Josh Green

Green came to Hawaii to serve in the National Health Service Corps as a physician for the Big Island. He has remained a physician in Hawaii’s rural emergency departments while serving in public office.

Green won the Democratic primary as his party's nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii and was the running mate of incumbent Democratic Governor David Ige. They both won the general election on November 6, 2018. Ige tasked Green with addressing the chronic homeless crisis in Hawaii, calling on him to use his background as a physician to address the complex issues such as mental illness and addiction which affect the homeless at high rates in Hawaii.

Green championed the initiative to create an insurance mandate for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the legislation known as "Luke's Law" went into effect on January 1, 2016. He also led the charge in raising the legal age to obtain tobacco products and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21, making Hawaii the first state to do so. In addition to his work in the State Legislature, Green is also an emergency department physician at Kohala Hospital on Hawaii Island.

Green is Jewish. In 2006 Green married Jaime Ushiroda. They have two children, Maia and Sam.

Green was elected to the Hawaii State House of Representatives on November 2, 2004 and served two terms before being elected to the Hawaii State Senate in 2008 where he previously chaired the Committee on Health and currently serves as the Majority Floor Leader.

Joshua B. Green (born February 11, 1970) is an American politician and physician serving as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the Hawaii State Senator from the 3rd district from 2009 to 2018 and Hawaii State Representative for the 6th district from 2005 to 2009.