Admitted: 1981, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School: Gonzaga University, J.D.
Member: Kauai and Hawaii State Bar Associations.
Biography: Hawaii State Senator, 1998-2002. Deputy Corporation Counsel, City and County of Honolulu, 1984-1992. First Deputy County Attorney, County of Kauai, 1992-1998.
Born: Hilo, Hawaii, January 26, 1957
Cases: Hyatt Corp. v. Honolulu Liquor Commission, 69 Haw. 238, 738 P. 2d 1205 (1987); McCloskey v. Honolulu Police Department, 71 Haw. 568, 799 P.2d 953 (1990); Austin v. City and County of Honolulu, 840 F.2d 678 (9th Cir., 1988); Young v. Planning Commission, 89 Haw. 400, 974 P.2nd 40 (1999).