Loretta Fuddy

Loretta Fuddy
Director of the Hawaii Department of Health
Mayor of Kalawao County
In office
January 2011  December 11, 2013
GovernorNeil Abercrombie
Personal details
BornApril 12, 1948
Honolulu, Hawaii
DiedDecember 11, 2013 (aged 65)
Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Molokai

Loretta Jean Fuddy (April 12, 1948 – December 11, 2013) was an American health official and social worker from the U.S. state of Hawaii. Fuddy served simultaneously as the Director of the Hawaii Department of Health and the Mayor of Kalawao County from 2011 until her death. Under Hawaii state law, the Hawaii Department of Health administers Kalawao County, and the Director of the Hawaii Department of Health, who is appointed by the governor, simultaneously serves as the Mayor of Kalawao County while in office.