Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Incumbent
Sylvia Luke
since December 5, 2022
Government of Hawaii
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
Inaugural holderJames Kealoha
FormationAugust 21, 1959
(65 years ago)
 (1959-08-21)
WebsiteOffice of the Lt. Governor

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.

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.

  1. ^ "Hawaii Revised Statutes §26-1(a) (2019)". Hawaiʻi State Legislature. Retrieved 12 February 2019.