8th State Governor
David Ige
ASSUMED OFFICE: December 1, 2014
PARTY: Democrat
GOVERNOR OF: State of Hawaii
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7th State Governor
Neil Abercrombie
TERM: December 6, 2010 - December 1, 2014
PARTY: Democrat
GOVERNOR OF: State of Hawaii
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6th State Governor
Linda Lingle
TERM: December 2, 2002 - December 6, 2010
PARTY: Republican
GOVERNOR OF: State of Hawaii
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5th State Governor
Benjamin Cayetano
TERM: 1994 - 2002
PARTY: Democrat
GOVERNOR OF: State of Hawaii
Benjamin Cayetano served as governor from 1994 to 2002. He was the
nation's first Filipino American governor. Cayetano served as lieutenant
governor under Waihee and was a private attorney prior to entering politics.
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4th State Governor
John Waihee III
TERM: 1986 - 1994
PARTY: Democrat
GOVERNOR OF: State of Hawaii
John Waihee, who served as governor from 1986 to 1994, was the first
Native Hawaiian elected as the state's chief executive. He came into
office when the economy was booming from foreign investment in real
estate.
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3rd State Governor
George Ariyoshi
TERM: 1974 - 1986
PARTY: Democcrat
GOVERNOR OF: State of Hawaii
George Ariyoshi became governor in 1974. The first governor of Japanese
American ancestry, Ariyoshi is remembered for guiding the state through
its first economic recession after the post-economic boom of statehood.
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2nd State Governor
John Burns
TERM: 1962 - 1974
PARTY: Democrat
GOVERNOR OF: State of Hawaii
John Burns was the next elected governor of the state. He challenged Quinn
for the governorship in the first election, and came back to win the highest
state seat in 1962. He served until 1974. Burns was a police captain with the
Honolulu Police Department prior to entering politics.
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1st State Governor
William F. Quinn
PARTY: Republican
STATE GOVERNOR: August 21, 1959 - December 3, 1962
TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR: August 29, 1957 - August 21, 1959
William F. Quinn was the first-elected governor of Hawaii. He was also the
last appointed governor. President Dwight Eisenhower appointed Quinn to the
position in 1957. Quinn served as governor from 1957 to 1962. His tenure was
marked by events such as the sugar strike of 1958, statehood in 1959 and the
tsunami of 1960.
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Hawaii Governors Before 1959
Territorial Governors of Hawaii
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