Sanford J. Langa

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BORN: January 14, 1930, at Puunene, Maui, Hawaii

ADMITTED: 1955 California, 1955 US District Court Northern District California, 1955 US Court of Appeals 9th Circuit; 1958 Hawaii, 1958 US District Court Hawaii

EDUCATION: Wasatch Academy (Diploma 1947); Harvard University (AB cum laude 1951); University of California at Berkeley (JD 1955)

BIOGRAPHY: Assistant United States Attorney, Hawaii, 1957-1959. Trustee, Maunaolu College, 1960-1971. Director, Maui Electric Company, Limited, 1960-2002. Member (Chairman, 1984-1985) Salvation Army Advisory Board Kahului Corps. Vice Chairman, Committee on Law and Law Enforcement of the Mayor's Human Relations Council, 1970. Honorary Life Member (President 1962) Maui Chamber of Commerce. Member (Vice President, 1970-1971; President, 1972-1975) Maui County Bar Association. Member, Hawaii State Bar Association. Member, State Bar of California. Member, American Bar Association (1955-1992)

PRACTICE AREAS: Real Estate Law, Condominium Law, Probate Law, Small Business Law, Corporate Law.

REPORTED APPELLATE DECISIONS OF INTEREST: Hana Ranch, Inc. v. Kanakaole, 66 Haw.643, 672 P.2d 550; (1983); Hana Ranch, Inc. v Kanakaole, 1 Haw. App. 573, 623 P.2d 885 (1981); Haines, Jones, Farrell, White, Gima Architects, Ltd. v. Maalaea Land Corp., 62 Haw. 13, 608. P.2d 405 (1980); Neary v. Martin, 57 Haw. 577, 561 P2d 77 (1977)

Mr. Langa returned home to Maui in 1959, becoming at that time one of the half-dozen lawyers then in private practice on the island. Mr Langa is recognized in the legal community as an authority in real estate law. He sits on several boards of prominent local institutions and serves as counsel to numerous charities. He is a past president of the Maui Chamber of Commerce and is a former chairman of the Maui County Republican Party.



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