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(Governor Benjamin Jerome Cayetano)
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Early Life
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His parents divorced when he was six, and he and his brother Kenneth were raised by his father, Bonifacio "Ansing" Marcos Cayetano, who was an immigrant from Pangasinan, Philippines. 
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Cayetano's early life was marked by hardship and resilience. Growing up in Kalihi, a blue-collar community in Honolulu, Cayetano had several brushes with the law as a juvenile. 
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Ben grew up as a latchkey child.
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Despite being a good student in his early years, his junior and senior years in high school were challenging.  He barely managed to graduate from Farrington High School in 1958. 
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Married at 18 and a father at 19, Cayetano worked various jobs, including as a service station attendant, laborer, truck driver, electrician apprentice, and draftsman, to support his family.
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Ben Cayetano: Filipino-American Governor of Hawaii

Today in Philippine history, November 14, 1939, Ben Cayetano, first Filipino American to serve as state governor in the United States, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii

November 14, 1939: Ben Cayetano, first Filipino American to serve as state governor in the United States, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii