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
Kamehameha III: First male of Native Hawaiian descent to act as the Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court (1840)Thomas McCants Stewart: First African American male lawyer in Hawaii (1875)Joseph Nāwahī: First Native Hawaiian male lawyer in Hawaii (1888)
Lawyers
First male of Japanese descent: Keigoro Katsura (c. 1855)[1]
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
Kamehameha III: First male of Native Hawaiian descent to act as the Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court (1840)Thomas McCants Stewart: First African American male lawyer in Hawaii (1875)Joseph Nāwahī: First Native Hawaiian male lawyer in Hawaii (1888)
Lawyers
First male of Japanese descent: Keigoro Katsura (c. 1855)[1]