The Hawaii Solicitor General or Solicitor General of Hawaii is the top appellate lawyer for the State of Hawaii. It is an appointed position within the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, with supervision over all of the office's major appellate cases and amicus briefs. The majority of the matters that the Solicitor General handles are argued in the United States Supreme Court, the Hawaii Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.[1]
Creation
The office of Hawaii Solicitor General was created in 2007 by then Attorney General Mark J. Bennett, who selected then Supervisor of the Appellate Division Dorothy Sellers to become Hawaii’s first Solicitor General.
List of Solicitors General
The current Hawaii Solicitor General is Kalikoʻonālani D. Fernandes.
| Years | Hawaii Solicitor General | Hawaii Attorney General |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–2010 | Dorothy Sellers[2] | Mark J. Bennett |
| 2011–2016 | Girard D. Lau[3][4] | David M. Louie
Russell Suzuki (Acting AG) |
| 2017–2019 | Clyde J. Wadsworth | Doug Chin |
| 2019–2023 | Kimberly Tsumoto Guidry[5] | Clare E. Connors
Holly Shikada[6] |
| 2023–present | Kalikoʻonālani D. Fernandes[7] | Anne E. Lopez
|
References
- ^ "Attorney General News Release" (PDF).
- ^ "Attorney General News Release" (PDF).
- ^ "Court Dismisses Challenge of Hawaiian Homes Exemption".
- ^ "Attorney General News Release" (PDF).
- ^ "Kimberly Guidry named new solicitor general".
- ^ "Gov. Ige appoints Holly Shikada to succeed Connors as state's Attorney General". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "Office of the Governor".