List of presidents of Hawaii (Differently)

The President of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Ali'i Mōʻī o Hawaiʻi, Japanese: はわいの大統領（だいとうりょう, Hawai no Daitōryō), is the head of state of the Free State of Hawaii. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state. The governor is responsible for enforcing laws passed by the Hawaii State Legislature and upholding rulings of the Hawaii State Judiciary. The role includes being commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Hawaii and having the power to use those forces to execute laws, suppress insurrection and violence and repel invasion. The Vice president of Hawaii becomes acting governor upon the officeholder's absence from the state or if the person is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office.

The traditional title of Ali'i, used by the Hawaiian monarchs is used by the Hawaiian presidents as well as combining the title of Mōʻī.

Name	Party	Term began	Term ended	Vice President	Previous position
Joseph Poindexter	Freedom Party	17 May 1926	17 May 1934	Ingram Stainback	General
Ingram Stainback	Freedom Party	17 May 1934	17 May 1942	Oren E. Long	Vice President
Koji Ariyoshi	Bernsteinist	17 May 1942	17 May 1946	Fredrick Van Housen	Youth Leader
David K. Kawananakoa	Independent	17 May 1946	17 May 1954	Kanson Arahata	Royal
Edward A. Kawananakoa	Reactionary	17 May 1954	17 May 1962	Onomah Son	Royal
Daniel Inouye	Conservative	17 May 1962	17 May 1970	Yasuhiro Nakasone	Senator
Yasuhiro Nakasone	Conservative	17 May 1970	17 May 1974	Henry Gabbard	Vice President
Patsy Mink	Liberal	17 May 1974	17 May 1982	Matsu Takemoto	Governor of Honolulu
John D. Waiheʻe III	Conservative	17 May 1982	17 May 1986	George Dio	Mayor of Honolulu
Fred Hemmings	Liberal	17 May 1986	17 May 1994	Ben Cayetano	Secretary of State
Ben Cayetano	Liberal	17 May 1994	17 May 2002	Mazie Hirono	Vice President
Duka Aiona	Conservative	17 May 2002	17 May 2010	Linda Lingle	Senator
Barack Obama	Liberal	17 May 2010	17 May 2018	Kirk Caldwell	Secretary of Finance
Kirk Caldwell	Liberal	17 May 2018	Incumbent	Owana Salazar	Vice President