David Y. Ige | Attorney Typical Information Launch: Hawai‘i Legal professional Normal Welcomes New 1st Deputy and Particular Assistant

HONOLULU – Hawai‘i Legal professional Normal Clare E. Connors announced right now that Holly T.M. Shikada and Gary H. Yamashiroya have been selected as the new Initial Deputy Lawyer Typical and Particular Assistant to the Attorney Basic, respectively.

Shikada is a 30-calendar year veteran with the Division of the Attorney Typical, obtaining served the earlier 18 yrs as the Supervising Deputy Lawyer Normal for the Training Division.  Prior to supervising the Instruction Division, Shikada led a device within the Office focused on ensuring compliance with a class-action settlement known as the Felix Consent Decree, which associated supplying psychological well being providers to particular instruction suitable pupils in the State.  Shikada also served in the Department’s Loved ones Law Division and was earlier with the Fujiyama Duffy & Fujiyama regulation business.

As a leader inside of the Department, Shikada has labored on numerous sizeable Condition matters, including doing work with the Departments of Schooling and Wellness to produce a strong program of expert services for specific education qualified pupils that resulted in dismissal of federal court oversight transitioning the Condition from an elected Board of Training to an appointed Board of Instruction and helping the Department of Instruction as it can take on its new part as a landowner.  She is commonly respected the two within just the Office as perfectly as by attorneys and other folks outside the Division.

Yamashiroya comes from a regulation enforcement background, acquiring served from 1986 to 2015 with the Chicago Law enforcement Section in several capacities that incorporate Schooling Division Commander, District Commander and Detective Commander.  Following his time with the Chicago Law enforcement Section, Yamashiroya served as a Deputy Prosecuting Legal professional with the Honolulu Business office of the Prosecuting Lawyer, gaining valuable prosecutorial experience and insight.  Since 2017, he has been responsible for the Department of the Lawyer General’s compliance with a nationwide Sexual intercourse Assault Package Initiative grant created to exam all formerly untested sexual assault proof assortment kits and to help jurisdictional reform of approaches to sexual assault circumstances.  Yamashiroya also serves on the Law Enforcement Requirements Board but will resign his voting position upon assuming the situation of Special Assistant.

“Holly’s broad expertise with the functions of the Condition, combined with her intimate know-how of our Section, will serve us pretty properly as we continue on to address Hawaii’s legal requires,” said Legal professional Normal Connors. “Paired with Gary’s notable law enforcement track record, administrative skillset and command working experience, I believe that this is an outstanding leadership staff. I am honored and delighted to welcome them onboard.”

Attorney Normal Connors also expressed her deep gratitude to Dana O. Viola, who leaves her place as 1st Deputy Legal professional General right after three decades to turn out to be Corporation Counsel for the Town & County of Honolulu, and Krishna F. Jayaram, who leaves the Exclusive Assistant place to develop into To start with Deputy Company Counsel for the Town & County of Honolulu.

Shikada and Yamashiroya will both equally begin their roles on April 5^th, 2021.

Shikada attended the College of Hawai‘i, Manoa, in which she gained a B.A. and acquired her law diploma from the William S. Richardson Faculty of Legislation.

Yamashiroya attended the University of Illinois, exactly where he gained a B.S. and attained his law degree from DePaul University, College of Regulation.

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For a lot more information, call:

Krishna F. Jayaram

Particular Assistant to the Lawyer Typical

(808) 586-1284

Electronic mail: [email protected]

Website: http://ag.hawaii.gov

Twitter: @ATGHIgov