Governor of Hawaii

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The Governor of the State of Hawaii is the head of the executive branch of Hawaii's governmentHI Const. art. V, § 1 and commander-in-chief of the state's military.HI Const. art. V, § 5 The governor has a duty to enforce state laws. He also has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Hawaii Legislature,HI Const. art. IV, § 16 and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.

There have been seven governors of the state. Two have been elected to three terms. Three have been elected to two terms. The only one-term governor was the first, William F. Quinn. He also served a term as territorial governor. No state governor has resigned or died in office. No territorial governor ever died in office. George Ariyoshi was the first Asian American to be governor of any U.S. state. The current governor is Josh Green. He took office on December 5, 2022.

List of governors

Living former governors

, six former governors were alive. The most recent death of a former governor was that of William F. Quinn (1957–1962), who died on August 28, 2006. 

NameTerm of officeDate of birthGeorge Ariyoshi1974–1986John D. Waihee III1986–1994Ben Cayetano1994–2002Linda Lingle2002–2010Neil Abercrombie 2010–2014David Ige2014–2022

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