Personal
Born Hilo, Territory of Hawai‘i, September 27, 1952
Eldest of six children of Jim (born Lihu‘e) and Suzanne (born Missouri) Case
Grandson of Hib and Betty Case of Kaua‘i (moved to Kaua‘i 1919)
Great-grandson of Judge Daniel and Kathryn Case of Maui
(moved to Hawai‘i 1896; Maui 1903-1946)
Married to the former Audrey Nakamura, daughter of Rev. James Saburo (born Honolulu) and Magdalene Hirata (born Kona) Nakamura
Four children: David (24), Megan (21), James (18) and David (17)
Education
Waiakea-Kai and Keaukaha Elementary Schools, Hilo (K-6th)
Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy, Kamuela (grad. 1970)
Williams College, MA (B.A. 1975)
University of California/Hastings College of Law, San Francisco (J.D. 1981)
Private Sector Experience
Attorney, Carlsmith Ball, Honolulu (1983-2002)
Partner (1989-2002)
Hawai‘i managing partner (1992-94)
Attorney, Bays Deaver Lung Rose Baba, Honolulu (2007 - present)
Government Experience
Legislative Assistant, U.S. Congressman/Senator Spark Matsunaga, Washington, D.C. (1975-78)
Law Clerk, Department of Labor, State of Hawai‘i (1979)
Law Clerk, Hawai‘i Supreme Court Chief Justice William Richardson (1981-82)
Manoa Neighborhood Board (1985-89), Chair, 1987-89
Hawai‘i State House of Representatives, Manoa (1994-2002)
Chair, Committee on Hawaiian Affairs (1997-98)
Majority Leader (1999-2000)
U.S. Congressman (2002-2007)
Other Employment
Messenger/office boy; laborer/container yard, tire company, construction/masonry; “jackeroo” (cowboy)/sheep-cattle ranch; youth counselor/summer camp
Selected Awards
Legislator of the Year, Honolulu Weekly (1995)
New Economy Legislator of the Year, Hawai‘i Technology & Trade Assn. (2000)
Legislator of the Year, Small Business Hawai‘i (2000)
Aiting Kaibigan Progress Award, United Filipino Council Hawai‘i (2003)
Small Business Advocate, Small Business Survival Committee (2004)
Koa Award/Elected Official of the Year, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i (2005)
Hobbies and Interests
Outdoor activities, including running, bodysurfing and sailing
Reading, especially biography and history |
