Former Hawaii Gov. George R. Ariyoshi — the nation’s first Asian American governor — has died at the age of 100. Current Hawaii Gov.

George Ariyoshi, Hawaii’s longest-serving governor and the first Asian-American to serve as governor of any U.S. state, died Sunday night at the age of 100, his family announced today.

In a statement, his wife Jean said the former governor died Sunday night, surrounded by family.

HONOLULU – Former Hawaii Gov. George R. Ariyoshi – the nation’s first Asian American governor – has died at age 100. Ariyoshi, a Democrat who led the state from 1973 to 1986, died peacefully while ...

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