What is George Ariyoshi?
{{Infobox officeholder |image= George Ariyoshi (6341239579).jpg |name= George R. Ariyoshi |order= [[List of Governors of Hawaii|3rd]] |office= Governor of Hawaii |term_start= December 2, 1974<sup>1</sup> |term_end= December 2, 1986 |lieutenant= [[Nelson Doi]]<br />[[Jean King]]<br />[[John D. Waihee III|John D. Waihee]] |predecessor= [[John A. Burns]] |successor= [[John D. Waihee III|John D. Waihee]] | order2 = 4th | state2 = Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii | office2 = | term_start2 = December 2, 1970 | term_end2 = December 2, 1974 | governor2 = [[John A. Burns]] | predecessor2 = [[Thomas Gill (U.S. politician)|Thomas Gill]] | successor2 = [[Nelson Doi]] |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1926|3|12|mf=y}} |birth_place= [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] |death_date= |death_place= |spouse= {{marriage|[[Jean Ariyoshi|Jean Hayashi]]|1955}} |children=3 |alma_mater=[[University of Michigan]] |profession= [[Lawyer]] |party= [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] }} '''George Ryoichi Ariyoshi''' (有吉良一; born March 12, 1926) is an [[Americans|American]] politician. He served as the third [[Governor of Hawaii]] from 1974 to 1986. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He became [[governor]] when [[John A. Burns]] was stepped down.<ref>{{cite book| last1 = Boylan| first1 = Dan| last2 = Holmes| first2 = T. Michael| title = John A. Burns: the man and his times - Dan Boylan, T. Michael Holmes - Google Boeken| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=4ti5uYDfQ6IC&pg=PA125| access-date = 2011-12-17| year = 2000| publisher = University of Hawaii Press| isbn = 978-0-8248-2282-8 }}</ref> ==Early life== Ariyoshi was born in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]]. His parents were [[Japan]]ese immigrants. He studied at the [[University of Michigan]]. He served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. ==Governor of Hawaii (1974-1986)== When he was elected, Ariyoshi became the first [[Asian American|American of Asian descent]] to be elected governor of a state of the [[United States]]. Ariyoshi's administr