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Joshua Booth Green (born February 11, 1970) is an American politician and physician serving since 2022 as the ninth governor of Hawaii.A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2018 to 2022 as the 15th lieutenant governor of Hawaii, from 2008 to 2018 as a member of the Hawaii Senate, and from 2004 to 2008 as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives.
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 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.
Nov. 9—A new era in Hawaii politics and leadership begins in December when Josh Green is sworn in as the state's ninth governor following his sweeping win Tuesday night over three-time ...
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
Aug. 29—Vicky Cayetano—a business executive, entrepreneur and former first lady of Hawaii—plans to officially launch her campaign for governor Monday as a Democrat, she told the Honolulu ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. American politician (born 1981) Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard in 2025 8th Director of National Intelligence Incumbent Assumed office February 12, 2025 President Donald Trump Deputy Alexa Henning Preceded by Avril Haines Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district In ...
The rest have been Democrats. Only two Republicans have been elected governor, and Linda Lingle was the only one to be re-elected, in 2006. Hawaii has supported Democrats in every presidential election in which it has participated, except 1972 and 1984, when incumbent Republican candidates