John D. Waiheʻe III
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John Waiheʻe | |
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4th Governor of Hawaii | |
In office December 2, 1986 – December 2, 1994 | |
Lieutenant | Ben Cayetano |
Preceded by | George Ariyoshi |
Succeeded by | Ben Cayetano |
8th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii | |
In office December 2, 1982 – December 2, 1986 | |
Governor | George Ariyoshi |
Preceded by | Jean King |
Succeeded by | Ben Cayetano |
Personal details | |
Born | John David Waiheʻe III May 19, 1946 University of Hawaii, Manoa (JD ) |
John David Waiheʻe III (born May 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the fourth
Education
Waiheʻe was born in
Politics
Waiheʻe started his political career as a delegate to the
In 2011, Waiheʻe was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission, established by Act 195. Waiheʻe sits as the only Commissioner At-Large. In the following year, the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission actively began working on fulfilling its mandate to bring the Native Hawaiian people together by enrolling with the Commission. This effort is now referred to as Kanaʻiolowalu.[2]
Commissioner Waiheʻe is featured in an 11-part series of Frequently Asked Questions videos about Kanaʻiolowalu.[3] The video footage was recorded on the campus of the William S. Richardson School of Law in the presence of a live audience composed primarily of law school students and faculty.
He pushed the state of Hawaii to adopt Hawaiian as an official language. He's proud of helping build Kapolei as Oahu's second city.[4]
Governorship
Waiheʻe successfully ran for the governor's office sharing a ticket with state senator
Retirement
After leaving the governor's office, Waiheʻe worked for various national-scope law firms based in
See also
- List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Hawaii
- List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States
References
- ^ "Hawaii Delegates". ILind.net. August 31, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
- ^ Roll Commission, Native Hawaiian. "Kanaiolowalu". Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ Kanaʻiolowalu. "Frequently Asked Questions". Native Hawaiian Roll Commission, Oiwi TV. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "Aging Well: Gov. John Waihee says moderation, legacy, and family are important". www.kitv.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Case, Waihee go for House". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 7, 2002.
- ^ "Waihee will not run for Mink's House seat". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 20, 2002.
- ^ "Ex-gov calls for John Mink to finish term". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 8, 2002.