Dignitaries and public honor late former Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi
Hawaii held a state farewell for former Gov. George Ariyoshi, who died at age 100, with a lying-in-state at the State Capitol that drew past governors, current leaders and the public.
- Ariyoshi's casket arrived at the Capitol Friday morning, the building where he spent decades as a legislator, lieutenant governor and then governor.
- Governors who followed him and other current leaders remembered him as quiet and effective, a planner for future generations who shaped Hawaii's Democratic Party alongside Burns, Inouye, Patsy Mink and Matsunaga.
- Waiahole farmers credited him with saving their valley from a housing development in 1977, when the state bought hundreds of acres to keep it in farming.
- Former Gov. John Waihee, his lieutenant governor and successor, recalled Ariyoshi's message that what works on the mainland may not work in Hawaii.
- Family remembered him as a devoted father who cared most about being remembered as one.
Outlook: Ariyoshi lies in state at the Capitol rotunda until noon Saturday, after which his casket moves to Kawaiahao Church for a celebration of life.