On this day in Republican History

James Kealoha (R), first Asian-American Lt. Governor

On this day in 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state in the Union and James Kealoha was sworn in as Lt. Governor. Kealoha, a Republican, was of Chinese and Hawaiian descent.

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