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The governor of the State of Hawaii is the head of government of Hawaii,[1] and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.[2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws;[2] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Hawaii Legislature;[3] the power to convene the legislature;[4] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.[2]

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

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 Ariyoshi was the first Asian American to be governor of any U.S. state. The current governor is Democrat Josh Green, who took office on December 5, 2022.

The longest-serving governors are John A. Burns (1962–1974) and George Ariyoshi (1974–1986), both of whom served 12 years each.

List of governors

The Republic of Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 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

Hawaii Territory was organized on June 14, 1900, remaining a territory for 59 years. Twelve people served as territorial governor, appointed by the president of the United States.

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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
(1258 days; resigned)[b]		 William McKinley
2 George R. Carter
(1866–1933)
[9]		 November 23, 1903[c]
–
August 15, 1907
(1362 days; resigned)[d]		 Theodore Roosevelt
3 Walter F. Frear
(1863–1948)
[14]		 August 15, 1907[e]
–
December 31, 1913
(2331 days; replaced)		 Theodore Roosevelt
4 Lucius E. Pinkham
(1850–1922)
[17]		 December 31, 1913[f]
–
June 22, 1918
(1635 days; replaced)		 Woodrow Wilson
5 Charles J. McCarthy
(1861–1929)
[21]		 June 22, 1918[g]
–
July 5, 1921
(1110 days; replaced)		 Woodrow Wilson
6 Wallace Rider Farrington
(1871–1933)
[24]		 July 5, 1921[h]
–
July 5, 1929
(2923 days; replaced)		 Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
7 Lawrence M. Judd
(1887–1968)
[28]		 July 5, 1929[i]
–
March 1, 1934
(1701 days; replaced)		 Herbert Hoover
8 Joseph Poindexter
(1869–1951)
[31]		 March 1, 1934[j]
–
August 24, 1942
(3099 days; replaced)		 Franklin D. Roosevelt
9 Ingram Stainback[k]
(1883–1961)
[36]		 August 24, 1942[l]
–
April 30, 1951
(3172 days; resigned)[m]		 Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
10 Oren E. Long
(1889–1965)
[42]		 May 8, 1951[n]
–
February 28, 1953
(663 days; replaced)		 Harry S. Truman
11 Samuel Wilder King
(1886–1959)
[45]		 February 28, 1953[o]
–
July 31, 1957
(1615 days; resigned)[p]		 Dwight D. Eisenhower
12 William F. Quinn
(1919–2006)
[50][51][52]		 September 2, 1957[q]
–
August 21, 1959
(719 days;
elected state governor)		 Dwight D. Eisenhower
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State of Hawaii

Hawaii was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, consisting of Hawaii Territory minus Palmyra 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. The lieutenant governor is elected for the same term and, since 1964, on the same ticket as the governor.[1][55] The 1978 constitutional convention established a term limit of 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.[56]

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Governors of the State of Hawaii
No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[r]
1   William F. Quinn
(1919–2006)
[50][51][52]		 August 21, 1959[57]
–
December 3, 1962
(1201 days; lost election)		 Republican[58] 1959   James Kealoha
2 John A. Burns
(1909–1975)
[59][60]		 December 3, 1962[61]
–
December 2, 1974
(4383 days; retired)[59]		 Democratic[58] 1962 William S. Richardson
(resigned April 13, 1966)
Andrew T.F. Ing
1966 Thomas Gill
1970 George Ariyoshi
3 George Ariyoshi
(1926–2026)
[62][63]		 December 2, 1974[64]
–
December 1, 1986
(4383 days; term-limited)[s]		 Democratic[58] 1974 Nelson Doi
1978 Jean King
1982 John D. Waiheʻe III
4 John D. Waiheʻe III
(b. 1946)
[66]		 December 1, 1986[67]
–
December 5, 1994
(2927 days; term-limited)[s]		 Democratic[66] 1986 Ben Cayetano
1990
5 Ben Cayetano
(b. 1939)
[68]		 December 5, 1994[69]
–
December 2, 2002
(2920 days; term-limited)[s]		 Democratic[68] 1994 Mazie Hirono
1998
6 Linda Lingle
(b. 1953)
[70]		 December 2, 2002[71]
–
December 6, 2010
(2927 days; term-limited)[s]		 Republican[70] 2002 Duke Aiona
2006
7 Neil Abercrombie
(b. 1938)
[72]		 December 6, 2010[73]
–
December 1, 2014
(1457 days;
lost nomination)[74]		 Democratic[72] 2010 Brian Schatz
(resigned December 26, 2012)
Vacant
Shan Tsutsui
(took office December 27, 2012)
(resigned January 31, 2018)
8 David Ige
(b. 1957)
[75]		 December 1, 2014[76]
–
December 5, 2022
(2927 days; term-limited)[s]		 Democratic[75] 2014
Vacant
Doug Chin
(took office February 2, 2018)
2018 Josh Green
9 Josh Green
(b. 1970)
[77]		 December 5, 2022[78]
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Incumbent[t]
(in office 1389 days)		 Democratic[77] 2022 Sylvia Luke
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Electoral history

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Year Democratic nominee Republican nominee Independent candidate Libertarian nominee Green nominee Other candidate Other candidate
Candidate # % Candidate # % Candidate # % Candidate # % Candidate # % Candidate # % Candidate # %
1959 John A. Burns 82,074 48.66% William F. Quinn 86,213 51.12% David Kihei
(Commonwealth)		 480 0.98% – – – –
1962 John A. Burns 114,308 58.32% William F. Quinn 81,707 41.68% – – – – –
1966 John A. Burns 108,840 51.06% Randolph Crossley 104,324 48.94% – – – – –
1970 John A. Burns 137,812 57.65% Samuel P. King 101,249 42.35% – – – – –
1974 George Ariyoshi 136,262 54.58% Randolph Crossley 113,388 45.42% – – – – –
1978 George Ariyoshi 153,394 54.48% John R. Leopold 124,610 44.25% Alema Leota 1,982 0.70% Gregory Reeser 1,059 0.38% – John Moore
(Aloha Democratic)		 542 0.19% –
1982 George Ariyoshi 141,043 45.23% D. G. Anderson 81,507 26.14% Frank Fasi 89,303 28.64% – – – –
1986 John D. Waiheʻe 173,655 51.98% D. G. Anderson 160,460 48.02% – – – – –
1990 John D. Waiheʻe 203,491 59.83% Fred Hemmings 131,310 38.61% Peggy Ha'o Ross 2,446 0.72% Don Smith 2,885 0.85% – – –
1994 Ben Cayetano 134,978 36.58% Pat Saiki 107,908 29.24% Frank Fasi
(Best)		 113,158 30.67% – Kioni Dudley 12,969 3.51% –
1998 Ben Cayetano 204,206 50.11% Linda Lingle 198,952 48.82% – George Peabody 4,398 1.08% – – –
2002 Mazie Hirono 179,647 47.01% Linda Lingle 197,009 51.56% Jim Brewer 1,147 0.30% Tracy Ryan 1,364 0.36% – Bu La'ia Hill
(Natural Law)		 2,561 0.67% Daniel Cunningham
(Independent)		 382 0.10%
2006 Randy Iwase 121,717 35.35% Linda Lingle 215,313 62.53% – Ozell Daniel 1,850 0.54% Jim Brewer 5,435 1.58% – –
2010 Neil
Abercrombie		 222,724 58.22% Duke Aiona 157,311 41.12% Tom Pollard 1,263 0.33% – – Daniel Cunningham
(Free Energy)		 1,265 0.33% –
2014 David Ige 181,106 49.45% Duke Aiona 135,775 37.08% Mufi Hannemann 42,934 11.72% Jeff Davis 6,395 1.75% – – –
2018 David Ige 244,934 62.67% Andria Tupola 131,719 33.70% Terrence Teruya 4,067 1.04% – Jim Brewer 10,123 2.59% – –
2022 Josh Green 261,025 63.16% Duke Aiona 152,237 36.84% – – – – –
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Dole was nominated on May 4, 1900,[6] confirmed by the Senate on May 9,[7] and took office on June 14.[5]
  2. [b]
    Dole resigned, having been confirmed to the United States District Court for Hawaii Territory.[5][8]
  3. [c]
    Carter was appointed on October 31, 1903,[10] during a Senate recess; nominated on November 11;[10]; confirmed by the Senate on November 23;[11] and took office the same day.[12]
  4. [d]
    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.[13]
  5. [e]
    Frear was appointed on June 28, 1907,[15] during a Senate recess; nominated on December 3;[15] and was confirmed by the Senate on December 18;[16] He took office on August 15.[14]
  6. [f]
    Pinkham was nominated on July 24, 1913,[18] and confirmed by the Senate on November 29.[19] He took office on December 31.[20]
  7. [g]
    McCarthy was nominated on April 18, 1918,[22] confirmed by the Senate on May 4,[23] and took office on June 22.[21]
  8. [h]
    Farrington was nominated on June 2, 1921,[25] confirmed by the Senate on June 17,[26] and took office on July 5.[24] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on February 2, 1925.[27]
  9. [i]
    Judd was nominated on April 24, 1929,[29] confirmed by the Senate on April 29,[30] and took office on July 5.[28]
  10. [j]
    Poindexter was nominated on January 30, 1934,[32] confirmed by the Senate on February 5,[33] and took office on March 1.[31]
  11. [k]
    Stainback had little power until October 24, 1944, as his predecessor had declared martial law on December 7, 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, delegating executive authority to the military.[34] During the military rule, the territory was governed by Lieutenant Generals Walter Short, Delos Emmons, and Robert C. Richardson, Jr.[35]
  12. [l]
    Stainback was nominated on July 23, 1942,[37] confirmed by the Senate on July 27,[38] and took office on August 24.[36] He was reconfirmed on July 13, 1946.[39]
  13. [m]
    Stainback resigned due to poor health; he submitted his resignation on February 7, to take effect April 30.[40] Territorial Secretary Long, who would succeed him on May 8, acted as governor in the interim.[41]
  14. [n]
    Long was nominated on April 23, 1951,[43] confirmed by the Senate on May 4,[44] and took office on May 8.[42]
  15. [o]
    King was nominated on February 18, 1953,[46] confirmed by the Senate on February 23,[47] and took office on February 28.[45]
  16. [p]
    King resigned when denied a second term by President Eisenhower, to take effect at the pleasure of the president;[48] the president accepted it on July 31 and named territorial secretary Farrant L. Turner acting governor until a new governor took office.[49]
  17. [q]
    Quinn was nominated on August 9, 1957,[53] confirmed by the Senate on August 28,[54] and took office on September 2.[50]
  18. [r]
    Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  19. [s]
    Under the constitution as amended in 1978, governors cannot be elected to more than two consecutive terms.[65]
  20. [t]
    Green's term will expire on December 7, 2026.

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