David Ige

David Ige
Ige photographed by Dallas Nagata White in 2014
8th Governor of Hawaii
In office
December 1, 2014 – December 5, 2022
LieutenantShan Tsutsui
Doug Chin
Josh Green
Preceded byNeil Abercrombie
Succeeded byJosh Green
Member of the Hawaii Senate
from the 16th district
In office
November 1994 – November 2014
Preceded byEloise Tungpalan
Succeeded byBreene Harimoto
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 34th district
43rd (1985–1992)
In office
December 2, 1985 – November 1994
Appointed byGeorge Ariyoshi
Preceded byArnold Morgado
Succeeded byMark Takai
Personal details
Born
David Yutaka Ige

(1957-01-15) January 15, 1957 (age 67)
Pearl City, Territory of Hawaii
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 1982)
Children3
EducationUniversity of Hawaii, Manoa (BS, MBA)
Signature
WebsiteCampaign website

David Yutaka Ige (/ˈɡ/; 伊芸 豊, Ige Yutaka, born January 15, 1957) is an American politician and engineer who served as the eighth governor of Hawaii from 2014 to 2022. A Democrat, he served in the Hawaii State Senate from 1994 to 2014 and the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1985 to 1994.

In the 2014 gubernatorial election, he defeated incumbent Governor Neil Abercrombie in the Democratic primary, and won the general election over Republican nominee Duke Aiona. Ige was reelected in 2018, defeating Republican nominee Andria Tupola.