Lieutenant Governors of Hawai'i have been administering their duties from the Hawaii State Capitol since 1969. Previous to that, they governed from the adjacent 'Iolani Palace.
The Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, concurrently the Secretary of State of Hawaii, is the assistant chief executive of the state and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 2 though 6. He or she is elected by popular suffrage of residents of the state on the same ticket as the Governor of Hawaii. The lieutenant governor becomes acting governor upon the absence of the governor from the state, or if the governor becomes disabled from duty. In his or her capacity as Secretary of State of Hawai'i, the lieutenant governor is the chief elections officer. Historically, lieutenant governors were members of either the Hawaii Democratic Party or Hawaii Republican Party.
Qualifications
The Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii is limited to two four-year terms. Inauguration takes place on the first Monday in December following a gubernatorial election. A single term ends at noon four years later. He or she must be thirty years old and be a resident of Hawaii for five consecutive years previous to election. Unlike other states, the office of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii is a full-time position and requires that he or she be barred from other professions or paid positions during the term.
James Aiona and his wife Vivian are escorted to the Hawaii State Capitol Rotunda for inauguration by the Hawaii Royal Guard. Aiona became the first Republican lieutenant governor since James Kealoha left office in 1962.
Hawaii is the only state that: (1) lies completely in the tropics; (2) is without territory on the mainland of any continent; (3) is completely surrounded by water; and (4) continues to grow in area because of active extrusive lava flows, most notably from Kilauea (Kīlauea).
The county executives are the Mayor of Hawaii, Mayor of Honolulu, Mayor of Kauai and Mayor of Maui.
Hawaii represents the northernmost extension of the vast Polynesian triangle of the south and central Pacific Ocean.
The LieutenantGovernor of Hawaii, concurrently the Secretary of State of Hawaii, is the assistant chief executive of that U.S. state and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 2 though 6.
He or she is elected by popular suffrage of residents of the state on the same ticket as the Governor of Hawaii.
In his or her capacity as Secretary of State of Hawai'i, the lieutenantgovernor is the chief elections officer.
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