Elena Kau‘i Yamane

Kau‘i Yamane was born and raised in Honolulu. As a high school student, she took her first job as a file clerk at Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner. Kau‘i holds a BA.Sc degree in Communications from the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 2010, she earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa’s William S. Richardson School of Law, with certificates in Native Hawaiian Law and Environmental Law. As a student, she was an active participant in ‘Ahahui O Hawai‘i, the law school’s Native Hawai‘i Student Organization. She also served as a coach to a mock trial team from McKinley...