United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii

TheUnited States attorneyfor the District of Hawaiiis the chieflaw enforcement officerrepresenting thefederal governmentin theUnited States District Court for the District of Hawaiiand principal authority of theUnited States Department of Justicein thestateofHawaii.The United States attorney administers the duties of the office from thePrince Kuhio Federal Buildingindowntown Honolulunear theAloha TowerandHonolulu Harbor.

TheJudiciary Act of 1789describes the role of the United States attorney as, "A person learned in the law to act as attorney for the United States whose duty it shall be to prosecute in each district all delinquents for crimes and offenses cognizable under the authority of the United States and all civil actions in which the United States shall be concerned." The United States attorney is appointed by thepresident of the United Statesand upon confirmation of theUnited States Senateserves a term of four years. The United States attorney has been historically chosen from the samepolitical partythat the President professes membership.

The United States attorney administers a staff consisting of twenty-eight assistant United States attorneys. The United States attorney hasordinaryjurisdictionover allcivilianandmilitaryspecial assistant United States attorneys and serves as a member of theExecutive Office for U.S. Attorneys(EOUSA),

List of U.S. attorneys for the District of Hawaii

• John C. Baird 1900
• J. J. Dunne 1901-02
• Robert W. Breckons1902-13
• Jeff McCarn 1913-15
• Horace W. Vaughan1915-16
• S. C. Huber1916-22
• William T. Carden 1922-24
• Fred Patterson1924-25
• Charles F. Parsons 1925-26
• Sanford B. D. Wood 1926-34
• Ingram M. Stainback1934-40
• Angus M. Taylor, Jr. 1940-43
• Douglas G. Crozier 1943-45
• Edward A. Towse 1945
• Ray J. O'Brien 1945-51
• Howard K. Hoddick 1951-52
• A.William Barlow 1952-54
• Louis B. Blissard1954-61
• Herman T. F. Lum1961-67
• Yoshima Hayashi1967-69
• Robert K. Fukuda 1969-73
• Harold M. Fong1973-78
• Walter M. Heen1978-81
• Wallace W. Weatherwax 1981-83
• Daniel A. Bent 1983-93
• Elliot Enoki 1993-94
• Steven S. Alm:1994–2001
• Edward H. Kubo, Jr.: December 7, 2001–2009
• Florence T. Nakakuni:September 30, 2009–March 11, 2017
• Elliot Enoki (Acting): March 11, 2017–January 3, 2018
• Kenji Price:January 3, 2018–February 21, 2021
• Judith A. Philips (Acting): February 21, 2021–January 3, 2022
• Clare E. Connors:January 3, 2022–Present

External links

• United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii