Simeona A. Mariano

Professional career

• She had held a position as a Deputy Attorney General since 2007
• Simeona Lynn Liliuokalani Ahuna Mariano is a District Court Judge for the First Circuit (Oʻahu) in Hawaii, sworn in on June 4, 2026, following appointment by Acting Chief Justice Sabrina S. McKenna and confirmation by the Hawaiʻi State Senate
• Simeona Lynn Liliuokalani Ahuna Mariano was appointed to the First Circuit District Court by Acting Chief Justice Sabrina S. McKenna on March 12, 2026 and sworn in on June 4, 2026
• Criminal Justice Division: Prosecuted felony cases at Honolulu International Airport, welfare fraud cases, grand jury matters, and probation revocations
• The oath was administered by Chief Justice Vladimir P. Devens
• Earlier Criminal Justice Division work covered airport felonies, welfare fraud, grand-jury matters and probation revocations

Education

Additional information

• She graduated from the William S. Richardson School of Law and joined the Hawaii bar in 2004.
• At appointment she served on the HSBA board, Access to Justice Commission, HSBA Judicial Administration Committee and Hawaii Filipino Lawyers Association.
• She also held the role of Special Prosecuting Attorney on Kauai in district, family and circuit cases.
• Professional Roles: Board Member, Hawaiʻi State Bar Association (HSBA) Member, Hawaiʻi Access to Justice Commission Member, HSBA Judicial Administration Committee Member, Hawaiʻi Filipino Lawyers Association
• Her Family Law Division work involved statewide family-court matters, child welfare, juvenile violations, truancy, guardianships and involuntary hospitalization.