Hawaii Gov. Ige looks back on coronavirus, tourism shutdowns, and his life in political biography
Hawaii Gov. David Ige (R) speaks during a news conference in Honolulu, Tuesday, April 1, 2020. Ige said the state now has a total of 17,895 confirmed cases of Covid-19, with nearly 2,600 deaths, and “I think that’s a pretty good handle for how Hawaiians view this pandemic.” (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
Hawaii Gov. Ige (R) speaks during a news conference in Honolulu, Tuesday, April 1, 2020. Ige said the state now has a total of 17,895 confirmed cases of Covid-19, with nearly 2,600 deaths, and “I think that’s a pretty good handle for how Hawaiians view this pandemic.” (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
HAWAII Gov. David Ige on Tuesday announced he would run for president of the United States, saying he had decided “to take the journey to become a candidate for president of the United States.”
In an hour-long announcement at the state Capitol, Ige, in a suit and tie, said he was returning to the “vastness of the state,” where he grew up, and will focus on what Gov. David Ige said was the most urgent need: addressing the “urgent and present crisis” brought by the global coronavirus outbreak.
The governor said he would seek two terms in the White House, adding that he expected to run against President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Hawaii is Ige’s fourth and final term as governor.
“But Hawaii is more than my place of birth and childhood. Hawaiians are more than that,” the governor said. “Hawaiians are more than the past. We have a way of thinking about our future that is unprecedented in our history. We are
