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Governor of Hawaii
Ke Kiaʻaina o Hawaiʻi
Gubernatorial standard
Incumbent
Josh Green
since December 5, 2022
ResidenceWashington Place
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
PrecursorGovernor ofHawaii Territory
Inaugural holderWilliam F. Quinn
FormationAugust 21, 1959
(64 years ago)(1959-08-21)
DeputyLieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Websitegovernor.hawaii.gov
Flag of the governor
Flag of the governor before statehood in 1959

Thegovernor of the State of Hawaiiis thehead of governmentofHawaii,[1]and commander-in-chief of thestate'smilitary forces.[2]The governor has a duty to enforce state laws;[2]the power to either approve orvetobillspassed by theHawaii Legislature;[3]the power to convene the legislature;[4]and the power to grantpardons,except in cases oftreasonandimpeachment.[2]

Of the eight governors of the state, two have been elected to three terms, four have been elected to two terms, and one has been elected to one term. No state governor has yet resigned or died in office, nor did any territorial governor die in office.George Ariyoshiwas the firstAsian Americanto be governor of anyU.S. state.The current governor is DemocratJosh Green,who took office on December 5, 2022.

The longest-serving governors areJohn A. Burns(1962–1974) andGeorge Ariyoshi(1974–1986), both of whom served 12 years each.

List of governors[edit]

TheRepublic of Hawaiiwas annexed by theUnited Statesin 1898. It was organized into Hawaii Territory in 1900, and admitted as a state in 1959. The Republic had only one president,Sanford B. Dole,who later was the first territorial governor.

Hawaii Territory[edit]

Hawaii Territorywasorganizedon June 14, 1900, remaining a territory for 59 years. Twelve people served as territorial governor, appointed by thepresident of the United States.

Governors of the Territory of Hawaii
No. Governor Term in office Appointed by
1 Sanford B. Dole
(1844–1926)
[5] 		June 14, 1900[a]
–
November 23, 1903
(resigned)[b] 		William McKinley
2 George R. Carter
(1866–1933)
[9] 		November 23, 1903[c]
–
August 15, 1907
(resigned)[d] 		Theodore Roosevelt
3 Walter F. Frear
(1863–1948)
[13] 		August 15, 1907[e]
–
November 29, 1913
(successor appointed) 		Theodore Roosevelt
4 Lucius E. Pinkham
(1850–1922)
[16] 		November 29, 1913[f]
–
June 22, 1918
(successor appointed) 		Woodrow Wilson
5 Charles J. McCarthy
(1861–1929)
[19] 		June 22, 1918[g]
–
July 5, 1921
(successor appointed) 		Woodrow Wilson
6 Wallace Rider Farrington
(1871–1933)
[22] 		July 5, 1921[h]
–
July 5, 1929
(successor appointed) 		Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
7 Lawrence M. Judd
(1887–1968)
[26] 		July 5, 1929[i]
–
March 1, 1934
(successor appointed) 		Herbert Hoover
8 Joseph Poindexter
(1869–1951)
[29] 		March 1, 1934[j]
–
August 24, 1942
(successor appointed) 		Franklin D. Roosevelt
9 Ingram Stainback[k]
(1883–1961)
[34] 		August 24, 1942[l]
–
April 30, 1951
(resigned)[m] 		Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
10 Oren E. Long
(1889–1965)
[38] 		May 8, 1951[n]
–
February 28, 1953
(successor appointed) 		Harry S. Truman
11 Samuel Wilder King
(1886–1959)
[41] 		February 28, 1953[o]
–
August 29, 1957
(resigned)[p] 		Dwight D. Eisenhower
12 William F. Quinn
(1919–2006)
[45][46][47] 		September 2, 1957[q]
–
August 21, 1959
(elected state governor) 		Dwight D. Eisenhower

State of Hawaii[edit]

Hawaii was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, consisting of Hawaii Territory minusPalmyra Atoll.Since then, there have been nine governors.

The governor is elected to a four-year term commencing on the first Monday in the December following the election. Thelieutenant governoris elected for the same term and, since 1964, on the sameticketas the governor.[1][50]The1978 constitutional conventionestablished aterm limitof two consecutive terms for both offices.[1]If the office of governor is vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor; if the governor is out of the state or unable to fulfill duties, the lieutenant governor acts as governor during such absence or disability.[51]

Governors of the State of Hawaii
No. Governor Term of office Party Election Lt. Governor[r]
1 William F. Quinn
(1919–2006)
[45][46][47] 		August 21, 1959[52]
–
December 3, 1962
(lost election) 		Republican[53] 1959 James Kealoha
2 John A. Burns
(1909–1975)
[54][55] 		December 3, 1962[56]
–
December 2, 1974
(did not run)[54] 		Democratic[53] 1962 William S. Richardson
(resigned April 13, 1966)
Andrew T.F. Ing
1966 Thomas Gill
1970 George Ariyoshi
3 George Ariyoshi
(b.1926)
[57][58] 		December 2, 1974[59]
–
December 1, 1986
(term-limited)[s] 		Democratic[53] 1974 Nelson Doi
1978 Jean King
1982 John D. Waiheʻe III
4 John D. Waiheʻe III
(b.1946)
[61] 		December 1, 1986[62]
–
December 5, 1994
(term-limited)[s] 		Democratic[61] 1986 Ben Cayetano
1990
5 Ben Cayetano
(b.1939)
[63] 		December 5, 1994[64]
–
December 2, 2002
(term-limited)[s] 		Democratic[63] 1994 Mazie Hirono
1998
6 Linda Lingle
(b.1953)
[65] 		December 2, 2002[66]
–
December 6, 2010
(term-limited)[s] 		Republican[65] 2002 Duke Aiona
2006
7 Neil Abercrombie
(b.1938)
[67] 		December 6, 2010[68]
–
December 1, 2014
(lost nomination)[69] 		Democratic[67] 2010 Brian Schatz
(resigned December 26, 2012)
Vacant
Shan Tsutsui
(took office December 27, 2012)
(resigned January 31, 2018)
8 David Ige
(b.1957)
[70] 		December 1, 2014[71]
–
December 5, 2022
(term-limited)[s] 		Democratic[70] 2014
Vacant
Doug Chin
(took office February 2, 2018)
2018 Josh Green
9 Josh Green
(b.1970)
[72] 		December 5, 2022[73]
–
Incumbent[t] 		Democratic[72] 2022 Sylvia Luke

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^Dole was nominated on May 4, 1900,[6]confirmed by the Senate on May 9,[7]and took office on June 14.[5]
  2. ^Dole resigned, having been confirmed to theUnited States District Court for Hawaii Territory.[5][8]
  3. ^Carter was appointed on October 31, 1903,[10]during a Senate recess; nominated on November 11;[10]and confirmed by the Senate on November 23.[11]
  4. ^Carter's term was to have ended November 23, 1907, but he had stated he did not wish to serve again, so his successor was appointed early.[12]
  5. ^Frear was appointed on June 28, 1907,[14]during a Senate recess; nominated on December 3;[14]and was confirmed by the Senate on December 18;[15]He took office on August 15.[13]
  6. ^Pinkham was nominated on July 24, 1913,[17]and confirmed by the Senate on November 29.[18]
  7. ^McCarthy was nominated on April 18, 1918,[20]confirmed by the Senate on May 4,[21]and took office on June 22.[19]
  8. ^Farrington was nominated on June 2, 1921,[23]confirmed by the Senate on June 17,[24]and took office on July 5.[22]He was reconfirmed by the Senate on February 2, 1925.[25]
  9. ^Judd was nominated on April 24, 1929,[27]confirmed by the Senate on April 29,[28]and took office on July 5.[26]
  10. ^Poindexter was nominated on January 30, 1934,[30]confirmed by the Senate on February 5,[31]and took office on March 2.[29]
  11. ^Stainback had little power until October 24, 1944, as his predecessor had declared martial law on December 7, 1941, following theattack on Pearl Harbor,delegating executive authority to the military.[32]During the military rule, the territory was governed by Lieutenant GeneralsWalter Short,Delos Emmons,andRobert C. Richardson, Jr.[33]
  12. ^Stainback was nominated on July 23, 1942,[35]confirmed by the Senate on July 27,[36]and took office on August 24.[34]He was reconfirmed on July 13, 1946.[37]
  13. ^Stainback resigned due to poor health.[34]
  14. ^Long was nominated on April 23, 1951,[39]confirmed by the Senate on May 4,[40]and took office on May 8.[38]
  15. ^King was nominated on February 18, 1953,[42]confirmed by the Senate on February 23,[43]and took office on February 28.[41]
  16. ^King resigned when denied a second term by President Eisenhower, to take effect when his successor took office.[44]
  17. ^Quinn was nominated on August 9, 1957,[48]confirmed by the Senate on August 28,[49]and took office on September 2.[45]
  18. ^Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  19. ^abcdeUnder the constitution as amended in 1978, governors cannot be elected to more than two consecutive terms.[60]
  20. ^Green's first termwill expireon December 7, 2026.

References[edit]

General
  • "Former Hawaii Governors".National Governors Association.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
  • Sobel, Robert (1978).Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. I.Meckler Books.ISBN9780930466015.RetrievedJuly 10,2019.
  • McMullin, Thomas A. (1984).Biographical directory of American territorial governors.Westport, CT: Meckler.ISBN978-0-930466-11-4.RetrievedJanuary 19,2023.
  • Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest (1977).American State Governors, 1776-1976.Oceana Publications.ISBN978-0-379-00665-0.RetrievedSeptember 23,2023.
  • Glashan, Roy R. (1979).American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978.Meckler Books.ISBN978-0-930466-17-6.
  • "Our Campaigns - Governor of Hawaii - History".www.ourcampaigns.com.RetrievedJuly 25,2023.
Constitution
Specific
  1. ^abcHI Const. art. V, § 1
  2. ^abcHI Const. art. V, § 5
  3. ^HI Const. art. IV, § 16
  4. ^HI Const. art. IV, § 10
  5. ^abcMcMullin 1984,pp. 105–106.
  6. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.56th Cong., 1st sess.,481,accessed February 21, 2023.
  7. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.56th Cong., 1st sess.,487,accessed February 21, 2023.
  8. ^"Confirmed by the Senate".The New York Times.November 24, 1903. p. 6.RetrievedSeptember 26,2023.
  9. ^McMullin 1984,pp. 106–108.
  10. ^abU.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.58th Cong., 1st sess.,14,accessed February 21, 2023.
  11. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.58th Cong., 1st sess.,89–91,accessed February 21, 2023.
  12. ^"Gov. Carter Will Quit".The New York Times.June 9, 1907. p. 4.RetrievedSeptember 26,2023.
  13. ^abMcMullin 1984,pp. 108–109.
  14. ^abU.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.60th Cong., 1st sess.,83,accessed February 21, 2023.
  15. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.60th Cong., 1st sess.,158–159,accessed February 21, 2023.
  16. ^McMullin 1984,pp. 109–111.
  17. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.63rd Cong., 1st sess.,240,accessed February 21, 2023.
  18. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.63rd Cong., 1st sess.,441,accessed February 21, 2023.
  19. ^abMcMullin 1984,pp. 111–112.
  20. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.65th Cong., 2nd sess.,860,accessed February 21, 2023.
  21. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.65th Cong., 2nd sess.,883,accessed February 21, 2023.
  22. ^abMcMullin 1984,pp. 112–114.
  23. ^61 Cong. Rec.2032(1921)
  24. ^61 Cong. Rec.2714(1921)
  25. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.68th Cong., 2nd sess.,335,accessed February 21, 2023.
  26. ^abMcMullin 1984,pp. 114–116.
  27. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.71st Cong., 1st sess.,32,accessed February 21, 2023.
  28. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.71st Cong., 1st sess.,46,accessed February 21, 2023.
  29. ^abMcMullin 1984,pp. 116–117.
  30. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.73rd Cong., 2nd sess.,155,accessed February 21, 2023.
  31. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.73rd Cong., 2nd sess.,203,accessed February 21, 2023.
  32. ^Israel, Fred L. (August 1967). "Military Justice in Hawaii 1941–1944".Pacific Historical Review.36(3): 243–267.doi:10.2307/3637150.JSTOR3637150.
  33. ^Rankin, Robert S. (May 1944). "Martial Law and the Writ of Habeas Corpus in Hawaii".The Journal of Politics.6(2). The Journal of Politics, Vol. 6, No. 2: 213–229.doi:10.2307/2125272.JSTOR2125272.S2CID153947841.
  34. ^abcMcMullin 1984,pp. 117–119.
  35. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.77nd Cong., 2nd sess.,463,accessed February 21, 2023.
  36. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.77nd Cong., 2nd sess.,468–469,accessed February 21, 2023.
  37. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.79th Cong., 2nd sess.,640,accessed February 21, 2023.
  38. ^abMcMullin 1984,pp. 119–120.
  39. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.82nd Cong., 1st sess.,328,accessed February 21, 2023.
  40. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.82nd Cong., 1st sess.,388,accessed February 21, 2023.
  41. ^abMcMullin 1984,pp. 120–122.
  42. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.83rd Cong., 1st sess.,154,accessed February 21, 2023.
  43. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.83rd Cong., 1st sess.,157,accessed February 21, 2023.
  44. ^"Hawaii Governor, Denied 2nd Term, Resigns Suddenly".The Los Angeles Times.Associated Press. July 26, 1957. p. 6.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
  45. ^abcMcMullin 1984,pp. 122–123.
  46. ^abSobel 1978,p. 331.
  47. ^ab"William Francis Quinn".National Governors Association.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
  48. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.85th Cong., 1st sess.,869,accessed February 21, 2023.
  49. ^U.S. Congress.Senate Exec. Journal.85th Cong., 1st sess.,926,accessed February 21, 2023.
  50. ^Tuttle, Daniel W. Jr. (June 1967). "The 1966 Election in Hawaii".The Western Political Quarterly.20(2, part 2). The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 2: 563–567.doi:10.2307/446083.JSTOR446083.
  51. ^HI Const. art. V, § 4
  52. ^Horio, Don (August 21, 1959)."Quinn, Kealoha Sworn In; 'Greatest Day for Isles'".Honolulu Star-Bulletin.p. 1.RetrievedAugust 15,2023.
  53. ^abcKallenbach 1977,p. 150.
  54. ^abSobel 1978,pp. 331–332.
  55. ^"John Anthony Burns".National Governors Association.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
  56. ^Lovinger, Paul W.; Black, Forrest (December 4, 1962)."Gov. Burns, Aides Take Up Duties".Honolulu Star-Bulletin.p. 1.RetrievedAugust 15,2023.
  57. ^Sobel 1978,pp. 332–333.
  58. ^"George Ryoichi Ariyoshi".National Governors Association.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
  59. ^Burris, Jerry (December 3, 1974)."Gov. Ariyoshi Reaffirms Pledges to Hawaii's People During Festive, Historic Inauguration".The Honolulu Advertiser.p. A1.RetrievedAugust 15,2023.
  60. ^"Hawaii Const. art. V, § 1".RetrievedDecember 16,2023.
  61. ^ab"John Waihee".National Governors Association.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
  62. ^Burris, Jerry (December 2, 1986)."Waihee Begins With Unity Call".The Honolulu Advertiser.p. A1.RetrievedAugust 15,2023.
  63. ^ab"Benjamin J. Cayetano".National Governors Association.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
  64. ^Botticelli, Ann (December 6, 1994)."New Governor Offers Hope at Iolani Bash".p. A1.RetrievedAugust 15,2023.
  65. ^ab"Linda Lingle".National Governors Association.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
  66. ^Arakawa, Lynda; Pang, Gordon Y. K. (December 3, 2002)."Lingle, Hawaii Begin Transition".The Honolulu Advertiser.p. A1.RetrievedAugust 15,2023.
  67. ^ab"Neil Abercrombie".National Governors Association.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
  68. ^DePledge, Derrick; Reyes, B. J. (December 7, 2010)."'Our Driving Message Will Be, Make It Happen'".Honolulu Star-Advertiser.p. A1.RetrievedAugust 15,2023.
  69. ^"Hawaiian Governor Loses Primary by Wide Margin; Senate Race Is Undecided".The New York Times.August 11, 2014.RetrievedNovember 20,2019.
  70. ^ab"David Ige".National Governors Association.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
  71. ^Bussewitz, Cathy (December 2, 2014)."Ige Sworn In As Hawaii Governor".West Hawaii Today.Associated Press. p. 1A.RetrievedAugust 15,2023.
  72. ^ab"Josh Green".National Governors Association.RetrievedFebruary 21,2023.
  73. ^McAvoy, Audrey (December 6, 2022)."Gov. Green Targets Get".Hawaii Tribune-Herald.Associated Press. p. A1.RetrievedAugust 15,2023.

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