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George Ryoichi Ariyoshi

George Ryoichi Ariyoshi served as Governor of Hawaii.

  • Democratic
  • Hawaii
  • Former
Portrait of George Ryoichi AriyoshiHawaii
Role Governor

Current assignment referenced in the congressional directory.

State Hawaii

Representing constituents across the Hawaii delegation.

Service period 1973-1986

Years of public service formally recorded.

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Biography

GEORGE RYOICHI ARIYOSHI is the first American of Japanese ancestry to be elected governor of a state. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1926. He served as an interpreter with the Military Intelligence Service, U.S. Army, in Japan at the end of World War II. He attended the University of Hawaii and transferred to […]

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