Stephen Yamashiro
| Stephen Yamashiro | |
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| Mayor of Hawaii County | |
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In office December 7, 1992 – December 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Lorraine Inouye |
| Succeeded by | Harry Kim |
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| Born |
Stephen Kim Yamashiro July 15, 1941 Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S. |
| Died | May 24, 2011 (aged 69) Hilo, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Della E. Allison |
| Alma mater |
University of Hawaii Willamette University |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Stephen Kei Yamashiro (July 15, 1941 – May 24, 2011) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the former Mayor of Hawaii County from 1992 to 2000. Yamashiro served on the Hawaii County council from 1976 to 1990, including eleven years as the council's chairman. He then served as the Mayor of Hawaii for two consecutive, four-year terms from 1992 until 2000.
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin has referred to Yamashiro as "among the most influential political leaders" in the history of the Big Island of Hawaii. More specifically, Honolulu Star-Bulletin reporter Hugh Clark has called Yamashiro, "probably … the most significant newsmaker on the Big Island" during the final thirty years of the 20th century.
Yamashiro was born on July 15, 1941, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended University Elementary School and graduated from the Punahou School in 1959. In 1964, Yamashiro also graduated from the U.S. Army Artillery Officer's Candidate School, located at Fort Sill in Oklahoma.
He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1965 and a law degree from Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon in 1969.
Yamashiro worked as the Hawaii State Deputy Attorney General. Yamashiro began his career in Hawaii County government as a deputy corporation legal counsel for Hawaii County. He was then employed by the Hawaii Public Employment Relations Board as a Hearings Officer.
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