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To members of the HSBA: Chief Justice Ronald
Moon has announced the following judicial nominations, subject to Senate
confirmation: Sherri-Ann L. Iha, Steven M. Nakashima, Michael K. Tanigawa, and Matthew J. Viola
as District Court Judges of the First Circuit. Comments on these
appointees are sought in order to allow the HSBA Board to provide an informed
recommendation to the Senate confirmation committee. If you desire to
do so, please submit comments on the appointees as soon as possible, but no
later than 12 noon, Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Be as specific as
possible in your comments and please confine them to the following criteria
used by the HSBA Board in reviewing a nominee:
Integrity and Diligence You
may submit your comments by replying to this email with the name of the
appointee(s) on whom you are commenting in the subject line. Your
comments will be returned to a confidential email account at HSBA.
Alternatively, you may provide comments to any HSBA Board member, directly,
or you may fax comments to the HSBA at 808-521-7936. Please
take the time to read the Judiciary’s Press Release and
familiarize yourself with the appointees. All identifying information will be removed from your comments
before they are reviewed by the Board. This ensures that your comments will
remain confidential. As is our procedure, the HSBA Board will interview
the appointees and submit testimony at the Senate confirmation hearing based
on a ranking in accordance with HSBA and ABA standards. Thank you for your participation in this important
process. HUGH R. JONES PRESIDENT, HSBA |
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