John David Waiheʻe III (born May 19, 1946) served as the fourth Governor of Hawaiʻi from 1986 to 1994. He was the first American of Native Hawaiian descent to be elected to the office from any state of the United States. After his tenure in the governor's office, Waiheʻe became a nationally prominent attorney and lobbyist.
Waiheʻe was born in Honokaʻa on the Island of Hawaiʻi. Upon graduating from Hawaiian Mission Academy, Waiheʻe attended classe...
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John David Waiheʻe III (born May 19, 1946) served as the fourth Governor of Hawaiʻi from 1986 to 1994. He was the first American of Native Hawaiian descent to be elected to the office from any state of the United States. After his tenure in the governor's office, Waiheʻe became a nationally prominent attorney and lobbyist.
Waiheʻe was born in Honokaʻa on the Island of Hawaiʻi. Upon graduating from Hawaiian Mission Academy, Waiheʻe attended classes at Andrews University in Michigan. There he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degrees in both business and history. He moved to Honolulu to attend the newly established William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 1976. Waiheʻe is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
Waiheʻe started his political career as a delegate to the 1978 Hawaiʻi State Constitutional Convention where he was instrumental in the creation of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and...
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