John Roger Gibbs

Background

Gibbs, John Roger was born on November 9, 1942 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Frank Edward and Blanche Esther (Gimer) Gibbs.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1964; Juris Doctor, California-Western School Law, San Diego, California, 1967.

Career

Deputy Corporate Counsel, City and County of Honolulu, 1967-1969; staff attorney, Legal Aid Society, Honolulu, 1969-1970; deputy prosecuting attorney, Prospective Attorney' General’ s Office, Honolulu, 1972-1973; senior partner, Gibbs and Young, Honolulu, 1973-1976; deputy Corporate Counsel, City and County of Honolulu, since 1976. Consultant attorney Parent and Child Center of Kalihi, Honolulu, 1974-1978. Board directors Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1976-1979.

Achievements

• John Roger Gibbs has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founder Yagona Unity International, 1992, board directors. Treasurer, board directors Fiji Association of Hawaii, since 1978. Board directors Neighborhood Board, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 1975-1978.

Trustee First Methodist Church, Honolulu, since 1978. Member Hawaii Bar Association, Elks Club.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, body surfing, collecting and growing Hawaiian Awaplants, literature on Pacific cultures.

Connections

Married Peniana Tulewa, March 27, 1977. Children: Cakaunivalu Aka Palani, Jonson Manoa.

Father:

Frank Edward Gibbs

Mother:

Blanche Esther (Gimer) Gibbs

Spouse:

Peniana Tulewa

child:

Cakaunivalu Aka Palani Gibbs

child:

Jonson Manoa Gibbs