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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.
Lieutenant Governor; The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate; State House of Representatives; State delegation to the U.S. Senate; State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives; For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's ...
Below is a List of Hawaiʻi politicians from the monarchical, republican, territorial, and statehood eras of history who have articles devoted to them on Wikipedia. Also listed are politicians who were born and raised in Hawaiʻi but have assumed political roles in other states or countries.
Historically, the Governor of Hawaii has been from either the Democratic Party of Hawaii or Hawaii Republican Party. The current governor of Hawaii is Democrat Josh Green, who assumed the position on December 5, 2022. Hawaii was the first U.S. state to have an Asian American chief executive; George Ariyoshi served three terms between 1974 and 1986.
The average age of governors at the time of their inauguration was about 59 years old. Alabama governor Kay Ivey (born 1944) is the oldest current governor, and Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (born 1982) is the youngest. [16] As of the 2022 elections, there are 12 female state governors currently serving.
List of governors of Hawaii; M. List of Hawaiian monarchs; P. List of presidents of the Hawaii Senate; R. List of United States representatives from Hawaii; S.
Republican Party governors of Hawaii (2 P) T. Governors of the Territory of Hawaii (12 P) Pages in category "Governors of Hawaii"
The 2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next governor of Hawaii. Incumbent Democratic governor David Ige was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third term. Incumbent lieutenant governor Josh Green was the Democratic nominee, and faced former lieutenant governor Duke Aiona, the