Standing Firm in Adversity

George Ariyoshi was born in Honolulu to Japanese immigrant parents and served as Hawaii’s third governor from 1974-1986 and has been active in politics from 1954 until the present. He was Hawaii’s longest-serving governor and the first Asian American to serve as governor of a U.S. State. Ariyoshi later served as president of the Hawaii Bar Association and on the Board of Directors for First Hawaiian Bank. He has dedicated his life to the betterment of the state, and in 2020 he released his third book, Hawaii’s Future. When he spoke at Oceanit, Governor Ariyoshi discussed standing firm in the face of adversity.