Josh Green

Green is a genuinely unusual politician because he never stopped being a doctor, he kept taking emergency room shifts even as lieutenant governor and governor, which lends real credibility when he talks about health policy. Coming from the mainland to practice medicine on the Big Island and then rising to lead the state is a distinctly Hawaii story. His handling of public health crises and the Maui wildfire recovery defined his early governorship and drew intense scrutiny. Whatever you think of his politics, a sitting governor still treating patients is a rare and grounding thing in American public life.

Josh Green is an American politician and physician who serves as the Governor of Hawaii. A Democrat and emergency room doctor by training, he previously served in the Hawaii State Legislature and as Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii before being elected governor in 2022. He has been notable for continuing to work clinical shifts as a physician while holding public office.

Name (English)

Josh Green

Name (Japanese)

ジョシュ・グリーン

Reading

じょしゅ・ぐりーん

Born

February 11, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

Origin

Kingston, New York, United States

Occupation

Politician / Physician

University

Pennsylvania State University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://ltgov.hawaii.gov/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/drjoshgreen/
• Xhttps://x.com/DrJoshGreen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%20(%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB%E5%AE%B6)

Tags

• From New York
• Politician
• Physician

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.