“George R Ariyoshi – Hawaii’s former governor and the nation’s first Asian American governor – has died at age 100.”

Speaker under reviewNews reportJune 2, 2026Read the original

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Multiple independent news sources confirm that George R.

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Ariyoshi died at age 100 and was the nation’s first Asian American governor. No contradictory evidence was found.

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