- Green will face former two-term Republican Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona in the general election.
- Aiona defeated mixed martial arts championship fighter B.J. Penn in his primary.
- Hawaii’s economy is largely tourism based and was hit hard by pandemic.
- Democrat Gov. David Ige is retiring because of term limits.
- “On to November, we will win the governorship and lead Hawaii forward,” Green told cheering crowd.
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In Weekend Primary In Hawaii, State Lieutenant Governor Is Democrat Nominee, A Former Lieutenant Governor Is GOP Pick
Josh Green, state's lieutenant governor, handily defeated former first lady Vicky Cayetano and Rep. Kaiali'I Kahele in Democrat primary
