The Hawaii Solicitor General or Solicitor General of Hawaii is the top appellate lawyer for the State of Hawaii. It is an appointed position within the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, with supervision over all of the office's major appellate cases and amicus briefs. The majority of the matters that the Solicitor General handles are argued in the United States Supreme Court, the Hawaii Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.
Creation The office of Hawaii Solicitor General was created in 2007 by then Attorney General Mark J. Bennett, who selected then Supervisor of the Appellate Division Dorothy Sellers to become Hawaii’s first Solicitor General.
List of Solicitors General The current Hawaii Solicitor General is Kalikoʻonālani D. Fernandes.
Years Hawaii Solicitor General Hawaii Attorney General 2007–2010Dorothy SellersMark J. Bennett 2011–2016Girard D. Lau David M. Louie Russell Suzuki (Acting AG)
Doug Chin 2017–2019Clyde J. Wadsworth Doug Chin Russell Suzuki
Clare E. Connors2019–2023Kimberly Tsumoto GuidryClare E. Connors Holly Shikada
Anne E. Lopez2023–presentKalikoʻonālani D. FernandesAnne E. Lopez
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