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George Ariyoshi remembered as visionary leader in turbulent times

Headline from The Garden Island

Former Gov. George Ryoichi Ariyoshi — Hawaii’s longest-­serving governor and America’s first governor of Japanese ancestry — was remembered Friday night at the state Capitol as a visionary leader who helped steer Hawaii from a plantation-­based U.S.

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  1. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Ariyoshi remembered as visionary leader through turbulent times (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Former Gov. George Ryoichi Ariyoshi — Hawaii’s longest-­serving governor and America’s first governor of Japanese ancestry — was remembered Friday night at the state Capitol as a visionary leader who helped steer Hawaii from a plantation-­based U.S.

  2. The Garden Island

    George Ariyoshi remembered as visionary leader in turbulent times (opens The Garden Island)

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    Former Gov. George Ryoichi Ariyoshi — Hawaii’s longest-­serving governor and America’s first governor of Japanese ancestry — was remembered Friday night at the state Capitol as a visionary leader who helped steer Hawaii from a plantation-­based U.S.

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