Holly Shikada Explained

Holly Shikada
Office:17th Attorney General of Hawaii
Governor:David Ige
Josh Green
Term Start:December 10, 2021
Term End:December 5, 2022
Acting: December 10, 2021 – April 19, 2022
Predecessor:Clare E. Connors
Successor:Anne E. Lopez
Birth Date:c.
Party:Democratic
Education:University of Hawaii, Manoa (BA, JD)

Holly T. Shikada (born c. 1960) is an American politician and attorney who served as Attorney General of Hawaii from 2021 to 2022. She was appointed on December 10, 2021 by Governor David Ige following the resignation of 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Gomes . Andrew . Holly Shikada confirmed as top law enforcement officer . 15 May 2022 . Star Advertiser . April 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2022-12-29 . New AG on the Block: Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez . 2023-04-05 . Regulatory Oversight . en-US.
  3. Web site: Office Of The Governor News Release: Governor Ige Appoints Holly T.M. Shikada To Succeed Clare Connors As State Attorney General . Hawaii Governor . 14 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Holly T.M. Shikada . Hawaii State Bar Association . 14 February 2022.
  5. https://ag.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2005-21.pdf Felix Case Ends
  6. News: Attorney General News Release: Hawai‘I Attorney General Welcomes New First Deputy And Special Assistant . 14 February 2022 . Hawaii Attorney General . Mar 29, 2021.
  7. Clare E. Connors Sworn In As United States Attorney . January 3, 2022 . U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii . Honolulu, Hawaii . January 4, 2022 .
  8. News: Star-Advertiser Staff . Gov. Ige appoints Holly Shikada to succeed Connors as state’s Attorney General . 14 February 2022 . Honolulu Star-Advertiser . December 8, 2021.