List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Hawaii

Firsts in state history

Lawyers

• Keigoro Katsura : First male lawyer of Japanese descent in Hawaii
• Thomas McCants Stewart : First African American male lawyer in Hawaii
• Joseph Nāwahī : First Native Hawaiian male lawyer in Hawaii
• Arthur K. Ozawa : First Japanese American male to pass the Hawaii Bar
• Pablo Manlapit : First Filipino male licensed to practice law in Hawaii
• Peter Aduja and Ben Menor : First Filipino male lawyers admitted to the Hawaii State Bar

  Judicial Officers

State

• William F. Crockett: First known African American male judge in Hawaii
• Tomekichi Okino: First Asian American male to serve as a magistrate in Hawaii

  Circuit Court

• Chuck Mau: First Chinese American male appointed as a circuit court judge in Hawaii
• Robert K. Murakami: First Asian American male to serve as a Judge of the First Circuit Court in Hawaii
• Ben Menor: First Filipino American male appointed as a circuit court judge in Hawaii

  Supreme Court

• Kamehameha III: First male of Native Hawaiian descent to serve as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
• Masaji Marumoto: First Japanese American male to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
• Wilfred Tsukiyama : First Japanese American male to serve as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
• Ben Menor: First Filipino American male to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
• Ronald Moon: First Korean American male to serve as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii

  Federal

Court of Claims

• Shiro Kashiwa : First Japanese American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. Court of Claims

  District Court

• Dick Yin Wong : First Asian American male appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

  Appellate Court

• Shiro Kashiwa : First Japanese American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  Attorney General

• Michiro Watanabe: First Asian American male to serve as the Attorney General of the Territory of Hawaii
• Shiro Kashiwa : First Japanese American male to be appointed as the Attorney General of Hawaii

  Deputy Attorney General

• Chuck Mau: First Chinese American male to serve as the Deputy Attorney General of Hawaii

  United States Attorney

• Yoshimi Hayashi: First Japanese American male to serve as the United States Attorney in Hawaii

  Political Office

• John D. Waiheʻe III : First male of Native Hawaiian descent to serve as the Governor of Hawaii

  Bar Association

• Masaji Marumoto: First Japanese American male to serve as the President of the Hawaii State Bar Association

  Firsts in local history

Honolulu County

• Masaji Marumoto: First Japanese American male to serve as the Honolulu City and County Attorney
• Ralph T. Yamaguchi: First Asian American male to serve as a deputy public prosecutor for the Honolulu district

  Other topics of interest

• List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
• List of first women lawyers and judges in Hawaii