Honolulu is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii,which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is the unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu,situated along the southeast coast of the island of Oʻahu,and is the westernmost and southernmost major U.S. city. Honolulu is Hawaii's main gateway to the world. It is also a major hub for business,finance,hospitality,and military defense in both the state and Oceania. The city is characterized by a mix of various Asian,Western,and Pacific cultures,reflected in its diverse demography,cuisine,and traditions.
Linda Lingle is an American politician,who was the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 until 2010. She was the first Republican governor of Hawaii since 1962. Lingle was also the state's first female and first Jewish governor. Prior to serving as governor,Lingle served as Maui County mayor,council member,and chair of the Hawaii Republican Party.
Neil Abercrombie is an American politician who served as the seventh governor of Hawai'i from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The William S. Richardson School of Law is the professional graduate law school of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Located in Honolulu,Hawaii,the school is named after its patriarch,former Hawaii State Supreme Court Chief Justice William S. Richardson,a zealous advocate of Hawaiian culture,and is Hawaii's only law school.
Peter Benson Carlisle is an American politician and attorney who served as the 13th Mayor of Honolulu,Hawaii from 2010 to 2013. Prior to serving as interim Mayor following the resignation of former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann,Carlisle had served as the Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu from 1996 to 2010.
The United States attorney for the District of Hawaii is the chief law enforcement officer representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and principal authority of the United States Department of Justice in the state of Hawaii. The United States attorney administers the duties of the office from the Prince Kuhio Federal Building in downtown Honolulu near the Aloha Tower and Honolulu Harbor.
Kaimuki High School is a WASC-accredited four-year public high school located in Honolulu,Hawaiʻi,United States. Kaimuki High School falls under the jurisdiction of the Hawaii Department of Education. It is bordered by the Manoa-Palolo Drainage Canal,Kapiolani Boulevard,Kaimuki Avenue,Crane Park and Date Street. It is,as its alma mater states,in view of Diamond Head. The campus boasts the sculpture Pueo (owl) by Charles W. Watson.
Colleen Wakako Hanabusa is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2016 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,she ran for her party's nomination for governor of Hawaii in 2018,challenging and losing to incumbent and fellow Democrat David Ige.
Honolulu County,officially known as the City and County of Honolulu,is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The city-county includes both Urban Honolulu and the rest of the neighborhoods on the island of Oʻahu,as well as several minor outlying islands,including all of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands except Midway Atoll.
Susan Oki Mollway is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and the first East Asian woman ever appointed to a life-time position on the federal bench.
Mark E. Recktenwald is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii.
Douglas S. Chin is an American attorney and politician who served as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii from February to December 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,Chin previously was the 14th Attorney General of Hawaii. On December 18,2017,Chin announced his intent to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. In February 2018,Chin became Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii after the resignation of Shan Tsutsui and after two others in the line of succession declined the office. In August 2018,he lost the Congressional seat's Democratic nomination to Ed Case.
Clare Elizabeth Connors is an American lawyer who has served as the United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii since 2022. She served as the 16th attorney general of Hawaii from January 3,2019 to December 10,2021. She was also a former nominee for United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.
Rhoda Valentine Lewis was the first female justice on the Supreme Court of Hawaii.
Ernesto Montemayor "Sonny" Ganaden is an American attorney and politician who has served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives' 30th district in 2020.
Steven S. Alm is an American lawyer who is the current Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu. A former Hawaii circuit court judge and United States Attorney,he was sworn into the position of prosecutor on January 2,2021.
Holly T. Shikada is an American politician and attorney who served as Attorney General of Hawaii from 2021 to 2022. She was appointed on December 10,2021 by Governor David Ige following the resignation of Clare Connors. The Hawaii Senate confirmed her nomination on April 19,2022. She was succeeded by Anne E. Lopez on December 5,2022.
