Former Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi, the 1st US governor of Asian American descent, dies at 100
Former Hawaii Gov. George R. Ariyoshi — the nation’s first Asian American governor — has died at the age of 100. Current Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says Ariyoshi, a Democrat who led the state from 1973 to 1986, died peacefully while surrounded by family on Sunday night. Ariyoshi rose from lieutenant governor to acting governor when Gov. John Burns fell ill with cancer. Ariyoshi then went on to win the office outright in 1974 and was reelected in 1978 and 1982. Hawaii's governors are now subject to...
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