Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Assistant chief executive of the U.S. state of Hawaii / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 (64 years ago) (1959-08-21) |
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.