Yoshimi Hayashi (Japanese: 林 義美,[1] November 2, 1922[2][3] – April 23, 2006) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii from March 30, 1982 to March 31, 1992.
He was the first person to serve at all four levels of state courts and the first Japanese-American U.S.
[4] Born in Honolulu, Hayashi was raised by various family members after his mother died when he was four, and his father was away working as a carpenter.
Hayashi graduated from President William McKinley High School in 1941, and after enrolling at the University of Hawaiʻi, left to serve in the United States Army during World War II.
[5] Hayashi received a Bachelor's degree from University of Hawaii, followed by a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School in 1958.