Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
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Incumbent
Doug Chin
since February 2, 2018
Term length Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder James Kealoha
Formation August 21, 1959 (1959-08-21)
Website Office of the Lt. Governor
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The Lieutenant Governor of Hawaiʻi, concurrently the Secretary of State of Hawaiʻi, is the assistant chief executive of that U.S. state and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaiʻi State Constitution Article V, Sections 2 though 6. The Lieutenant Governor is elected by popular suffrage of residents of the state on the same ticket as the Governor of Hawaiʻi. The Lieutenant Governor becomes acting Governor upon the absence of the Governor from the state, or if the Governor becomes disabled from duty. Historically, Lieutenant Governors were members of either the Hawaiʻi Democratic Party or Hawaiʻi Republican Party.

Three Lieutenant Governors have gone on to become Governor of Hawaii: George Ariyoshi, Ben Cayetano, and John D. Waihee III.

Qualifications

The Lieutenant Governor of Hawaiʻi is limited to two four-year terms. Inauguration takes place on the first Monday in December following a gubernatorial election. A single term ends at noon four years later. The Lieutenant Governor must be thirty years old and be a resident of Hawaiʻi for five consecutive years previous to election. Unlike other states, the office of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaiʻi is a full-time position and requires that the Lieutenant Governor be barred from other professions or paid positions during the term.

List of lieutenant governors

Parties

  Democratic (11)   Republican (2)

#PictureLt. GovernorTook OfficeLeft OfficePartyGovernor(s) served under
1James KealohaAugust 21, 1959December 2, 1962RepublicanWilliam F. Quinn
2William S. RichardsonDecember 2, 1962December 2, 1966DemocraticJohn A. Burns
3Thomas GillDecember 2, 1966December 2, 1970Democratic
4George AriyoshiDecember 2, 1970December 2, 1974Democratic
5Nelson DoiDecember 2, 1974December 2, 1978DemocraticGeorge Ariyoshi
6Jean KingDecember 2, 1978December 2, 1982Democratic
7John D. WaiheeDecember 2, 1982December 2, 1986Democratic
8Ben CayetanoDecember 2, 1986December 2, 1994DemocraticJohn D. Waihee
9Mazie HironoDecember 2, 1994December 2, 2002DemocraticBen Cayetano
10Duke AionaDecember 4, 2002December 6, 2010RepublicanLinda Lingle
11Brian SchatzDecember 6, 2010December 26, 2012DemocraticNeil Abercrombie
12Shan TsutsuiDecember 27, 2012January 31, 2018Democratic
Neil Abercrombie

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13Doug ChinFebruary 2, 2018IncumbentDemocratic David Ige

Living former U.S. Lieutenant Governors of Hawaii

As of February 2018, there are seven former U.S. lieutenant governors of Hawaii who are currently living at this time, the oldest U.S. lieutenant governor of Hawaii being George Ariyoshi (served 1970–1974, born 1926). The most recent death of a former U.S. lieutenant governor of Hawaii was that of Nelson Doi (served 1974–1978, born 1922), who died on May 16, 2015. The most recently serving lieutenant governor to die was Jean King (1978-1982, born 1925) on November 24, 2013.

Lt. Governor Lt. Gubernatorial term Date of birth (and age)
George Ariyoshi 1970–1974 March 12, 1926
John D. Waihee III 1982–1986 May 19, 1946
Ben Cayetano 1986–1994 November 4, 1939
Mazie Hirono 1994–2002 November 3, 1947
Duke Aiona 2002–2010 June 8, 1955
Brian Schatz 2010–2012 October 20, 1972
Shan Tsutsui 2012–2018 August 9, 1971

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