On November 3, 2010, I became a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney when Keith M. Kaneshiro was elected Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney. I serve as the department’s legislative liaison, which is busy between December to June every legislative session. After the session is done, I sit on a number of legislative task forces and committees, and I practice law as a trial attorney. In 2011 and 2012, I practiced law for traffic, petty misdemeanor, and misdemeanor cases in the district courts. Most cases in the district courts end with a plea agreement, and if an agreement cannot be reached, we go to trial. The following are bench trials I won in the district courts where the judge is the trier of fact:
7/7/2011: Won – OVUII (mental and intox) bench trial.
7/13/2011: Won – OVUII (mental and intox) bench trial.
8/9/2011: Won – Violation of Stay Away Order bench trial.
9/16/2011: Won – Speeding bench trial.
9/16/2011: Won – Speeding bench trial.
10/5/2011: Won – No Seatbelt bench trial.
11/4/2011: Won – Speeding bench trial.
11/17/2011: Won – Speeding bench trial.
3/23/2012: Won – Assault in the Third Degree bench trial.
9/12/2012: Won – Assault in the Third Degree bench trial.
10/1/2012: Won – Disorderly Conduct (Tumultuous Behavior) bench trial.
JON RIKI KARAMATSU 