Joshua Booth Green (born February 11, 1970) is an American politician and physician serving since 2022 as the ninth governor of Hawaii.
[5] After completing his residency in 2000, Green joined the National Health Service Corps and was stationed in Hawaii as a physician for the Big Island.
He also led the charge to raise the legal age to obtain tobacco products and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21, making Hawaii the first U.S. state to do so.
[10] In 2019, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic, Green led a team of over 75 doctors, nurses and other Hawaii health care workers on an emergency medical mission to Samoa.
[11] On March 3, 2020, Ige appointed Green as the administration's liaison between the state and healthcare community as it pertains to COVID-19 preparedness and response.
[18] In March 2023, Green signed legislation expanding access to abortion and protecting health care providers from out-of-state prosecution.
[19] In June, after similar laws were passed in New York and New Jersey, he signed legislation that expanded rights to carry a concealed weapon, while at the same time prohibiting guns in most public places, including hospitals, movie theaters, beaches, and bars, adding to the state's already strict gun laws.
[21] In 2024, Green signed a bill to exempt medical services from General Excise Tax (GET) under Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE.
[24] Green also signed policy into law on issues like regulated child and elderly safety, local agriculture and land practices, veteran support, and commercial ocean activities.
The couple met when Ushiroda, a family law expert, was clerking for Suzanne Chun Oakland, who was chair of the state's Human Services committee.