Peter Aduja

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Peter Aduja
District Court Judge
In office
1960–1962[2]
State House of Representatives member, 23rd District[3]
In office
1966–1974[2]
Personal details
Born
Peter Aquino Aduja[4]

(1920-10-19)19 October 1920[4]
Salindig, Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Luzon, Philippine Islands[5]
Died19 February 2007(2007-02-19) (aged 86)[4]
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[2]
Resting placeHawaii State Veterans Cemetery[6]
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican[2][7]
OccupationSoldier, teacher, judge, politician
Military service
AllegianceUnited States United States
Branch/service United States Army[2]
Years of service1944–1946[2]
Rank 1st Lieutenant[2]
Unit1st Filipino Infantry Regiment[2][8]
Battles/warsWorld War II

Peter Aquino Aduja (19 October 1920 – 19 February 2007) was the first

Hawaii Legislature in 1954.[5][9]

Born in the Philippines, Aduja emigrated to Hawaii in his youth, and then served in the

Las Vegas
in 2007.

Early life

Aduja was born in

1st Filipino Infantry Regiment.[10]

Following World War II he married Melodie "Lesing" Cabalona (died 2002). He taught on the island of Hawaii, at Naalehu Intermediate School, before attending Boston University, where he earned a law degree in 1951.[1][12][13] In 1953, along with Ben Menor (later a justice on Hawaii's Supreme Court), Aduja took the bar examination, and both became Hawaii's first Filipino lawyers.[1][14]

Political career

In 1954, Aduja was elected to the

Hawaii State Constitution's 1968 constitutional convention.[18] Aduja departed the Hawaii House of Representatives in 1974,[10] and returned to the public sector in his final position as a member of the City of Honolulu's Kaneohe Neighborhood Board, which he was on from 1986 until 1994.[6]

Later years

In 1991, Professor Dan Boylan wrote that Aduja was one of three important Filipino politicians in Hawaii during the beginning era of Filipino politics in Hawaii.[1] Along with Alfred Laureta and Ben Menor, and a few others minor individuals, they were the few Filipinos in elected office or in significant public office in Hawaii in the mid-20th century.[1] On 19 February 2007, he died while on vacation in Las Vegas.[2] Governor Linda Lingle declared 29 March 2007 to be Peter A. Aduja Day.[19] Aduja was survived by two children (one of whom is former Hawaii state senator Melodie Aduja[20]) and two grandchildren.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 0737-6871. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014. Alt URL
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Hawai'i honors Fil-Am legislator". GMA News. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  3. ^ Clements, John (1972). Taylor's Encyclopedia of Government Officials, Federal and State. Political Research, Incorporated. p. 76.
  4. ^ a b c "Services set for Thursday for pioneering politician". Star Bulletin. 25 March 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b Borreca, Richard (22 February 2007). "Lawmaker first U.S. Filipino to hold office". Star Bulletin. Honolulu. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Funeral Set Thursday For Former Rep. Peter Aduja". MidWeek. 28 March 2007. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. ISBN 978-0-9658564-3-0
    .
  8. ISSN 0737-6871. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2014. Alt URL
    Viotti, Vicki (29 September 2002). "Tale of Filipino bravery about to be told"
    . Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  9. ISBN 978-1-4381-0711-0
    .
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h Rod Ohira (22 February 2007). "Peter Aduja, distinguished local Filipino". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Peter Aduja" (PDF). Asian Journal. Los Angeles. 27 May 2009. p. B2. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  12. ^ a b "First Filipino lawmaker in US is dead at 87". GMA News. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  13. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum (December 2013). "Adams-medina to Aedanus". politicalgraveyard.com. Lawrence Kestenbaum. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
    "Obituaries". Honolulu Advertiser. 1 June 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  14. ISBN 978-971-11-5004-4
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  15. ISBN 978-0-7914-3840-4
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  16. ^ "GOP Speakers at ILWU Functions Run from Roy Vitousek to Peter Aduja". Honolulu Record. 10 (10): 6. 3 October 1957. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  17. ^ Hawaii. Supreme Court (1960). Annual Report of the Chief Justice. p. 53.
  18. ^ "Hawai'i honors Fil-Am legislator". GMA News. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  19. ^ Lingle, Linda (19 March 2007). "Proclamation" (PDF). Governor Linda Lingle. State of Hawaii. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  20. ^ Ben DiPietro (6 November 2002). "No Lingle coattails: Republicans lose four House seats". Pacific Business News. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

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