Duke Aiona
| Duke Aiona | |
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| 10th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii | |
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In office December 4, 2002 – December 6, 2010 |
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| Governor | Linda Lingle |
| Preceded by | Mazie Hirono |
| Succeeded by | Brian Schatz |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 8, 1955 Pearl City, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Vivian Welsh |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
University of the Pacific University of Hawaii, Manoa |
James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr. (born June 8, 1955), is an American politician who served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii from 2002 to 2010. A member of the Republican Party, he also served both as an attorney and a judge for the state prior to becoming Lieutenant Governor.
Aiona was the Republican nominee for Governor of Hawaii in the 2010 election, but was defeated by Democrat Neil Abercrombie in the general election. He was the Republican nominee once again in the 2014 election, but lost to Democrat David Ige.
James Aiona was born in Pearl City, Hawaiʻi. He is of Hawaiian, Chinese, and Portuguese descent. He attended Saint Louis School, a local academy of the Diocese of Honolulu. Upon graduating high school, Aiona pursued a bachelor of arts degree in political science, which he received from the University of the Pacific in , California in 1977. Aiona returned to Hawaiʻi and graduated from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1981.
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