LINCOLN S. T. ASHIDA

LINCOLN S. T. ASHIDA was appointed Corporation Counsel for the County of Hawai‘i in December of 2000. He graduated from Hilo High School in 1980, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1984, and his Juris Doctorate from Creighton University School of Law in 1987. Mr. Ashida is a former deputy prosecuting attorney for the County of Hawai‘i, who successfully prosecuted many high-profile cases and jury trials.

Mr. Ashida is admitted to practice law and appear before the courts of the State of Hawai‘i, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

He is a former president of the Hawai‘i County Bar Association and is a current member of the Hawai‘i State Bar Association and the Hawai‘i County Bar Association. He is active in our community and is currently involved with the Hawai‘i Island Chamber of Commerce, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawai‘i, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, the Kalanianaole School Foundation, the Kamehameha Schools Parent-Teacher `Ohana, the Boy Scouts of America, and Volunteer Legal Services Hawai‘i. Mr. Ashida is an instructor in the Political Science Division at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. Mr. Ashida also contributes his time judging high school mock trial and other competitions, and speaking at various community forums.