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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.
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.
Joshua Booth Green (born February 11, 1970) is an American politician and physician who has served since 2022 as the ninth governor of Hawaii.A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 15th lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 2018 to 2022, a member of the Hawaii Senate from 2008 to 2018, and a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2004 to 2008.
The Government of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Aupuni o Hawaiʻi) is the governmental structure as established by the Constitution of Hawaii, the 50th state to have joined the United States. Executive branch [ edit ]
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Hawaii: Governor; 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
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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.
Inauguration of David Ige as 8th Governor of Hawaii. Ige was sworn in as the eighth governor of Hawaii on December 1, 2014, with Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui, in the Hawaii State Capitol Rotunda. [17] Ige is the first person of Okinawan descent to be elected governor of a U.S. state. [18]