october february filipino american elected public office united_states elected representative born philippines emigrated hawaii youth served united_states_army world war world war worked teacher filipino lawyers hawaii years elected office worked attorney general served years judge elected died las_vegas early life born sur philippines emigrated family age hawaii raised nearby hawaii father worked plantation attended student body president graduating class high school went major government history attending university worked pearl harbor joined united_states_army individuals volunteered 1st filipino infantry regiment following world war married died taught island hawaii attending earned law degree later justice hawaii supreme_court took bar examination hawaii filipino lawyers political career elected filipino elected public office hawaii united_states represented seats island hawaii spoke behalf republican_party territorial convention single term office went work department attorney general ran year fellow republican elected state governor lost district court judge resigning bench june years public sector elected public office time member district included member delegate hawaii state constitution constitutional convention departed returned public sector final position member later years professor wrote important filipino politicians hawaii beginning era filipino politics hawaii minor individuals elected office significant public office hawaii mid-20th century february died vacation las_vegas governor declared march survived children grandchildren hawaii state senator
Peter Aduja