page_title: John D. Waiheʻe III
section_title: Retirement
hierarchical_section_title: John D. Waiheʻe III / Retirement
caption_attribution_description: English: Former Hawaii Governor John Waihee attends the 100th King Kamehameha Parade in June 2016.
context_page_description: John David Waiheʻe III is an American politician who served as the fourth governor of Hawaii from 1986 to 1994. He was the first American of Native Hawaiian descent to be elected to the office from any state of the United States. After his tenure in the governor's office, Waiheʻe became a nationally prominent attorney and lobbyist.
context_section_description: After leaving the governor's office, Waiheʻe worked for various national-scope law firms based in Washington, DC. He also opened a private law practice and lobbying firm. In two special elections held in November 2002 and January 2003, Waiheʻe considered running for the United States House of Representatives seat left open by the death of Patsy Mink on September 28, 2002. Under Hawaiian election law, it was too late to remove the name of Patsy Mink from the November 2002 General Election ballot, and consequently Mink was re-elected, even after her death. Waiheʻe dropped out of both special election contests and endorsed the candidacy of Mink's widower.
caption: Waiheʻe in 2016
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