Duke Aiona

Politician

1955 –

87

Who is Duke Aiona?

James R. Aiona, Jr. better known as Duke Aiona, is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii from 2002 to 2010. He is of Hawaiian, Chinese, and Portuguese descent. Prior to his election to the office in 2002, he served both as an attorney and a judge for the state.

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 is the nominee again in the 2014 election.

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Born
Jun 8, 1955
Honolulu
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • Native Hawaiians
Profession
Education
  • Saint Louis School
  • University of the Pacific
  • William S. Richardson School of Law

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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