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Josh Green

Governor of Hawaii (since December 2022)DINCUMBENT

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Governor of Hawaii
Election
2026-11-03
Opponent
Gary Cordery (R)
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Josh Green, a physician and Democrat, is the ninth Governor of Hawaii, in office since December 2022. Before that he served in the state Legislature and as lieutenant governor. After the 2026 legislative session, 266 of the 267 measures that passed became law and he vetoed one.[1][2]

On the ballotGovernor

2026-11-03

Josh Green Dincumbent
Gary Cordery Rchallenger

Running with Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami for lieutenant governor.

Biography

Josh Green, a physician and Democrat, is the ninth Governor of Hawaii, in office since December 2022. Before that he served in the state Legislature and as lieutenant governor. After the 2026 legislative session, 266 of the 267 measures that passed became law and he vetoed one.[1][2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Green was born in Kingston, New York, and raised in Pittsburgh.[1][3] He earned degrees in biology and anthropology from Swarthmore College and an M.D. from Pennsylvania State University's College of Medicine, then served in Ka'u on Hawaii Island as a member of the National Health Service Corps.[1][3]

Green served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2004 to 2008 and in the Hawaii Senate from 2008 to 2018.[1][3] He was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, serving under David Ige from 2018 to 2022, and took office as governor on December 5, 2022.[1]

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On the record

Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.

  • bill2024-06-03 · Signed HB 2404 (Act 46, 2024), a tax cut for working families that raises the standard deduction and lowers income-tax rates across brackets.[4]
  • bill2025-05-27 · Signed SB 1396 (Act 96, 2025) on May 27, 2025, creating a Green Fee funded by a 0.75% increase to the transient accommodations tax; the release says revenues will fund environmental stewardship, climate and hazard mitigation and sustainable tourism.[5]
  • billSigned SB 3025 (Act 220, 2026), creating a statewide program to buy and forgive medical debt for up to 50,000 residents (signing date not stated in the source; listed in the governor's July 15, 2026 end-of-session release).[6]
  • action2026-07-15 · Vetoed SB 3262 (2026, relating to education), saying it warranted further consideration because of the separation of responsibilities and duties between the Board of Education and the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board; the same July 15 release reports a line-item reduction to SB 2600, which makes a deposit into the emergency and budget reserve fund, before he signed it.[6]

In their own words

Priorities

  • Cost of living, citing a state tax cut for middle-income residents.[7]
  • Housing costs, described on his campaign site as a focus.[7]
  • Homelessness, with a campaign claim of record state investment since 2022.[7]

Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Josh Green (politician) · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  2. 2.Gov. Green Completes Bill Signing Season and Issues Veto Decision · Office of the Governor of Hawaii · 2026-07-15 Official record
  3. 3.Governor Josh Green Biography · Office of the Governor, State of Hawaii Official record
  4. 4.253 Historic Bills Signed into Law by Governor Green · Office of the Governor of Hawaii · 2024-07-10 Official record
  5. 5.Governor Green Signed 313 Bills Into Law · Office of the Governor of Hawaii · 2025-07-10 Official record
  6. 6.Gov. Green Completes Bill Signing Season and Issues Veto Decision · Office of the Governor of Hawaii · 2026-07-15 Official record
  7. 7.Josh Green for Hawaii · Green campaign · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words