the incapacitating illness of longtime Governor John A. Burns. Ariyoshi and Doi emerged victorious, becoming the first-ever Japanese Americans to hold simultaneously the Governor and Lieutenant Governor posts of any state in the U.S. Doi was the second Japanese American to hold the position of state Lieutenant Governor. Later years After his service as Lieutenant Governor, Doi ran for Mayor of Honolulu and was defeated by Frank Fasi. Doi also ran in the 1977 Honolulu Marathon, finishing in 4 hours, 30 minutes, and "besting his wife by just one minute". In 1977, he also was appointed to then-territorial High Court of the Marshall Islands. Doi was appointed as Chief Justice of the court in 1985. Upon his retirement from that court, Doi taught at various schools in Japan. Doi returned to Waimea on the Big Island of Hawaii where he helped build the North Hawaii Community Hospital. See also List of Asian American jurists List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States References Ariyoshi, George R. With Obligation to All. University of Hawaii Press, 1997. Chapin, Helen G. Shaping History : The Role of Newspapers in Hawai'i. Honolulu, HI, USA: University of Hawaii Press, 1996. p 309. "Former Lt. Gov. Doi still talking about politics in his retirement." Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 18 Oct 2003. http://starbulletin.com/2003/10/18/news/whatever.html Van Dyke, Jon M.. "Time for a tune-up." Honolulu Advertiser. 18 May 2008. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080518/OPINION03/805180336/1110/OPINIONFRONT 1922 births 2015 deaths University of Hawaiʻi alumni American jurists of Japanese descent American politicians of Japanese descent American judges on the courts of the Marshall Islands Hawaii state court judges Lieutenant Governors of Hawaii Democratic Party Hawaii state senators Members of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature 20th-century American politicians Hawaii politicians of Japanese descent 20th-century American judges