James Aiona

James R. "Duke" Aiona Jr. ( born June 8, 1955 in Pearl City, Hawaii Territory ) is an American politician. Between 2002 and 2010 he was Deputy Governor of the State of Hawaii.

Career

James Aiona graduated from the Saint Louis School in Honolulu and thereafter until 1977, a study of political science at the University of the Pacific in Stockton ( California). Then he studied until 1981 at the School of Law of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Jura. In the following years, he held several legal professions. First, he was Deputy Attorney Honolulu and its surround Bung. Since 1990 he has held in Hawaii different Judges. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party.

In 2000, Aiona was elected to the side of Linda Lingle for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. This post he held for a reelection between 4 December 2002 and 6 December 2010. Yet he was Deputy Governor. The focus of his political work was the fight against drugs and drug abuse and excessive alcohol consumption.

In 2010, James Aiona was a candidate for the office of Governor of Hawaii, but was defeated by Democrat Neil Abercrombie with 41:58 percent of the vote.

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