Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for a vacancy in the District Family Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawaii) as a result of the retirement of Judge Lloyd X. Van De Car.
Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for a vacancy in the District Family Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawaii) as a result of the retirement of Judge Lloyd X. Van De Car.
The names submitted for these vacancies by the Judicial Selection Commission, in alphabetical order, are:
• Dakota K.M. Frenz, currently employed at the Law Office of Dakota K. Frenz LLLC. Frenz is a graduate of Whittier Law School and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 2006.
• Paul K. Hamano, currently employed as Paul K. Hamano, Attorney at Law. Hamano is a graduate of the University of California-Davis School of Law and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 1985.
• Kevin S. Hashizaki, currently employed as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the County of Hawaii Office of the Prosecuting Attorney. Hashizaki is a graduate of the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 1995.
• Peter K. Kubota, currently employed as Peter K. Kubota, Attorney At Law, A Law Corporation. Kubota is a graduate of the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 1989.
• Jeffrey W.S. Ng, currently employed as a Senior Trial Deputy Public Defender with the State of Hawaii Office of the Public Defender. Ng is a graduate of the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 2002.
• J Stanley Yoshimoto, currently employed as a Deputy Corporation Counsel with the County of Hawaii. Yoshimoto is a graduate of the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law and was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 1992.
Comments about the qualifications and character of any of the nominees with regard to either calendar assignment may be sent, in writing, to: Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald, Supreme Court of Hawaii, 417 South King St., Honolulu, HI 96813, fax 808-539-4703, or email chiefjustice@courts.hawaii.gov.
Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Aug. 17. All comments will be kept confidential.
The individual selected is subject to Senate confirmation.