Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Hawaiian: Ka Hope Kiaʻāina o Hawaiʻi
Incumbent Sylvia Luke (on leave) since December 5, 2022 Keith Regan (acting since April 23, 2026)
Government of Hawaii
Term length	Four years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holder	James Kealoha
Formation	August 21, 1959 (1959-08-21)
Succession	First
Salary	$183,804
Website	Office of the Lt. Governor

The lieutenant governor of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Ka Hope Kiaʻāina o Hawaiʻi) is the assistant chief executive of the U.S. state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Article V, Sections 2 though 6 of the Constitution of Hawaii. Elected by popular suffrage of residents of the state on the same ticket as the governor of Hawaii, the officeholder is concurrently the secretary of State of Hawaii.

The officeholder becomes acting governor of Hawaii if the governor becomes disabled from duty. Historically, Hawaii lieutenant governors were members of either the Hawaii Democratic Party or Hawaii Republican Party. Four have gone on to become governor of Hawaii: George Ariyoshi, Ben Cayetano, John D. Waiheʻe III, and Josh Green.

Qualifications

The lieutenant governor of Hawaiʻi 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. The lieutenant governor must be thirty years old and be a resident of Hawaiʻi for five consecutive years previous to election. Unlike some other states, the office of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii is a full-time position and requires that the lieutenant governor be barred from other professions or paid positions during the term.

List of lieutenant governors

Parties

  Democratic (14)   Republican (2)

#	Image	Name	Start	End	Party	Governor(s)
1		James Kealoha	August 21, 1959	December 2, 1962	Republican	William F. Quinn
2		William S. Richardson	December 2, 1962	April 13, 1966	Democratic	John A. Burns
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