Josh Green
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Overview
Josh Green is the Democratic governor of Hawaii, first elected in 2022. A physician, he practiced medicine for about 20 years on Hawaii Island and served in the state House and Senate from 2004 to 2018, where he chaired the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. governor.hawaii.gov staradvertiser.com
He served as lieutenant governor under David Ige, leading the state's health care response during the COVID-19 pandemic. He chairs the Western Governors' Association and sought a second term in 2026 with Derek Kawakami as his running mate. governor.hawaii.gov staradvertiser.com
Platform
- Proposes building 46,000 affordable housing units for working households and removing rules that slow new housing.joshgreenforhawaii.com
- Proposes building 30 kauhale tiny home villages statewide to move people off the street.joshgreenforhawaii.com
- Points to his first-term middle-class tax cut and expanded earned income, food and child care tax credits as his cost-of-living record.joshgreenforhawaii.com