United States Attorney Edward H. Kubo, Jr.
Mr. Kubo is a 1971 graduate of Waipahu High School in Hawaii. He thereafter graduated from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelors degree in Political Science, and then obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego School of Law (California). He was admitted to the Hawaii Bar in 1979.
On September 4, 2001, President George W. Bush nominated Mr. Kubo to be the U.S. Attorney in Hawaii. His nomination was supported by virtually every federal and state law enforcement agency in Hawaii. On November 30, 2001, the United States Senate confirmed Mr. Kubo's nomination and he was officially sworn in on December 7, 2001.
As the U.S. Attorney, Mr. Kubo leads an office of approximately 65 members, including attorneys and staff. There are 28 Assistant U.S. Attorneys who practice federal, criminal, and civil areas of the law. Mr. Kubo also supervises all military and civilian Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys assigned to work for the office.
U.S. Attorney Kubo's Administration focuses on the federal oversight of all Anti-Terrorism initiatives, establishing "Safe Neighborhoods" in Hawaii, Drug Interdiction, and Safeguarding Hawaii's Tourism Industry. Of course, Mr. Kubo also remains a strong proponent of white collar and political corruption investigations. Finally, Mr. Kubo is very concerned about the quality of life for our military in Hawaii, and he will protect our military families from being victimized by crime.
From 1990 to 2001, while serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mr. Kubo was responsible for the prosecution of major violent crimes, narcotic offenses, white collar crimes, and crimes on government reservations.
Mr. Kubo previously served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the Office of the Honolulu Prosecutor's from 1980-83 and 1985-90. During his tenure, he prosecuted homicides, sexual assaults, narcotics offenses, and organized crime cases. Between 1983-1985, Mr. Kubo was in private practice and with the law firm of Carlsmith and Dwyer where he specialized in construction litigation and insurance defense.
Mr. Kubo has been an instructor at the Honolulu Police Academy, the State of Hawaii Sheriff's Academy, and the Pearl Harbor Department of Defense Police Academy, and he has also taught at other state and federal law enforcement agencies throughout Hawaii.
Kubo has received Letters of Commendation from Thomas W. O’Connell, Assistant Secretary of Defense, Special Operations, Low Intensity Conflict, for contributions in support of Department of Defense programs relating to the Global War on Terrorism and the War on Drugs (12 April 07), and from Richard J. Douglas, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Counternarcotics, Counterproliferation, and Global Threats, for support to Joint Interagency Task Force West, dedicated contributions to reducing the threat of drugs, and for interagency collaboration (26 Sep 07).
Finally, Kubo was named the 2008 Outstanding Citizen of the Year by the Honolulu 200 Club, and he has also received numerous national and community awards, including being named as one of the Heroes of Hawaii for 2007 by Hawaii Reporter, the 2008 Law and Order Award from the Honolulu Elks Lodge, the Visitor Aloha Society Outstanding Community Service Award, the National Police Honor Award for Public Service, the McGuire Award for outstanding contributions to law enforcement, the Mayor’s Big Island Helping Our Communities Award for outstanding contribution to the fight against drug abuse, the Hawaii State Bar Association Justice Award for outstanding work in the community, the Hawaii Joint Police Association Hall of Fame for lifetime contributions to Hawaii’s law enforcement, and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Trailblazer Award for substantial contributions to the Asian Pacific American community.
United States Attorney Edward H. Kubo, Jr.'s Military Biography
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