Gov. Neil Abercrombie is the State of Hawaiis seventh Governor (Hawaii had eleven governors prior to becoming a state). He was inaugurated into office on Dec. 6, 2010. Abercrombie served in the state House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979 and in the state Senate from 1979 to 1986. He helped elderly depositors regain their life savings when Manoa Finance collapsed. Abercrombie also helped start the award-winning Healthy Start prevention program for at-risk mothers and children. After being elected Governor of Hawaii, Gov. Abercrombie was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Council of Governors and is currently serving a 2012-2014 term. The council consists of 10 governors appointed by the President to focus on matters of national security, homeland defense, synchronization and integration of state and federal military activities in the United States and matters of mutual interest pertaining to the National Guard.
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