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Elizabeth Jubin Fujiwara, American Lawyer. Named one of Outstanding Young Women of Year State Commision on Status ofWomen, 1976, Outstanding Hawaii Woman Lawyer of Year, 1988.

Background

Fujiwara, Elizabeth Jubin was born in New Orleans. Daughter of Otha Ernest and Yvette Marie Barron.

Education

Student, University Dallas, Irving, 1963-1964;

Bachelor in Sociology, Loyola University, New Orleans, 1967;

Master of Social Work, U. Hawaii, 1971;

Juris Doctor, U. Hawaii, 1983.

Career

Executive director, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1975-1977;

specialist in equal education opportunity, Hawaii Department Education, Honolulu, 1977-1978;

assistant director, Institute Productive Behavior, Honolulu, 1978-1980;

faculty research assistant, William S. Richardson School Law, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1981;

law clerk to presiding justice, Intermediate Court Appeals Hawaii, Honolulu, 1984-1986;

private practice law, Honolulu, since 1986.

Achievements

  • Elizabeth Jubin Fujiwara is considered to be the vanguard of discrimination law in Hawai’i since 1986 to the present.

Membership

Active Hawaii Women's Political Action Caucus, 1983-1985, 89-, Ad Hoc Com.Abortion Rights, 1977-1979. Organizer Coalition Against Capital Punishment, 1976-1978. Peacer Corps trainee in P.R. and Guatemala, 1968.

Member Hawaii Bar Association, National Employment Lawyers Association (founder and president Hawaii chapter 1993-1996), Association Trial Lawyers American (treasurer employment section 1993-1994, secretary employment section 1994-1995, 2d vice chair employment section 1995-1996, 1st vice chair employment section 1996-1997, chiar employment section 1997-1998), Hawaii Women Lawyers (co-chair pay equity committee 1985-1987, spouse abuse and women prisoners legal penal project 1985-1988, member legislation committee 1985-1987, board directors), Kappa Beta Gamma.

Interests

  • Avocations: swimming, stained glassmaking, sewing, painting, music.

Connections

Children: Jean Paul Jubin Toshiro, Maria Sachiko Yonahara, Cathleen Sumiko Yonahara.

Father:
Otha Ernest Barron

Mother:
Yvette Marie Barron

child:
Cathleen Sumiko Yonahara Fujiwara

child:
Jean Paul Jubin Toshiro Fujiwara

child:
Maria Sachiko Yonahara Fujiwara