[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 173 (Thursday, November 8, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2360-E2361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING THE CENTENNIAL OF THE HISTORIC WAILUKU COURTHOUSE

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                          HON. MAZIE K. HIRONO

                               of hawaii

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 8, 2007

  Ms. HIRONO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the centennial 
of the historic Wailuku Courthouse on the island of Maui. I would also 
like to congratulate the many people and companies in history who 
helped build and occupy the Courthouse.
  Angus P. McDonald began construction on the Wailuku Courthouse on 
October 18, 1907. His work was completed in late 1908 and the building 
opened in February 1909.
  The Wailuku Courthouse was occupied by the Honorable Judge Aluwae Noa 
Kepoikai, from 1892 to 1894 and again from 1904 to 1909; the Honorable 
Judge Seldon B. Kindgsbury from 1909 to 1913; the Honorable Judge 
William S. Edings from 1914 to 1918; the Honorable Judge Leslie L. Burr 
from 1918 through 1922; the Honorable Judge Daniel H. Case from 1922 to 
1943; the Honorable Judge Cable A. Wirtz from 1944 through 1951 and in 
1956 to 1959; the Honorable Wendell F. Crockett from 1959 to 1961; the 
Honorable Judge Takashi Kitaoka from 1962 to 1968; the Honorable Judge 
George Fukuoka from 1968 through 1982; the Honorable Judge Kase Higa 
from 1977 to 1985; and the Honorable Judge Arthur Ueoka from 1982 to 
1983.
  As the population of Maui County grew and the demands on county 
services increased, the Wailuku Courthouse was eventually vacated by 
the Court in 1988.
  In October 1992, the GW Murphy Construction Company began renovating 
and restoring the Wailuku Courthouse to allow for its continued use by 
the County of Maui. In October 1993, the offices of the Maui County 
Department of the Prosecuting Attorney were moved

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into the Wailuku Courthouse and the Department continues to occupy the 
building to this day.
  The Wailuku Courthouse has since been home to the following 
Prosecuting Attorneys: Larry L. Butrick from October 1993 through July 
1995; Richard T. Bissen Jr. from August 1995 through January 2003; 
Davelynn M. Tengan from January 2003 through January 2007; and 
currently Benjamin M. Acob, who was appointed on January 2, 2007.
  I extend a sincere mahalo (thank you) to all of the past and current 
residents of the Wailuku Courthouse. The building stands as a symbol of 
your shared commitment to justice and equality for all the residents of 
Maui. Congratulations on this historic centennial.

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