Half-Staff Hawaii Flags – Katsugo Miho
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011American Flags and Hawaii Flags to fly at half-staff Thursday, September 29th in the state of Hawaii in memory of former state Representative and First Circuit Judge Katsugo Miho.
According to the office of the governor:
Judge Miho, born in 1922 in Kahului, Maui, served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. Miho received his law degree from George Washington University Law School and became a lawyer in private practice. In 1959, Miho was elected to the State of Hawaii House of Representatives and served for five terms. He was appointed as a Family Court Judge where he served for eight years. Miho was also involved in the community, including the Japan Goodwill Sumo tournaments, Japan-Hawaii High School Goodwill and Friendship baseball series, 442nd Veterans Club of Honolulu and the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation.