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Governor George Ryoichi Ariyoshi

George Ryoichi Ariyoshi served as Governor of Hawaii.

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  • Entered office.
  • Left office.
  • 1973 - 1986 Time in office.

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 […]