The lieutenant governor of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Hope kiaʻāina o Hawaiʻi) is the assistant chief executive of the U.S. state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Article V, Sections 2 though 6 of the Constitution of Hawaii.[1] Elected by popular suffrage of residents of the state on the same ticket as the governor of Hawaii, the officeholder is concurrently the secretary of State of Hawaii.
| Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii | |
|---|---|
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| Government of Hawaii | |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | James Kealoha |
| Formation | August 21, 1959 |
| Website | Office of the Lt. Governor |
The officeholder becomes acting governor of Hawaii if the governor becomes disabled from duty. Historically, Hawaii lieutenant governors were members of either the Hawaii Democratic Party or Hawaii Republican Party. Four have gone on to become governor of Hawaii: George Ariyoshi, Ben Cayetano, John D. Waiheʻe III, and Josh Green.
Qualifications
editThe 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 some other states, the office of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii 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
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Democratic (14) Republican (2)
| # | Picture | Lt. Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Governor(s) served under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Kealoha | August 21, 1959 | December 2, 1962 | Republican | William F. Quinn | |
| 2 | William S. Richardson | December 2, 1962 | April 13, 1966 | Democratic | John A. Burns | |
| 3 | Andrew T. F. Ing | April 13, 1966 | December 2, 1966 | Democratic | ||
| 4 |  | Thomas Gill | December 2, 1966 | December 2, 1970 | Democratic | |
| 5 | .jpg) | George Ariyoshi | December 2, 1970 | December 2, 1974 | Democratic | |
| 6 | .jpg) | Nelson Doi | December 2, 1974 | December 2, 1978 | Democratic | George Ariyoshi |
| 7 |  | Jean King | December 2, 1978 | December 2, 1982 | Democratic | |
| 8 |  | John D. Waiheʻe | December 2, 1982 | December 2, 1986 | Democratic | |
| 9 |  | Ben Cayetano | December 2, 1986 | December 2, 1994 | Democratic | John D. Waiheʻe |
| 10 |  | Mazie Hirono | December 2, 1994 | December 2, 2002 | Democratic | Ben Cayetano |
| 11 |  | Duke Aiona | December 4, 2002 | December 6, 2010 | Republican | Linda Lingle |
| 12 |  | Brian Schatz | December 6, 2010 | December 26, 2012 | Democratic | Neil Abercrombie |
| 13 |  | Shan Tsutsui | December 27, 2012 | December 1, 2014 | Democratic | |
| December 1, 2014 | January 31, 2018 | David Ige | ||||
| 14 |  | Doug Chin | February 2, 2018 | December 3, 2018 | Democratic | |
| 15 | .jpg) | Josh Green | December 3, 2018 | December 5, 2022 | Democratic | |
| 16 | .png) | Sylvia Luke | December 5, 2022 | Incumbent | Democratic | Josh Green |
References
edit- ^ "Hawaii Revised Statutes §26-1(a) (2019)". Hawaiʻi State Legislature. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
