She was appointed on December 10, 2021 by Governor David Ige following the resignation of Clare Connors.
[2] Shikada attended the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in accounting, and earned a Juris Doctor from the William S. Richardson School of Law.
Shikada was responsible for leading a unit to enforce the Felix Consent Decree.
[5][3] Shikada then served 18 years as the supervising deputy Attorney General for the Education Division before being appointed First Deputy Attorney General in March 2021.
[7] Governor David Ige, appointed Shikada to succeed Connors on December 10, 2021.