Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

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. He or she 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. He or she 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 he or she be barred from other professions or paid positions during the term.

List of lieutenant governors

Parties

      Democratic       Republican

#	Image	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	December 2, 1966	Democratic	John A. Burns
3	75px	Thomas Gill	December 2, 1966	December 2, 1970	Democratic
4	75px	George Ariyoshi	December 2, 1970	December 2, 1974	Democratic
5		Nelson Doi	December 2, 1974	December 2, 1978	Democratic	George Ariyoshi
6		Jean King	December 2, 1978	December 2, 1982	Democratic
7		John D. Waihee	December 2, 1982	December 2, 1986	Democratic
8		Ben Cayetano	December 2, 1986	December 2, 1994	Democratic	John D. Waihee
9		Mazie Hirono	December 2, 1994	December 2, 2002	Democratic	Ben Cayetano
10	75px	Duke Aiona	December 4, 2002	December 6, 2010	Republican	Linda Lingle
11		Brian Schatz	December 6, 2010	December 26, 2012	Democratic	Neil Abercrombie
12		Shan Tsutsui	December 27, 2012		Democratic
						David Ige

Living former U.S. Lieutenant Governors of Hawaii

As of May 2015, there are six 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 (1970–1974, born 1926). The most recent death of a former U.S. lieutenant governor of Hawaii was that of Nelson Doi (1974–1978), who died on May 16, 2015.

Lt. Governor	Lt. Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
George Ariyoshi	1970–1974	(1926-03-12) March 12, 1926
John D. Waihee III	1982–1986	(1946-05-19) May 19, 1946
Benjamin J. Cayetano	1986–1994	(1939-11-04) November 4, 1939
Mazie Hirono	1994–2002	(1947-11-03) November 3, 1947
Duke Aiona	2002–2010	(1955-06-08) June 8, 1955
Brian Schatz	2010–2012	(1972-10-20) October 20, 1972

Resources

• Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi
• Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaiʻi