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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING james t. funaki, esq. FOR HIS EXEMPLARY CAREER AND EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE STATE OF HAWAII.
WHEREAS, for over 50 years, the House of
Representatives has been blessed to have JAMES T. FUNAKI, ESQ. provide wise
counsel and invaluable legal services in various capacities, from when he first
entered government service as a Third Reading Attorney for the Third
Legislature to his last position as Special House Counsel for the Thirtieth
Legislature; and
WHEREAS, JAMES T. FUNAKI, ESQ. grew up in the
plantation village of ‘Ola‘a on the Big Island and after graduating from Hilo High School,
he earned a bachelor's degree from Grinnell College and graduate degrees from
the University of Michigan and, like many other young men of his time, served
honorably in the United States Army before beginning his distinguished career
as an attorney; and
WHEREAS, soon after graduating from law school in
Michigan, JAMES T. FUNAKI, ESQ. returned to Honolulu with his young family and
passed the Hawaii Bar in 1959 and, along with other young attorneys of his
time, was inspired by the ideology of the Democratic party, which was beginning
to gain momentum in the newly-admitted state, leading to his first job with the
House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS, one of his greatest achievements during his
legal career was representing the House of Representatives before the United
States Supreme Court in Burns v. Richardson, which affirmed the
constitutionality of Hawaii's earliest voter apportionment plan; and
WHEREAS, JAMES T. FUNAKI, ESQ. maintained a
successful private practice as a land use attorney for most of the years that he
served the House and continues to maintain a Martindale-Hubbell AV peer rating
-- the highest possible rating demonstrating that a lawyer's peers rank him at
the highest level of professional excellence and, notwithstanding his
extraordinary resume, his kind and approachable demeanor endeared him to House
members and staff, who continuously relied on him for guidance and advice; and
WHEREAS, on December 31, 2019, the House of
Representatives bid a fond farewell to one of its most iconic and respected
figures, a man whose legacy will forever be remembered; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of
Representatives of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular
Session of 2020, that this body hereby expresses its deepest appreciation and
warmest aloha to JAMES T. FUNAKI, ESQ. for his outstanding career of service to
the House of Representatives and the State of Hawaii and extends to him its
best wishes for a happy and fulfilling retirement.
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James T. Funaki, Esq.; Retirement