George Ariyoshi
Governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986 · United States · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1926 to 2026 · aged 100
George Ryoichi Ariyoshi was an American lawyer and politician who served as the third governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986. A Democrat, he was Hawaii's longest-serving governor and the first American of Asian descent to serve as governor of a U.S. state.
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Ariyoshi with his first lieutenant governor Nelson Doi in a 1974 campaign advertisement
Governor Ariyoshi, Japanese Prime Minister Zenkō Suzuki, and Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Admiral Sylvester R. Foley Jr. at a ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base in 1982
Ariyoshi with Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi and former first lady Jean Ariyoshi in 2011About this person
He assumed gubernatorial powers and duties when Governor John A. Burns was declared incapacitated in October 1973 and was elected in 1974, becoming the first Asian-American to be elected governor of a U.S. state or territory. His lengthy tenure of over 13 years is a record likely to remain unbroken due to term limits enacted after he left office.
