Person in history
George Ariyoshi
George Ariyoshi, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Hawaii (born 1926)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2026 · April 19
Their story
Who they were
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. 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.
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George Ariyoshi appears on our April 19 calendar for 2026 as a death entry.
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April 19 2026.
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