Governor of Hawaii

The governor of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Ke Kiaʻaina o Hawaiʻi) is the head of government of the U.S. state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 1 through 6. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state.

Governor of Hawaii
Hawaiian: Ke Kiaʻaina o Hawaiʻi
Gubernatorial logo
Standard of the governor
Incumbent
Josh Green
since December 5, 2022
Government of Hawaii
ResidenceWashington Place
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively
PrecursorGovernor of Hawaii Territory
Inaugural holderWilliam F. Quinn
FormationAugust 21, 1959
(65 years ago)
 (1959-08-21)
DeputyLieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Salary$165,048 [1]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

The governor is responsible for enforcing laws passed by the Hawaii State Legislature and upholding rulings of the Hawaii State Judiciary. The role includes being commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Hawaii and having the power to use those forces to execute laws, suppress insurrection and violence and repel invasion. The lieutenant governor of Hawaii becomes acting governor upon the officeholder's absence from the state or if the person is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office. Historically, the Governor of Hawaii has been from either the Democratic Party of Hawaii or Hawaii Republican Party.

The current governor of Hawaii is Democrat Josh Green, who assumed the position on December 5, 2022. Hawaii was the first U.S. state to have an Asian American chief executive; George Ariyoshi served three terms between 1974 and 1986.

  1. ^ "Hawaii state government salary".