residence was constructed directly behind Washington Place, and finished in time for the new governor Linda Lingle.[10]

Recent career

She continued to oversee United Laundry Company, and was named Sales Person of the Year for 2011 by the Sales and Marketing Executives International (SMEI), Honolulu Chapter.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Kresnak, William (May 6, 1997). "Wedding: first lady plans to deal with role 'one day at a time'". The Honolulu Advertiser – via Newspapers.com (subscription required) . p. A5. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ Creamer, Beverly (May 11, 1997). "First lady: new Mrs. Cayetano likes to talk business". The Honolulu Advertiser – via Newspapers.com (subscription required) . p. A2. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Yuen, Mike (1997-05-06). "Cayetano, bride met during workout". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  4. ↑ Kresnak, William (May 6, 1997). "Hawaii gets a first lady". The Honolulu Advertiser – via Newspapers.com (subscription required) . p. A1. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Vicky Cayetano". The Honolulu Advertiser – via Newspapers.com (subscription required) . May 3, 1998. p. F1. Retrieved December 4, 2017. ; "Vicky Cayetano: A year in the limelight". The Honolulu Advertiser – via Newspapers.com (subscription required) . May 3, 1998. p. F10. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ Blakeman, Karen (September 26, 1999). "Vicky Cayetano's plank helps housing". The Honolulu Advertiser – via Newspapers.com (subscription required) . p. A19. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Girl Scouts name Vicky Cayetano role model for 1999". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 19, 1999. p. A29. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ Leidermann, Mike (August 11, 2002). "Washington Place museum to focus on Lili'uokalani". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ Leidermann, Mike (January 5, 2001). "Washington Place plan would make it a museum". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. A1. Retrieved December 4, 2017. ; Leidermann, Mike (January 5, 2001). "Washington: first lady's plan would build a new home". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. A6. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  10. ↑ Leidermann, Mike (August 11, 2002). "Moving out of Washington Place". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved December 4, 2017. ; "Inside the governor's residence". The Honolulu Advertiser. August 11, 2002. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Vicky Cayetano, Sales Person of the Year - Hawaii Reporter". Hawaii Reporter. February 29, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
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