This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Hawaii. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are other distinctions such as the first minority men in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.
Firsts in Hawaii's history
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Lawyers
edit- First male of Japanese descent: Keigoro Katsura (c. 1855)[1]
- First African American male: Thomas McCants Stewart (1875)[2]
- First Native Hawaiian male: Joseph Nāwahī (c. 1888)[3][4][5]
- First Chinese American male to practice before the Supreme Court of Hawaii: Anthony Yuen Seto[6] (1916)
- First Filipino male: Pablo Manlapit (1919)[7]
State judges
edit- First male of Native Hawaiian descent (Chief Justice; Supreme Court of Hawaii): Kamehameha III in 1840[8]
- First African American male: William F. Crockett during the 1900s[9][10]
- First Chinese American male (circuit court): William "Billy" Heen in 1917[11]
- First Asian American male (magistrate): Tomekichi "Tom" Okino in 1934[12]
- First Asian American male (Japanese descent) (First Circuit Court): Robert K. Murakami in 1953[12]
- First Japanese American male (Supreme Court of Hawaii): Masaji Marumoto 1956-1960—Territory of Hawaii; 1967-1973)[13][14]
- First Japanese American male (Chief Justice; Supreme Court of Hawaii): Wilfred Tsukiyama (c. 1924) in 1959[13][15][16]
- First Chinese American (and Native Hawaiian) male (Chief Justice; Supreme Court of Hawaii): William S. Richardson in 1966[17]
- First Filipino American male (circuit court): Ben Menor in 1968[13][18][19]
- First Filipino American male (Supreme Court of Hawaii): Ben Menor in 1974[13][18][19]
- First Samoan American male (family court): Bode Uale in 1991[20]
- First Korean American male (Chief Justice; Supreme Court of Hawaii): Ronald Moon in 1993[13][21]
Federal judges
edit- First Chinese American male (United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit): Chuck Mau in 1950[13][22]
- First Japanese American male (U.S. Court of Claims): Shiro Kashiwa (1936) in 1972:[23]
- First Asian American male (U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii): Dick Yin Wong (1950) in 1975[24]
- First Japanese American male (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit): Shiro Kashiwa (1936) in 1982[23]
- First African American male (U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii): Micah W.J. Smith in 2024[25]
Attorney General of Hawaii
edit- First Asian American male (Territory of Hawaii): Michiro Watanabe in 1952[26]
- First Japanese American male (after statehood): Shiro Kashiwa (1936):[23]
Deputy Attorney General
editUnited States Attorney
edit- First Japanese American male: Yoshimi Hayashi in 1967[27]
Deputy Public Prosecutor
edit- First Asian American male: Ralph T. Yamaguchi in 1937[28]
Political Office
edit- First male of Native Hawaiian descent (Governor of Hawaii): John D. Waiheʻe III (1976) from 1986-1994[29]
Hawaii State Bar Association
edit- First Chinese male admitted to bar: Hong Yen Chang (1889)[30]
- First Japanese American male to pass the bar exam: Arthur K. Ozawa (1910)[28]
- First Filipino males admitted to bar: Peter Aduja and Ben Menor (1953)[31][32]
- First Japanese American male (president): Masaji Marumoto in 1954[13][14]
Firsts in local history
edit- Masaji Marumoto:[12] First Japanese American male to serve as the Honolulu City and County Attorney (1933)
- Ralph T. Yamaguchi:[12] First Asian American male to serve as a deputy public prosecutor for the Honolulu district
See also
editOther topics of interest
editReferences
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- ^ Smith, Jr., J. Clay (1999-01-01). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857.
- ^ Court, Hawaii Supreme (1897). Reports of Decisions Rendered by the Supreme Court of the Hawaiian Islands. H.L. Sheldon.
- ^ "Ulukau: ʻŌiwi Vol. 1 (1998)". www.ulukau.org. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ Coffman, Tom (2016-08-01). Nation Within. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822373988.
- ^ Siddall, John William (1917). Men of Hawaii: Being a Biographical Reference Library, Complete and Authentic, of the Men of Note and Substantial Achievement in the Hawaiian Islands : Volume 1. Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
- ^ "Filipino Migration to the U.S.: Links". opmanong.ssc.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ Vile, John R. (2003). Great American Judges: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781576079898.
- ^ Jackson, Miles M. (2004). They Followed the Trade Winds: African Americans in Hawaiʻi. Department of Sociology, University of Hawaii at Manoa. ISBN 978-0-8248-2965-0.
- ^ "Maui County finally honors its African-American history". mauitime.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ Chen, Li (2015). "Pioneers in the Fight for the Inclusion of Chinese Students in American Legal Education and Legal Profession" (PDF). Asian American Law Journal. 22.
- ^ a b c d Tamura, Eileen (1993). Americanization, Acculturation, and Ethnic Identity: The Nisei Generation in Hawaii. University of Illinois Press. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-252-06358-9.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Martin, Mart (2018-04-24). The Almanac Of Women And Minorities In American Politics 2002. Routledge. ISBN 9780429976483.
- ^ a b Clarke, Thurston (2007-12-18). Pearl Harbor Ghosts: The Legacy of December 7, 1941. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 9780307416360.
- ^ "Coe College History - People - Alumni - Wilfred Tsukiyama". www.public.coe.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ "Wilfred Chomatsu Tsukiyama". archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ "Trailblazing Chief Justices in the American States". judicature.duke.edu. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ a b "FAMOUS FILIPINOS". archives.starbulletin.com. November 22, 2005. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ a b Cordova, Dorothy C. L.; Fugita, Stephen S.; Chuong, Chung H.; Ng, Franklin; Singh, Jane (1999). Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313289026.
- ^ "Honolulu mayor honors his Samoan heritage". Church News. 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "For Moon, applying the law was foremost". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ a b Coffman, Tom (2003). The Island Edge of America: A Political History of Hawai'i. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824826628.
- ^ a b c Danico, Mary Yu (2014-08-19). Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781483365602.
- ^ Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1976.
- ^ "Senate Confirms Micah Smith and Shanlyn Park Hawaii Federal Judge > Hawaii Free Press". www.hawaiifreepress.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Wilfred Watanabe, respected ex-judge | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". the.honoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ "Retired justice Yoshimi Hayashi | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". the.honoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ a b Tamura, Eileen (1994-01-01). Americanization, Acculturation, and Ethnic Identity: The Nisei Generation in Hawaii. University of Illinois Press. p. 241. ISBN 9780252063589.
first japanese american lawyer arthur ozawa.
- ^ Clapp, Jeanie J.; Bliss, Mary L. (1999). The American Bench. Reginald Bishop Forster & Associates. ISBN 9780931398391.
- ^ "The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, August 09, 1889, Image 3". National Endowment for the Humanities. 1889-08-09. ISSN 2157-2127. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ From Mabuhay to Aloha: The Filipinos in Hawaii. Filipino Association of University Women. 1991.
- ^ "Peter Aduja, distinguished local Filipino | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". the.honoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved 2019-07-20.