List of Governors of Hawaii

Governor of Hawaii
Ke Kiaʻaina o Hawaiʻi
Gubernatorial Standard
Incumbent
David Ige
since December 1, 2014
Residence Washington Place
Term length Four years, renewable once
Precursor Governor of Hawaii Territory
Inaugural holder William F. Quinn
Formation August 21, 1959 (1959-08-21)
Deputy Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Website Office of the Governor
Flag of the Governor
Flag of the Governor before Statehood in 1959

The Governor of the State of Hawaii is the head of the executive branch of Hawaii's state government,[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.[2]

Of the eight governors of the state, two have been elected to three terms, three have been elected to two terms, and three have been elected to one term. No state governor has yet resigned or died in office, nor did any territorial governor die in office. George Ariyoshi was the first Asian American to be governor of any U.S. state. The current governor is David Ige, who took office on December 1, 2014.

Governors

The Republic of Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1898. It was organized into Hawaii Territory in 1900, and admitted as a state in 1959. The Republic had only one president, Sanford B. Dole, who later was the first territorial governor.

Governors of Hawaii Territory

Hawaii Territory was organized on June 14, 1900, remaining a territory for 59 years. Twelve people served as territorial governor, appointed by the President of the United States.

Governors of the Territory of Hawaii
#No. Portrait Governor Term in office Appointed by Notes
1 Sanford B. Dole June 14, 1900
–
November 23, 1903		 William McKinley [lower-alpha 1]
2 George R. Carter November 23, 1903[6]
–
August 15, 1907		 Theodore Roosevelt [lower-alpha 2]
3 Walter F. Frear August 15, 1907[8]
–
November 30, 1913
4 Lucius E. Pinkham November 30, 1913[9]
–
June 22, 1918		 Woodrow Wilson
5 Charles J. McCarthy June 22, 1918[10]
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July 5, 1921
6 Wallace Rider Farrington July 5, 1921[11]
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July 6, 1929		 Warren G. Harding
7 Lawrence M. Judd July 6, 1929[12]
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March 2, 1934		 Herbert Hoover
8 Joseph Poindexter March 2, 1934[13]
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August 24, 1942		 Franklin D. Roosevelt [lower-alpha 3]
9 Ingram Stainback August 24, 1942[15]
–
May 8, 1951		 [lower-alpha 4]
10 Oren E. Long May 8, 1951[18]
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February 28, 1953		 Harry S. Truman
11 Samuel Wilder King February 28, 1953[19]
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July 26, 1957		 Dwight D. Eisenhower [lower-alpha 5]
12 William F. Quinn August 29, 1957[21]
–
August 21, 1959

Governors of the State of Hawaii

Hawaii was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, consisting of Hawaii Territory minus Palmyra Atoll. Since then, there have been seven governors.

The governor is elected to a four-year term commencing on the first Monday in the December following the election. The lieutenant governor is elected for the same term and, since 1964, on the same ticket as the governor.[1][22] The 1978 constitutional convention established a term limit of two consecutive terms for both offices.[1] If the office of governor is vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor; if the governor is out of the state or unable to fulfill duties, the lieutenant governor acts as governor during such absence or disability.[23]

Governors of the State of Hawaii
No. Governor Term of office Party Election Lt. Governor[lower-alpha 6]
1   William F. Quinn August 21, 1959
–
December 3, 1962		 Republican 1959   James Kealoha
2 John A. Burns December 3, 1962
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December 2, 1974		 Democratic 1962 William S. Richardson
1966 Thomas Gill
1970 George Ariyoshi
3 George Ariyoshi December 2, 1974
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December 1, 1986		 Democratic 1974 Nelson Doi
1978 Jean King
1982 John D. Waihee III
4 John D. Waihee III December 1, 1986
–
December 5, 1994		 Democratic 1986 Ben Cayetano
1990
5 Ben Cayetano December 5, 1994
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December 2, 2002		 Democratic 1994 Mazie Hirono
1998
6 Linda Lingle December 2, 2002
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December 6, 2010		 Republican 2002 Duke Aiona
2006
7 Neil Abercrombie December 6, 2010
–
December 1, 2014		 Democratic 2010 Brian Schatz
(resigned December 26, 2012)
Vacant
Shan Tsutsui
(December 27, 2012 to resignation January 31, 2018)
Doug Chin
(February 2, 2018 - present)
8 David Ige December 1, 2014
–
Present		 Democratic 2014
[lower-alpha 7]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Resigned to take a seat on the United States District Court for Hawaii Territory.[5]
  2. ↑ Resigned; term was to have ended November 23, 1907.[7]
  3. ↑ Poindexter remained in office for several months after his term expired until his successor was confirmed.[14]
  4. ↑ Stainback had little power until October 24, 1944, as his predecessor had declared martial law on December 7, 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, delegating executive authority to the military.[16] During the military rule, the territory was governed by Lieutenant Generals Walter Short, Delos Emmons, and Robert C. Richardson, Jr..[17]
  5. ↑ Resigned immediately when denied a second term by President Eisenhower.[20]
  6. ↑ All lieutenant governors have represented the same party as their governor.
  7. ↑ Governor Ige's first term expires on December 3, 2018; he is not yet term limited.

References

General

  • "Office of the Governor". Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  • "Previous Governors of Hawaiʻi". Office of the Governor. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  • "Governors of Hawaii". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
Constitution

  • "Constitution of the State of Hawaii". State of Hawaii. 1959. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
Specific
  1. 1 2 3 HI Const. art. V, § 1
  2. 1 2 3 HI Const. art. V, § 5
  3. ↑ HI Const. art. IV, § 16
  4. ↑ HI Const. art. IV, § 10
  5. ↑ "Confirmed by the Senate". The New York Times. November 24, 1903. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Carter Takes the Oath". The Washington Post. November 24, 1903. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Gov. Carter will Quit". The New York Times. June 9, 1907. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
  8. ↑ "New Governor of Hawaii". The Washington Post. August 16, 1907. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Approved as Hawaii Governor". The New York Times. November 30, 1913. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  10. ↑ All about Hawaii. Star-Bulletin Printing Co. 1960. p. 148. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  11. ↑ All about Hawaii. Star-Bulletin Printing Co. 1960. p. 157. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Judd is Inaugurated". The New York Times. July 6, 1929. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  13. ↑ "Poindexter Takes Office As Governor of Hawaii". The Christian Science Monitor. March 2, 1934. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  14. ↑ Dyke, C.Y. (1960). Biographical Sketches of Hawaii's Rulers. First National Bank of Hawaii. p. 35. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  15. ↑ Court Of Claims, United States; Company, West Publishing (1988). "Federal Supplement". 66. West Pub. Co.: 985. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  16. ↑ Israel, Fred L. (August 1967). "Military Justice in Hawaii 1941–1944". Pacific Historical Review. 36 (3): 243. JSTOR 3637150.
  17. ↑ Rankin, Robert S. (May 1944). "Martial Law and the Writ of Habeas Corpus in Hawaii". The Journal of Politics. The Journal of Politics, Vol. 6, No. 2. 6 (2): 213. doi:10.2307/2125272. JSTOR 2125272.
  18. ↑ "Hawaii Swears in Long as Governor". The New York Times. May 9, 1951. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  19. ↑ "Hawaii Inaugurates King As Its Eleventh Governor". The New York Times. March 1, 1953. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  20. ↑ "Hawaii Governor, Denied 2nd Term, Resigns Suddenly". Los Angeles Times. July 26, 1957. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  21. ↑ "Gov. Quinn Takes Office in Hawaii". The New York Times. August 30, 1957. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  22. ↑ Tuttle, Jr., Daniel W. (June 1967). "The 1966 Election in Hawaii". The Western Political Quarterly. The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 2. 20 (2, part 2): 563. doi:10.2307/446083. JSTOR 446083.
  23. ↑ HI Const. art. V, § 4

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