Governor of Hawaii

Josh Green

Democrat · Hawaii

9th Governor of Hawaii, in office since 2022. Emergency medicine physician and former State Senator. Led Hawaii's pandemic response. Faced the catastrophic Lahaina wildfire in 2023 — the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over 100 years.

Record

Progressive physician-governor with deep focus on healthcare access and climate action. Led Lahaina wildfire recovery. Pushes ambitious housing construction to address Hawaii's severe affordability crisis. Tourism-dependent economy challenges his sustainability goals.

Legislative Record

Recently signed into law

• HI HB 420 — Construction Defect Reform Act (Signed into law, Jul 9, 2025)
  Reform of Hawai'i's residential construction defect claims process — among the bills signed to address housing bottlenecks and rising cost of living, packaged with nonprofit support funding.
• HI Act 96 (SB 1396) — Climate Impact 'Green Fee' on Transient Accommodations (Signed into law, May 27, 2025)
  First-in-the-nation 'green fee': raises the state transient accommodations tax by 0.75% to 11% (effective Jan 1, 2026) and applies an 11% prorated TAT to cruise ships; projected to generate ~$100 million annually for climate mitigation and resilience.

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