1. George Ryoichi Ariyoshi is an American lawyer and politician who served as the third governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986.
13 Facts About George Ariyoshi
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George Ariyoshi 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 US state or territory.
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George Ariyoshi's lengthy tenure is a record likely to remain unbroken due to term limits enacted after he left office.
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George Ariyoshi then went on to receive his JD degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1952.
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George Ariyoshi was later elected to the Hawaii Territorial Senate in 1958, then to the Hawaii State Senate in 1959.
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George Ariyoshi served in the senate until 1970 when he ran for and was elected lieutenant governor of Hawaii in 1970 with Governor John A Burns.
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When Governor Burns fell ill in October 1973, George Ariyoshi assumed his constitutional role as acting governor.
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George Ariyoshi was re-elected in 1978 with Jean King as lieutenant governor and in 1982 with John D Waihee III as lieutenant governor.
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George Ariyoshi's administration was marked by fiscal conservatism as the post-statehood economic boom came to an end.
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George Ariyoshi guided the state through its first economic recession.
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George Ariyoshi has served as president of the Hawaii Bar Association and served on the board of directors for First Hawaiian Bank, the Honolulu Gas Company and Hawaiian Insurance Guaranty Company.
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George Ariyoshi served on the board of governors at the East-West Center, based in Honolulu, an internationally known education and research organization that was established by US Congress.
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George Ariyoshi served five terms as chairman, until he was not reappointed by Republican governor Linda Lingle in 2003.