Lt. Gov. Josh Green is the Democratic Party s candidate to be Hawaii s next governor. Green defeated U.S. Rep. Kaiali’i Kahele and former Hawaii first lady Vicky Cayetano in Saturday s primary
Lt. Gov. Josh Green is the Democratic Party's candidate to be Hawaiʻi's next governor. Green defeated U.S. Rep. Kaiali’i Kahele and former Hawaiʻi first lady Vicky Cayetano in Saturday's primary election. Former Lt. Gov. James R. “Duke” Aiona won the Republican primary for governor, defeating mixed martial arts championship fighter B.J. Penn and Honolulu City Councilmember Heidi Tsuneyoshi.
The candidates running in Saturday’s primary election to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. David Ige include a former first lady, a retired mixed martial arts champion and a congressman who moonlights as a Hawaiian Airlines pilot.