Background
Okinaga, Lawrence S. was born on July 20, 1941 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Okinaga, Lawrence S. was born on July 20, 1941 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
University of Hawaii (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1972). Editor-in-Chief, Law and Policy in International Business, 1971-1972.
Law Clerk to Honorary Martin Pence, Chief Judge, United States.
District Court, District of Hawaii, 1972-1973. Member, 1979-1987 and Chairman, 1985-1987, Judicial Selection Commission, State of Hawaii.
Member, Commission on Judicial Discipline, State of Hawaii, since 1987. Member, 1984-1986 and Vice Chairman, 1986, Consumer Advisory Council to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Member, Federal Savings and Loan Advisory Council, 1988-1989.
Worked at Carlsmith Ball Wichman Case & Ichiki (Honolulu, Hawaii) specializing in Admiralty & Maritime, Administrative, Banking & Finance, Corporate, Environmental, Foreign Investment Interests, Hotel, Resort & Entertainment, Immigration, International, Labor & Employment, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Public Utilities, Real Property and Land Use, Tax, Trusts, and Comparative Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Hawaii. Editor-in-Chief, Law and Policy in International Business, 1971-1972.
Law Clerk to Honorary Martin Pence, Chief Judge, United States.
District Court, District of Hawaii, 1972-1973. Member, 1979-1987 and Chairman, 1985-1987, Judicial Selection Commission, State of Hawaii.
Member, 1987-1994 and Chairman, 1991-1994, Commission on Judicial Conduct, State of Hawaii. Member, 1984-1986 and Vice Chairman, 1986, Consumer Advisory Council to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Appointed Member, Federal Savings and Loan Advisory Council, 1988-1989.
Member, National Advisory Council, United States. Small Business Administration, 1994-1998. Member, Advisory Council on Small Business and Agriculture, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 1995-1998.
Member, Board of Visitors, Georgetown University Law Center, 1993.
Vice-President, 1990-1992, Secretary, 1993-1995, Treasurer, 1995-1997 and Member, Executive Committee, 1988, and Board of Directors, 1986, American Judicature Society. Secretary, Member, Board of Directors, Hawaii State Bar Association, 1981.
Member, House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 1991-1993. Member, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Judicial Selection, Tenure and Compensation, 1994.
The law firm of Carlsmith Ball Wichman Case & Ichiki was established in 1857 in Hilo, Hawaii.
The firm currently has 115 attorneys in ten offices located throughout Hawaii, in Guam, Saipan, Los Angeles, Washington, District of Columbia and Mexico City, Mexico.
Member, 1979-1987 and Chairman, 1985-1987, Judicial Selection Commission, State of Hawaii. Member, 1987-1994 and Chairman, 1991-1994, Commission on Judicial Conduct, State of Hawaii. Member, 1984-1986 and Vice Chairman, 1986, Consumer Advisory Council to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Appointed Member, Federal Savings and Loan Advisory Council, 1988-1989.
Member, National Advisory Council, United States. Small Business Administration, 1994-1998.
Member, Advisory Council on Small Business and Agriculture, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 1995-1998. Member, Board of Visitors, Georgetown University Law Center, 1993.
Vice-President, 1990-1992, Secretary, 1993-1995, Treasurer, 1995-1997 and Member, Executive Committee, 1988, and Board of Directors, 1986, American Judicature Society.
Secretary, Member, Board of Directors, Hawaii State Bar Association, 1981. Member, House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 1991-1993. Member, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Judicial Selection, Tenure and Compensation, 1994.