List of governors of Hawaii
This is a list of people who were the Governor of Hawaii.
Governors
The Republic of Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1898. It became the Hawaii Territory in 1900. Hawaii became a state in 1959. The Republic had only one president, Sanford B. Dole. He was also the first territorial governor. Between 1893 and 1894, Hawaii was under the Provisional Government of Hawaii. It had no formal leader. Before 1893, Hawaii was a monarchy. Queen Lili'uokalani was the last Queen of Hawaii.
Governors of Hawaii Territory
Hawaii Territory was organized on June 14, 1900. It was a territory for 59 years. Twelve people served as territorial governor. They were chosen by the President of the United States.
# | Governor | Took office | Left office | Appointed by | Notes |
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1 | Sanford B. Dole | June 14, 1900 | November 23, 1903 | William McKinley | [a] |
2 | George R. Carter | November 23, 1903[2] | August 15, 1907 | Theodore Roosevelt | [b] |
3 | Walter F. Frear | August 15, 1907[4] | November 30, 1913 | Theodore Roosevelt | |
4 | Lucius E. Pinkham | November 30, 1913[5] | June 22, 1918 | Woodrow Wilson | |
5 | Charles J. McCarthy | June 22, 1918[6] | July 5, 1921 | Woodrow Wilson | |
6 | Wallace R. Farrington | July 5, 1921[7] | July 6, 1929 | Warren G. Harding | |
7 | Lawrence M. Judd | July 6, 1929[8] | March 2, 1934 | Herbert Hoover | |
8 | Joseph Poindexter | March 2, 1934[9] | August 24, 1942 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | [c] |
9 | Ingram Stainback | August 24, 1942[11] | May 8, 1951 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | [d] |
10 | Oren E. Long | May 8, 1951[14] | February 28, 1953 | Harry S. Truman | |
11 | Samuel Wilder King | February 28, 1953[15] | July 26, 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | [e] |
12 | William F. Quinn | August 29, 1957[17] | August 21, 1959 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Governors of the State of Hawaii
Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959. The state was made up of Hawaii Territory without Palmyra Atoll. Since then, there have been seven governors.
The governor is elected to a four-year term. It begins on the first Monday in the December after the election. The lieutenant governor is elected for the same term. Since 1964, they have been elected on the same ticket.[18][19] The 1978 constitutional convention set a term limit of two consecutive terms for both offices.[18] If the office of governor is vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. If the governor is out of the state or unable to do their duties, the lieutenant governor acts as governor.[20]
Democratic (7) Republican (2)
No. | Governor | Term of office | Party | Election | Lt. Governor[g] | |||
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1 | William F. Quinn July 13, 1919 – August 28, 2006 (aged 87) |
August 21, 1959 – December 3, 1962 (lost election) |
Republican | 1959 | James Kealoha | |||
2 | John A. Burns March 30, 1909 – April 5, 1975 (aged 66) |
December 3, 1962 – December 2, 1974 (not candidate for election) |
Democratic | 1962 | William S. Richardson | |||
1966 | Thomas Gill | |||||||
1970 | George Ariyoshi | |||||||
3 | George Ariyoshi March 12, 1926 |
December 2, 1974 – December 1, 1986 (term limited) |
Democratic | 1974 | Nelson Doi | |||
1978 | Jean King | |||||||
1982 | John D. Waiheʻe III | |||||||
4 | John D. Waiheʻe III May 19, 1946 |
December 1, 1986 – December 5, 1994 (term limited) |
Democratic | 1986 | Ben Cayetano | |||
1990 | ||||||||
5 | Ben Cayetano November 14, 1939 |
December 5, 1994 – December 2, 2002 (term limited) |
Democratic | 1994 | Mazie Hirono | |||
1998 | ||||||||
6 | Linda Lingle June 4, 1953 |
December 2, 2002 – December 6, 2010 (term limited) |
Republican | 2002 | Duke Aiona | |||
2006 | ||||||||
7 | Neil Abercrombie June 26, 1938 |
December 6, 2010 – December 1, 2014 (lost renomination)[h] |
Democratic | 2010 | Brian Schatz (resigned December 26, 2012) | |||
Vacant | ||||||||
Shan Tsutsui (took office December 27, 2012) (resigned January 31, 2018) | ||||||||
8 | David Ige January 15, 1957 |
December 1, 2014 – December 5, 2022 |
Democratic | 2014 | ||||
Vacant | ||||||||
Doug Chin (took office February 2, 2018) | ||||||||
2018 | Josh Green | |||||||
9 | Josh Green February 11, 1970 |
December 5, 2022 [i] |
Democratic | 2022 | Sylvia Luke |
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Notes
- ↑ Resigned to take a seat on the United States District Court for Hawaii Territory.[1]
- ↑ Resigned[3]
- ↑ Poindexter stayed in office for several months after his term ended until Stainback was confirmed.[10]
- ↑ Stainback had little power until October 24, 1944, because martial law was declared on December 7, 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This gave executive power to the military.[12] During the military rule, the territory was governed by Lieutenant Generals Walter Short, Delos Emmons, and Robert C. Richardson, Jr..[13]
- ↑ Resigned immediately when denied a second term by President Eisenhower.[16]
- ↑ Data is sourced from the National Governors Association, unless supplemental references are required.
- ↑ All lieutenant governors have represented the same party as their governor.
- ↑ Abercrombie lost the Democratic nomination to David Ige.[21]
- ↑ Green's first term will expire December 7, 2026.
References
- ↑ "Confirmed by the Senate". The New York Times. November 24, 1903. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E0CE5DA123AE63AA15757C2A9679D946297D6CF. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ↑ Carter Takes the Oath. November 24, 1903. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/259636162.html?dids=259636162:259636162&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=NOV+24%2C+1903&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=CARTER+TAKES+THE+OATH.&pqatl=google. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ↑ "Gov. Carter will Quit". The New York Times. June 9, 1907. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B00E0D81E30E233A2575AC0A9609C946697D6CF. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
- ↑ New Governor of Hawaii. August 16, 1907. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/252099362.html?dids=252099362:252099362&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=AUG+16%2C+1907&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=NEW+GOVERNOR+OF+HAWAII. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ↑ Approved as Hawaii Governor. November 30, 1913. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9905EED71139E633A25753C3A9679D946296D6CF. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ↑ All about Hawaii. Star-Bulletin Printing Co. 1960. p. 148. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ↑ All about Hawaii. Star-Bulletin Printing Co. 1960. p. 157. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ↑ Judd is Inaugurated. July 6, 1929. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50F17F73955127A93C4A9178CD85F4D8285F9. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ↑ Poindexter Takes Office As Governor of Hawaii. March 2, 1934. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/access/301496632.html?dids=301496632:301496632&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Mar+02%2C+1934&author=&pub=Christian+Science+Monitor&desc=Poindexter+Takes+Office+As+Governor+of+Hawaii. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ↑ Dyke, C.Y. (1960). Biographical Sketches of Hawaii's Rulers. First National Bank of Hawaii. p. 35. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
- ↑ Court Of Claims, United States; Company, West Publishing (1988). "Federal Supplement". 66. West Pub. Co.: 985. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
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(help) - ↑ Israel, Fred L. (August 1967). "Military Justice in Hawaii 1941–1944". Pacific Historical Review. 36 (3): 243–267. doi:10.2307/3637150. JSTOR 3637150. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
- ↑ 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): 213–229. doi:10.2307/2125272. JSTOR 2125272. S2CID 153947841. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
- ↑ Hawaii Swears in Long as Governor. May 9, 1951. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50D15FB3E5B12718DDDA00894DD405B8189F1D3. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ↑ Hawaii Inaugurates King As Its Eleventh Governor. March 1, 1953. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA081EF8345E107A93C3A91788D85F478585F9. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ↑ Hawaii Governor, Denied 2nd Term, Resigns Suddenly. July 26, 1957. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/437274472.html?dids=437274472:437274472&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&date=Jul+26%2C+1957&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Hawaii+Governor%2C+Denied+2nd+Term%2C+Resigns+Suddenly. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ↑ Gov. Quinn Takes Office in Hawaii. August 30, 1957. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40D1FFC3E5F1A7B93C2AA1783D85F4D8585F9. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 HI Const. art. V, § 1
- ↑ 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): 563–567. doi:10.2307/446083. JSTOR 446083.
- ↑ HI Const. art. V, § 4
- ↑ "Hawaiian Governor Loses Primary by Wide Margin; Senate Race Is Undecided". The New York Times. August 11, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2019.