Holly Shikada
Holly Shikada | |
|---|---|
| 17th Attorney General of Hawaii | |
| In office December 10, 2021 – December 5, 2022 Acting: December 10, 2021 – April 19, 2022 | |
| Governor | David Ige Josh Green |
| Preceded by | Clare E. Connors |
| Succeeded by | Anne E. Lopez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Political party | ) |
Holly T. Shikada (born c. 1960) is an American politician and attorney who served as
Clare Connors. The Hawaii Senate confirmed her nomination on April 19, 2022.[1] She was succeeded by Anne E. Lopez on December 5, 2022.[2]
Education
Shikada attended the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in accounting, and earned a Juris Doctor from the William S. Richardson School of Law.[3]
Career
Shikada was admitted to the Hawaii bar in October 1985.[4] She started her career with the law firm Fujiyama Duffy & Fujiyama before serving over 30 years as a deputy Attorney General. Shikada was responsible for leading a unit to enforce the Felix Consent Decree.[5][3] Shikada then served 18 years as the supervising deputy Attorney General for the Education Division before being appointed First Deputy Attorney General in March 2021.[6]
In 2021,
Clare Connors resigned as Attorney General to accept an appointment as the United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii.[7] Governor David Ige, appointed Shikada to succeed Connors on December 10, 2021.[3][8]
References
- ^ Gomes, Andrew. "Holly Shikada confirmed as top law enforcement officer". Star Advertiser. No. April 20, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "New AG on the Block: Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez". Regulatory Oversight. December 29, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Office Of The Governor News Release: Governor Ige Appoints Holly T.M. Shikada To Succeed Clare Connors As State Attorney General". Hawaii Governor. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ "Holly T.M. Shikada". Hawaii State Bar Association. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ Felix Case Ends, Department of the Attorney General, Press Release (May 31, 2005)
- ^ "Attorney General News Release: Hawai'I Attorney General Welcomes New First Deputy And Special Assistant". Hawaii Attorney General. March 29, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ "Clare E. Connors Sworn In As United States Attorney" (Press release). Honolulu, Hawaii: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Star-Advertiser Staff (December 8, 2021). "Gov. Ige appoints Holly Shikada to succeed Connors as state's Attorney General". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
