Background
ARIYOSHI, George was born on March 12, 1926 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Son of Ryozo Ariyoshi and Mitsue (Yoshikawa) Ariyoshi.
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ARIYOSHI, George was born on March 12, 1926 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Son of Ryozo Ariyoshi and Mitsue (Yoshikawa) Ariyoshi.
Student, University Hawaii, 1947. Bachelor, Michigan State University, 1949. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1952.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Michigan State University, 1979. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Philippines, 1975. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Guam, 1975.
HHD (honorary), University Visayas, Philippines, 1977. HHD (honorary), University Hawaii, 1986. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Soka University, Japan, 1984.
Working as a partner of KOBAYASHI, WAT AN ABE, SUGITA, KAWASHIMA & GOD A. GEORGE R. ARIYOSHI, bora Honolulu, Hawaii, March 12, 1926. Admitted to bar, 1952, Hawaii and United States. District Court, District of Hawaii.
Education: University of Hawaii. Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1949). University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (Juris Doctor, 1952).
Territorial Representative, 1954-1958 and Member, Territorial and State Senate, 1958-1970. Lieutenant Governor, 1970-1974, Acting Governor, 1973-1974 and Governor of Hawaii, 1974-1986. Chairman: Western Governors’ Conference, 1978.
Western Governors’ Association, 1985-1986. Pacific Basin Development Council, 1984-1985. Member:; Admitted to the bar, 1952, Hawaii and United States.
District Court, District of Hawaii. Major clients of GEORGE ARIYOSHI: American Savings Bank. American Television and Communications Corp.
Amfac. Inc.; APCOA, Inc. AT&T; Avis: Belt Collins & Associates. Bishop Insurance Co.
Castle & Cooke, Inc. C. Brewer, Inc.; Cornell Cartage of Hawaii. Inc.; Danchi Real Estate Company, Inc.
Deloitte, Haskins & Sells. East West Center; First Hawaiian Bank. First Hawaiian Creditcorp.
Inc.; Hawaiian Insurance and Guaranty Company, Ltd. Hawaii Prince Hotels, Inc. Hawaii Visitors Bureau H.T. Hayashi.
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. Hemmeter Corp; KGMB-TV (CBS). Kokudo Keikaku Company, Ltd.
Mauna Kea Properties, Inc. Mauna Lani Resort, Inc. Media Five Architects, Inc.
The Meiji Mutual Life Insurance Company. Midland Insurance Company. Oceanic Cablevision, Inc.
Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Company, Ltd. Roberts Hawaii, Inc. Seibu Fudosan Kabushiki Kaisha.
Seibu Tetsudo Kabushiki Kaisha. Shimizu Construction Company. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Thermal Power Company. Universal Television, References: First Hawaiian Bank.
American Savings Bank.
Member advisory board Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. Member President's Advisory commission on Trade Policy and Negotiations. Executive board Aloha Council Boy Scots American, 1970-1972.
President Pacific Basin Development Council, 1980-1981. Board managers Young Men’s Christian Association, 1955-1957. Chairman, treasurer Earth Consultant Inc.
Honorary co-chairman Japanese-American National Museum. Trustee Japanese-American Institute Management Science, board directors Bishop Museum. Board governors Japanese Cultrual Center Hawaii.
National committeeman Democratic Party Hawaii. Advisory member Japan-American Cooperation in Space Project. Chairman, board governors East-West Center, 1986-2003.
Member American Bar Association (house delegations since 1969), Hawaii Bar Association (president 1969), Hawaii Bar Foundation (charter, president since 1969), Western Governors Conference, (Chairman.1977-1978), Western Governors Association, (chairman 1984-1985). Clubs: Military Intelligence Service Vets (president 1968-1969).
Married Jean Miya Hayashi, February 5, 1955. Children: Lynn Miye, Todd Ryozo, Donn Ryoji.